A little boy stood right outside the entrance, in the freezing spring wind, collecting donations for cancer research. Nose red, hat deep over his ears, he warmed one hand in his pocket and held a list with the other hand. I noticed he had no gloves.
I checked my purse, but had no coins. It is a principle of mine to always give money to cancer research --- I have lost dear friends and family members to the disease.
“I’ll bring you some money when I come back,” I promised the young boy. “Thank you!” he smiled.
I asked him to come inside the mall but he refused, explaining that the manager wouldn’t allow anyone to gather money for charities in the mall.
I did my shopping and had coins at least to give to him. I also bought a pair of gloves. As I stepped outside, he stood right where he had been. I asked him for the list with empty lines and the pen. A few signatures were there and I could see only a few coins. Nothing much, but at least he had collected some money.
“In this cold weather, why would you want that?” I asked.
“Because my best friend Peter has leukaemia (白血病) and I want to help him,” he said seriously. “Here, I got these for you,” I said and pushed the gloves into his hands.
“Thank you! That’s very kind of you!” he said, and he actually bowed. “Now I can stand here a lot longer than I thought!”
“Well, what do you get for yourself?” I asked. “Will the organization give you something to thank you for doing this?” “Oh, yes!” the boy said with joy. “I get a new empty list!”
24. The little boy stood in the freezing wind to ________.
A. wait for his friend Peter B. collect money for cancer
C. get his empty list filled D. do it as his part-time job
25. The author gave money to cancer research because ________.
A. he was very rich B. he took pity on the little boy
C. he was moved by the little boy D. he lost his friends to cancer
26. What can we know from Paragraph 5?
A. Only a few people came to donate.
B. Donators didn’t want to sign the list.
C. The author doubted the boy’s list.
D. The author felt sorry for the little donation.
27. With the author’s donations what would the little boy most probably do?
A. He would feel very grateful to the author.
B. He would donate the gloves to his friend.
C. He could hold the job for a shorter time.
D. He could get a great deal from the donations.
28. Which of the following best describes the little boy?
A. Patient and talented. B. Lovely and greedy.
C. Determined and optimistic. D. Positive and popular.