No One Is Too Poor to Give
When Teresa，a widow with four young children，saw a notice from her church for all members to gather to deliver presents and food to a
16 family，she took $10 out of her savings jar and bought some ingredients to make three dozen
17 ．She got to the church parking lot just in time to join the convoy going to the home that was to
18 the people’s help．
The route was
19 ，and she was astonished when the cars pulled up in front of her house．When the pastor saw her，he said，“ We
20 expected you to join us ,
Teresa．We know it’s been a great
21 since your husband died，and we all wanted
to
22 you．”
Although she was
23 being the object of charity，Teresa didn’t want to
24 anyone so she
25 said，“ Well，at least I can share these cookies with our
26 ．”
This parable teaches us that no one is too
27 to help others and that true charity is rooted in love and compassion．
28 of spirit is worse than economic distress．Teresa’s story
29 us that very few of us give as much as we could and should．
My friend Larry Rosen，president of the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles
30 me to the concept of “ sacrificial giving”—
31 in a large quantity up to apoint where one must
32 something that is desired．
You can start out easy．Take whatever
33 you are thinking of giving to charity，then
34 it．If that’s too much, increase it by 50 percent instead．The
35 is to stretch yourself．It will mean a lot to those you help，but it will mean as much to your heart．
| 小题1: | | A．wealthy | B．big | C．noble | D．needy |
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| 小题2: | | A．cookies | B．cakes | C．buns | D．rolls |
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| 小题3: | | A．offer | B．receive | C．expect | D．refuse |
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| 小题4: | | A．pleasant | B．1engthy | C．familiar | D．rough |
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| 小题5: | | A．never | B．just | C．even | D．seldom |
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| 小题6: | | A．failure | B．comfort | C．success | D．struggle |
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| 小题7: | | A．satisfy | B．support | C．invite | D．remember |
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| 小题8: | | A．unnatural | B．unhappy | C．uncomfortable | D．unfortunate |
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| 小题9: | | A．embarrass | B．trouble | C．bother | D．annoy |
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| 小题10: | | A．humbly | B．openly | C．clearly | D．cheerfully |
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| 小题11: | | A．children | B．friends | C．relatives | D．neighbors |
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| 小题12: | | A．weak | B．generous | C．poor | D．patient |
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| 小题13: | | A．Poverty | B．Power | C．Importance | D．Source |
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| 小题14: | | A．ensures | B．informs | C．proves | D．reminds |
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| 小题15: | | A．introduced | B．presented | C．1ed | D．directed |
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| 小题16: | | A．taking | B．giving | C．going | D．asking |
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| 小题17: | | A．reject | B．win | C．quit | D．obtain |
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| 小题18: | | A．weight | B．size | C．load | D．amount |
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| 小题19: | | A．double | B．calculate | C．record | D．analyze |
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| 小题20: | | A．way | B．idea | C．advice | D．guidance |
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