Taking part in charity is not just for grown- up people. Children can do it too! Melvin Sheppard, 14, an American student, has done charity work for eight years. He has also encouraged his classmates to join him.

Melvin studies at William Allen Middle School in Philadelphia. Recently, he collected $1,500 by himself and $487 from his classmates to donate to Cooper University Hospital.

Melvin was born nine weeks premature (早产) in Cooper University Hospital, weighing 2.6kg. His father told him how Cooper saved his life, so he felt thankful to the hospital.

Melvin's classmates joined him as soon as they found out about his kind behavior. Their teacher, Michael Berner, also held a class with them about helping others. “It wasn’t really about the money,” Berner said. “It was about the face that they were doing something good.”

“It is great, helping someone that I know,” said Jordan, Melvin's classmate. Melvin's neighbors also helped out.

Since Melvin was 8, he and his parents have given money to Cooper University Hospital every year. This year, Gary E. Stahl, the head of Cooper's division of neonatology (新生儿科), went to Melvin's school to accept the money.

The money goes to a part of the hospital that helps about 500 young patients every year. “When they leave, we call them graduates,” Stahl said, “We are pleased when our graduates and their families do well, like Melvin and his family.”  

1.How old was Melvin when he started to do charity work?

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2.What caused Melvin to raise money for Cooper University Hospital? 

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3.Did Melvin's teacher and classmates think his behavior was kind?

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4. How many young patients get help every year?

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5.What can we learn from Melvin?

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Dear Annie,
I have never written a letter to a newspaper before, I have just never felt the need to do such a thing. I have always felt I was quite able to do everything by myself. But now I know I was wrong.
Sometimes you really need help in life, I guess. And that’s why I’m writing this letter to you.
I have a happy family. I love my children and they love me . I’m a mother of three children. I know well how to bring up (带大)children, and two of them are already over twenty, so it is nothing new for me.
But now I have a serious problem:the Internet problem. My little son is just sixteen, and I feel he should do a lot of homework now , but he doesn’t seem to be interested in it . He can happily spend six or eight hours at a time on the Tnternet every day , He chats with pelple that he has never met before , but speaks little to us .He does lots of useless things on the Internet. And he sees red if you ask him to do his homework.
I just want him to be a good student . Now he seldomdoes his lessons at home. I’m afraid he will drop behind in his class soon. His father is a doctor , a very kind man . He never seems to be afraid of his father.
What can I do ?And don’t tell to talk to him. We’ve tried that and it didn’t work. But this is really a big problem in our family. I have tried everything I can think of . I
wonder how the Internet is so attractive(有吸引力的).You’re my last hope. Please tell me what I can do!
Yours,
Ellen Smith
(   )【小题1】 Mrs Snith wrote to Annie because　　　　　　　.

A．she often asked others for help

B．she thought she was a great mother

C．she didn’t know how to stop his son surfing the Internet

D．she didn’t know how the Internet was so attractive

(   ) 【小题2】What might NOT Mrs Smith’s son do on the Internet?                        

A．Send e-mails to his friends	B．Prepare for his lessons
C．Chat with strange people	D．Read the news

(   ) 【小题3】 What does the phrase “he sees red”mean in this passage?                   

A．He feels sorry	B．He feels happy
C．He becomes frightened	D．He becomes angry

(   ) 【小题4】 What do you think of Mr.Smith?                   

A．An irresponsible(不负责任的)father who nerver taught his son

B．A very excellent doctor who was busy with his work and had no time to teach his son

C．A very kind man who loved his son

D．A man who always made his son be afraid of him but failed

SUNNY SCHOOL

We are a bilingual(双语) school for children of 6-15. We want a cook, a library assistant, a sports coach and a language teacher.

Job	Age	Language	Skill	Other terms
cook	25~40	Chinese	Can cook Chinese and Western(西方) food	healthy
library assistant	20~35	Chinese,	has the knowledge(知识) on all kinds of books	careful
sports coach	20~40	Chinese, English	major in(主修) P.E.	healthy,
teacher	30~45	Chinese,	major in English	--

1.Who can’t go to Sunny School?

A．A four-year-old child.	B．An eleven-year-old boy.
C．A fifteen-year-old girl	D．An eight-year-old kid.

2.Who is not wanted by Sunny School?

A．A PE teacher.	B．An English teacher.
C．A library assistant	D．A math teacher.

3.The cook must be _______.

A．tall

B．careful

C．healthy

D．smart

4.The Sunny School wants a teacher ________.

A．aged between 25 and 40

B．who can cook Western food

C．who is careful and strong

D．who can speak English and Chinese

 

SUNNY SCHOOL
We are a bilingual(双语) school for children of 6-15. We want a cook, a library assistant, a sports coach and a language teacher.

Job	Age	Language	Skill	Other terms
cook	25~40	Chinese	Can cook Chinese and Western(西方) food	healthy
library assistant	20~35	Chinese,	has the knowledge(知识) on all kinds of books	careful
sports coach	20~40	Chinese, English	major in(主修) P.E.	healthy,
teacher	30~45	Chinese,	major in English	--

【小题1】Who can’t go to Sunny School?

A．A four-year-old child.	B．An eleven-year-old boy.
C．A fifteen-year-old girl	D．An eight-year-old kid.

【小题2】Who is not wanted by Sunny School?

A．A PE teacher.	B．An English teacher.
C．A library assistant	D．A math teacher.

【小题3】The cook must be _______.

A．tall

B．careful

C．healthy

D．smart

【小题4】The Sunny School wants a teacher ________.

A．aged between 25 and 40

B．who can cook Western food

C．who is careful and strong

D．who can speak English and Chinese