James Michener, a famous American writer donated at least 90 per cent of what he made from his 43 novels. He seemed to donate more than this. At his death, in October 1997, he had gave away US＄ 117 million.
Michener made a good example, not just in how much he gave, but in his style of giving. The writer worked hard at doing good (行善). He usually follows up his donations to see how the money was used and he had a lot of fun in doing so.
Michener was 90 when he died. He was the only writer on the list of American’s top 25 philanthropists (慈善家). He gave his donations to the college he went to. Michener gave to his college-–US＄72million to Swarthmore. He said, “I am from a family without any money, the college made me from darkness into light.’’
Michener was married three times, but he had no children. For his last 15 years, he lived quietly in Austin, Texas. He moved there to write the 1,000-page novel. The film called South Pacific was inspired （改编)）by his first book，Tales of the South Pacific, written when he
was 40.
1 Michener died in __________.
A. 1991 B. 1994 C. 1997 D. 2000
2 Michener cared about __________ after he donated.
A. how much money he gave away B. how the money was used
C. when the money was given back D. how much fun he had
3 Michener came from a __________ family.
A. rich B. poor C. big D. small
4 What’s the name of the college which Michener went to?
A. Austin B. Texas C. Oxford D. Swarthmore
5 He wrote his first book __________.
A. when he moved to Austin. B. in his last 15 years.
C. when he was married for the third time. D. at the age of 40.