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