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Charityissimpleintheory:Aheartwarms,ahandreaches

out.Inpractice,though,charitycanbecomeatroubledmixof

motivesandconsequences.Givingcanbedrivenbyguilt,duty,

praise,orperhapsthehopethatgivingwillsomehowmakeup

forpastcrueltyorignorance.Toolittlecharityisfarless

valuable.Toomuchcancausedependencewhichmakesthe

receivercontinuouslyaskformore.

Givingfromtheheartisgood.Butcriticshavelongworried

aboutmisdirectedcharitythatdoesmoreharmthangood.Inhis

2012book,HarmfulCharity:

HowChurchesandCharitiesHurtThoseTheyHelp(AndHowto

SolvetheProblem),RobertLupton,anexperiencedsocialworker

of40yearsofcommunityworkininnercityAtlanta,arguesthat

charitymustnotdoforthepoorwhattheycandofor

themselves.

Duetoemergenciessuchasnaturaldisasters,theafterward

financialaidisgreatlywelcome.MrLuptonadvocatesitshould

focusonthedevelopmentofselfsupporting.Thetaskcanbe

carriedoutvia,forinstance,offeringmicroloans,hiringlocal

buildersandsuppliers,andtryingtofoundselfsupportedJocally

ownedandoperatedenterprises.Whatseldomworks,heargues,

areuntargetedhandoutsfromfaroffprovidersandthesudden

arrivalofinexperiencedvolunteertouristshopingtoearn

personalreputationbydiggingwellsormendingroofsthat

localsareperfectlyabletotakecareofthemselves.

Gettingcharityrightisn'teasy.Butfrommoneyraisingtothe

boominvolunteeringamongMillennials（千禧一代）,fromthe

increasingworldwidewillingnesstogivetotheeffortsbycharity

organizationstobecomemoreeffectiveandfruitful,thereis

strongevidencethathumanbeings'abilitytotakecareof

othersisgrowingalongwiththeirabilitytohelpwithout

harming.

Charitycanbeassimpleasholdingthedoorforastranger

andascomplexasaglobalcampaigntogetridofmalaria（瘧

疾）.Charityworksbestwhenitreturnstheweaktostrength,

whenithelpsasmalltownshakenbyaheavyearthquakeget

backonitsfeet.Asuccessfulcharityisonethateventuallyisno

longerneeded.

5.Whyhavecriticsworriedaboutmisdirectedcharity?

A.Itmaydoharmtoreceivers.

B.Itmaycauseindependence.

C.Itcanbedrivenbyguilt.

D.Itcanbeencouragedbyduty.

6.Whatcanbeaproperwaytogivecharityintimeofnatural

disasters?

A.Hiringfaroffvolunteers.

B.Diggingwellsforvictims.

C.Givingoutuntargetedhandouts.

D.Helpinglocalstobeselfsupported.

7.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?

A.It'seasytogivecharitywithoutharming.

B.Millennialsarevolunteeringtoraisemoney.

C.People'sabilitytogivecharityisimproving.

D.Charityorganizationsarespreadingallovertheworld.

aboutit.Olguinsaidhewonderedifthewomanfromthestory

wastheowneroftheringherecentlyfound.

〃Iwasgettingreadytogotomythirdjobthenextday.Iwas

justgoingtomycar,andIjusthappenedtolookdown,"Olguin

toldKDVR-TV.〃Myfirstreaction,youknow,temptation—maybe

gopawnitortofindajewelertotellmemoreaboutit,“hesaid.

“Butreally,myfaithtoldmejusttoholdontoitandjustwait

andlisten.”

OlguinaskedAikentomeethimattherestaurant.〃Hewent

tohiscarzandcamebackwiththering,“Aikensaid."Immediately

Iwasintears,!couldn'tbelieveit.It'samiracle."Shesaidthe

returnoftheringwasespeciallymeaningful.HItdefinitely

reconnectedmeagainwithmyfiance,"A汰ensaid."Thefactof

whereitwasfoundandhowitwasfoundandanemployeethat

workshereataplaceheloves.Thewholeconnectionisreally,

reallyamazingandatrueblessing.”

Olguindeclinedarewardforthering'sreturn.〃Itoldher,the

paymentformeisourfriendship,andwe'regoingtobelifetime

friends/Olguinsaid.

24.WhatcausedAikentolosethediamondring

A.Herforgetfulness.

B.Hercarelessness.

C.Herbrokenpurse.

D.Herplayingtennis.

25.WhatwasOlguin'sfirstreactionafterfindingthering?

A.Hechosetofollowhisfaith.

B.Hewantedtokeepitforhimself.

C.Hewantedtoreturnittoitsowner.

D.HeaskedA汰entomeethimimmediately.

26.WhydidthediamondringmeanalottoAiken?

A.Itwasapricelesscollection.

B.Itwasasymboloffriendship

D.Itwaswelldesignedbyherfiance.

C.Itremindedherofherfiance.

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