Recently, there have been many famous people 61 (water) themselves with buckets of ice water – what’s all that about? That is called the “Ice Bucket Challenge”, one of the hottest activities.
The activity was created by the ALS Association, an American charity organization, who are working to fight a disease 62 (call) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The disease ALS
makes people’s muscle become hard and 63 is very hard for the patients to move. Stephen Hocking is one of the patients. According to the game rules of "Ice Bucket Challenge", participants have to pour a bucket of ice water over the head, and anybody 64 is invited to the challenge can either do the pouring in 24 hours 65 donate 100 U.S. dollars, or do the both.
Like the epidemic(流行病), Ice bucket challenge, which is popular around the world very 66 (quick), has made a growing number of famous persons worldwide, including Bill Gates, Christiano Ronaldo, and Lady Gaga and so on. The activity not only helps the sick people to get the money 67 (cure) their disease, but also makes more and more people aware 68 the disease. Ice bucket challenge is 69 great success. Until now, a big sum of money 70 (receive). We hope the patients become better.