Think about an 11-year-old child spending her days washing clothes, looking after a baby brother, and doing hard work on the farm.
Think about a little girl.She knows there will not be enough food for dinner, and has no water to drink because it is not clean.She has watched her father, brother and sister lose their lives as the family has no money to send for a doctor.
Hard to believe? For Maria Pastora, these are the facts of life.
Maria would gladly walk to school, but her mother, now alone, really needs her at home.Maria had to leave school to work for her poor family.
But for five dollars a week, you can help out a child like Maria.Show her that somewhere, someone will help her.Through Save the Children, you can help Maria's mother get better crops(
收成)from their farm, and earn the money to buy clothes and things for school.
To help Maria most, your money is to put together with other helpers, so hardworking people can help themselves.Build a school or a hospital, make their farm better, bring in clean water…This is what Save the Children has been about since 1932.
For you there are many returns.You can write letters to each other, get photos, or study reports.Know you are helping and saving another person in the same world as you.That's how Save the Children works.But without you, it can't work.Please take a moment to fill in this form to help a child like Maria and her village.
It can make such a difference in her life and yours.
Save the Children
David L.Guyer
Chairman
(1)
Maria's father, brother and sister died because they _________.
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A.
were too poor to see a doctor
B.
didn't know where to find a doctor
C.
didn't have enough food to eat
D.
were too busy to see a doctor
(2)
This letter mainly tells you to _________.
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A.
know about poor people
B.
earn some money for poor children
C.
show pity to poor people
D.
donate money to help poor children
(3)
If you try to help a child like Maria, which of the following can't you get from her?
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A.
You can often get some pictures from her.
B.
You can get more money from her when she grows up.
Dear Reader, Imagine an 1 child whose days are often spent washing clothes, looking after a baby, working hard in the fields. Imagine a little girl 2 knows there will not be enough food for dinner, who can't fill her stomach 3 water because it's polluted, and who has watched life slip away from her father and little brother and sister because the family is too poor to see a doctor. Is it hard to believe? For Maria Pastora, these are the real life. Maria would gladly walk miles to school, 4 her mother, now alone, needs her badly at home. Maria will grow up without any schooling. What will be her future? In many ways, it will be disastrous. But for just 52 pennies a day, you can sponsor a child like Maria. 5 her that somewhere, someone cares about her. Through "Save the Children", you can help Maria's mother get the tools and ways she needs to turn their poor food into a good dinner and get the money she needs to buy clothes and school things for Maria. To help Maria most, your money 6 together with that of other sponsors, so hard-working people can help themselves. Build a school, a hospital, bring in clean water. This is what "Save the Children" has been about 7 1932. For you there are many rewards. Have the chance to write to or hear from your sponsored child. 8 photos or progress reports. Know you are reaching out to another person. Not with a hand out, but a hand up. That's how "Save the Children" works. But 9 you, it can't work. Please take a moment now to fill in and post the form below to help a child like Maria and her village. It can 10 such a difference in her life and yours. For the children, David L. Guyer President
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