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Part A - Fill in the blanks with the verbs in parentheses, making all necessary changes
Tybee Island, one of Georgia's most popular
vacation destinations, _______________
(depend) on beachgoers to keep the town's economy alive. The
town _______________ (have) a population of about 3,000 people.
Before the pandemic, Jennifer Knox _______________ (walk) into her bar
and _______________ (see) people chatting
while sipping on their drinks and listening to local musicians.
Now, her restaurant, The Sand Bar _______________ (be) quiet, with no customers or employees in sight.
Like many other restaurants, The Sand Bar _______________ (have -close) its
doors after officials ______________________ (order - restaurants - switch) to takeout and delivery only. The restrictions, _______________
(put) in place to
help control the spread of the virus, also _______________ (leave) businesses struggling financially.
For nearly 15 years, patrons_______________ (leave)
their mark on the island bar by _______________ (write) on a dollar
bill and _______________ (staple) it on the walls and ceilings.
Knox, who _______________ (work) as a bartender at the bar for seven years before _______________
(own) it, now _______________
(run) the bar with her
mother, Pam Hessler.
As she _______________ (sit) in her empty bar at the end of March and _______________ (look)
around, she _______________ (realize) there _______________ (be)
an opportunity to help her now unemployed staff.
"We _______________ (sit) there doors locked and I'm like oh my gosh, there's
money on the walls and we have time on our hands. We _______________ (get) this money down”,
she _______________ (tell) CNN, referring to the bar's decor.
Over the next three and a half days, five volunteers gently _______________ (take down) the weathered
money. Some of the currency _______________
(come) from countries
across the globe.
After the bills _______________ (take down), it _______________ (take) about a week and a half to clean them off and get
them counted. In total, $3,714 _______________ (collect)
and the stacks of bills_______________ ( stretch) in piles across
the entire bar counter top.
After _______________ (hear) about Knox's act of giving back, several customers _______________
(donate) to the cause.
In total, Knox _______________ (able - distribute) $4,104 to her staff. Four bartenders and two musicians
each _______________ (give) $600. In the spirit of giving, one of the bartenders _______________
(decide - donate) her portion to
another Tybee Island bartender.
March _______________ (be) the beginning of their busy season coming out of
winter. Now, like everywhere else, their business _______________ (be) on hold, and
Knox _______________ (remain) unsure of what the future _______________ (hold).
When The Sand Bar _______________ (reopen)
and patrons _______________ (return) to have a cold beverage after _______________ (relax) on the beach,
they _______________ (notice) a fresh coat of bright colored paint replacing the
wallpaper of dollar bills.
Knox _______________ (be) unsure if the stapling of the money on the walls
will continue but she _______________ (think) of a different plan for customers to leave their
mark.
Part B - How about asking questions to get the underlined answers?
- Tybee Island relies on beachgoers to keep the town's economy alive.
- The restrictions were put in place to help control the spread of the virus.
- Knox has been running the bar with her mother for 6 years
- Her mother has been working with her for 6 years
- She decided to use the money to help her now unemployed staff.
- It took about 12 days to remove and clean the bills.
- Knox gave $4,104 to her staff.
- Knox's act of giving back inspired several customers who also donated to the cause.
- Yes.
- No.
Part C - Please complete the following sentences
- Tybee Island depends on tourism to keep its economy alive. Anyway, …..
- Since officials ordered restaurants to switch to takeout ……….
- Although Knox is not making any money……..
- As one of the bartenders didn’t need the money…….
- The Sand Bar will open very soon unless …….
Article from CNN (edited)
