A few weeks ago, a friend from an unknown Smile Groups sent me $120 to do good things. Since then I have used the money in the US. It has helped families and strangers and generally raise a lot of smiles. They have warmed my heart, but none was so much as the gift I was able to give an hour ago.
I was in a charity shop, looking at the second-hand books. It happened that the bookshelves were next to the toy shelf. I noticed a group of poorly dressed women standing behind me. As they looked through the cloth shelf, a little girl about three years old came over to the shelf. Immediately her attention was caught by a toy pram(手推车). She spoke to her mother and she asked the shop assistant how much it cost. $3 was the answer.
The mum looked down at her child, perhaps thinking what she still had to buy and how much money she has left. Then she shook her head. The child did not behave (表现)as badly as some might. Being told “no” was not new for her but she could not keep the disappointment (失望的)from her face.
I had a total of $ 5 in my pocket. I touched the mother on the shoulder, put the money in her hand and said, “Buy her a doll, too”.
I did not wait to see the end. After all, it was not about being thanked. I walked out of the shop and into the sunshine.
The money the friend gave me was to help me find happiness of the world. Was there any better way, I wondered, to get so much happiness for so little money than to buy a little girl a toy and a doll to sit in it?
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What did the Writer’s friend send him some money to do?
A.To help others who need help. |
B.To buy something to eat. |
C.To do bad things. |
D.To buy a boy pram for a child. |
According to the passage, the writers used the money given by his friend ______.
A.to thank his friend for his help |
B.to do some shopping |
C.to donate(捐助) to a charity organization |
D.to make a donation in happiness |
When her mum refused to buy her the toy, the girl did not behave badly _________.
A.because she did not want to behave badly in public |
B.because she knew her mother did not have enough money |
C.because she was afraid her mother would be angry |
D.because she had got used to being refused |
The reason why the writer did not wait to see the end was that ________.
A.he had no money then |
B.he had already finished his task |
C.he was afraid the other women might ask him for help |
D.he was in a hurry |
What does the writer think of his helping the little girl?
A.It is the cheapest gift he has given so far. |
B.It is the most heart-warming experience. |
C.It is the first time that he has helped others. |
D.The little girl is the youngest person he had helped. |