For most people, having things stolen feels like an offence. Robbie Pruitt admitted that he got____1___ _when he discovered the theft of his mountain bike last September. But soon enough, his____2__ __took a turn.After letting go of his anger and frustration, he found himself on a road to sympathy ____3 ____. For Pruitt, a keen bicyclist, the first thing to do was____
4____his stolen bike. But when he went bike shopping, he found few available, which got him thinking: What if the ____ 5____of bikes was COVID19 related, and what if the person who'd taken his bike really needed____6 ____to get to work? With that thought in mind, Pruitt____7__
__a plan and posted it on the community website. He____8_ ___to fix bikes free of charge for anyone who needed it. He also asked for unwanted bikes, which he would repair—again____9_ ___.And then he would donate them to folks who could truly use them but didn't have the____10 ____to buy one. The day the post went live, Pruitt received thirty____11_
___bicycles. Then came more than 500____12__ __for detailed information. By the end of 2020, Pruitt had repaired more than 140 for donation or to be____13__ __to their owners. Pruitt tries to give his donations to families that are____14
____struggling.____15_ ___simply satisfying a material need, he has provided an opportunity for kids in his neighborhood to learn how to fix their own bikes. In addition to____16__
__skills, Pruitt's lessons teach teamwork, encourage selfworth, and promote feelings of community.____ 17____,the kids have gained a sense of accomplishment. “It's a really great____
18____for kids,” said a neighbor in an interview with the local newspaper. “Pruitt is certainly providing a____19__ __, but it's not just the bikes. It's the relationships in the community. It's the____20___ _he can make on people.” 1. amazed mad curious frightened
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