Takingpartincharityisnotjustforadultpeople.Kidscandoittoo!MelvinSheppard14anAmericanstudenthasdonecharityworkfor8years.Hehasalsoencouragedhisclassmatestojoinhim.MelvinstudiesatWilliamAllenMiddl
Takingpartincharityisnotjustforadultpeople.Kidscandoittoo!MelvinSheppard14anAmericanstudenthasdonecharityworkfor8years.Hehasalsoencouragedhisclassmatestojoinhim.
MelvinstudiesatWilliamAllenMiddleSchoolinPhiladelphia.Recentlyhecollected$1500byhimselfand$487fromhisclassmatestodonatetoCooperUniversityHospital.
Melvinwasbornnineweekspremature(早产的)inCooperUniversityHospitalweighing2.6kg.HisfathertoldhimhowCoopersavedhislifesohefeelsthankfultothehospital.
Melvin'sclassmatesjoinedhimoncetheyfoundoutabouthiskindbehavior.TheirteacherMichaelBemeralsoheldaclasswiththemabouthelpingothers."Itwasn'treallyaboutthemoney"Bemersaid."Itwasaboutthefactthattheyweredoingsomethinggood."
"ItfeelsgreathelpingsomeonethatIknow."saidJordanMelvin'sclassmate.Melvin'sneighborsalsohelpedout.
SinceMelvinwas6heandhisparentshavegivenmoneytoCooperUniversityHospitaleveryyear.ThisyearGrayE.StahltheheadofCooper'sdivisionofneonatology(新生儿科学部门)wenttoMelvin'sschooltoacceptthemoney.
Themoneygoestoapartofthehospitalthathelpsabout500youngpatientseveryyear.
"Whentheyleavewecallthemgraduates"Stahlsaid"myco-workersandIarepleasedwhenourgraduatesandtheirfamiliesdowelllikeMelvinandhisfamily."
1.WhendidMelvinstarttodocharitywork?
A.Whenhewas14yearsold.
B.Whenhewas8yearsold.
C.Whenhewas6yearsold.
D.Whenhewasborn.
2.WhydidMelvindonatetoCooperUniversityHospital?
A.HewasadoctorinCooperUniversityHospital.
B.HisfatherworkedinCooperUniversityHospital.
C.HewasthankfultoCooperUniversityHospital.
D.HeusedtovolunteerinCooperUniversityHospital.
3.WheredidGrayE.Stahlacceptthemoney?
A.AtMelvin'sschool.
B.AtMelvin'shouse.
C.AtCooperUniversityHospital.
D.AtCooper'sdivisionofneonatology.
4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?
A.Manycollegegraduatesacceptthemoneyeveryyear.
B.Themoneyhelpsabout5000ldpa