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You feel like getting your long hair cut short, so you go to a hair salon1. The hairstylist pulls everything into a ponytail and cuts it all off, but don't let him or her throw it away. Instead, tell them that you want to donate your hair to making wigs2 for cancer victims. This not only gives hair but also dignity and self-confidence to those who have lost their identity along with their hair.
　　Organizations, such as Pantene Beautiful Lengths, Wigs for Kids, and Locks3 of Love, do just that. They take people's generous donations of hair and create natural-looking wigs specially made to fit each individual's head. The wigs are able to withstand wear and tear4, so they allow the wearers to lead normal lives. The best part is that they do it all for free.
　　 If you are keen on donating, your hair needs to be 20 to 30 centimeters long. All hair colors and textures5 are needed since it takes anywhere from 12 to 25 ponytails to make one wig. Just imagine, with just one snip6, you can create a new identity for yourself and help many others in need.

Extra Words

1. salon　n. 沙龍，髮廊
2. wig　n. 假髮
3. lock　n.（頭髮的）一束，一綹
4. wear and tear　n.（長時間使用後的）磨損，損耗
5. texture　n. 質地，質感
6. snip　n.（剪刀的）一剪

Questions

1. What is the article mainly about? (A) How to make beautifully designed wigs. (B) A new medical treatment for cancer patients. (C) A way to help cancer victims live normal lives. (D) How to choose the best hairstyle. 1. 本文的主旨為何？ (A) 如何製作擁有美麗造型的假髮。 (B) 一種治療癌症病患的新療法。 (C) 一種幫助癌症患者過正常生活的方法。 (D) 如何選出最棒的髮型。
2. What does the organization, Locks of Love, do? (A) Gives cancer patients haircuts at no charge. (B) Makes wigs from other people's hair for cancer victims. (C) Asks the people that survived cancer to donate their old wigs. (D) Sells wigs to people that don't have hair or that want a new look. 2. Locks of love這個組織在做什麼？ (A) 免費幫癌症病患剪頭髮。 (B) 利用其他人的頭髮來為癌症患者製作假髮。 (C) 要求逃過癌症病魔的人捐出他們以前戴過的假髮。 (D) 把假髮賣給沒有頭髮或是想要換新造型的人。
答案：1. (C)　2. (B)

Building your vocabulary

1. self-confidence　n. 自信 Tasha doesn't have a lot of self-confidence. 塔莎沒什麼自信。
2. identity　n.（個人、民族等的）認同感；個人特性 The government set up a website to promote its national identity. 政府架設了一個網站來推廣對國家的認同感。
3. generous　a. 慷慨的，大方的 It's generous of Al to give away his old books. 艾爾能捐出他的舊書，真是為人慷慨。
4. withstand　vt. 經得起，承受（三態為： withstand, withstood [ wIH`stUd ], withstood。） Cacti can withstand desert climates. 仙人掌能經得起沙漠氣候。
5. keen　a. 熱衷的，喜愛的 Tommy is keen on baseball and badminton. 湯米很喜愛打棒球和羽毛球。
6. survive [ sK`vZIv ] vt. 倖存於，自……活下來 The woman survived being hit by a bus. 那名女子遭公車追撞後大難不死。

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