Some people believe that a Robin Hood is at work, others that a wealthy person simply wants to distribute his or her fortune before dying. But the donator who started sending envelopes with cash to deserving causes, accompanied by an article from the local paper, has made a northern German city believe in fairytales(童话).
The first envelope was sent to a victim support group. It contained10,000 with a cutting from theBraunschweigerZeitungabout how the group supported a woman who was robbed of her handbag; similar plain white anonymous(匿名) envelopes, each containing10,000, then arrived at a kindergarten and a church.
The envelops keep coming, and so far at least190, 000 has been distributed. Last month, one of them was sent to the newspaper's own office. It came after a story it published about Tom, a14yearold boy who was severely disabled in a swimming accident. The receptionist at theBraunschweigerZeitungopened an anonymous white envelope to find 20 notes of500 inside, with a copy of the article.The name of the family was underlined.
“I was driving when I heard the news,”Claudia Neumann, the boy's mother, toldDerSpiegelmagazine.“I had to park on the side of the road; I was speechless.”
The money will be used to make the entrance to their house wheelchairaccessibleand for a course of treatment that their insurance company refused to pay for.
“For someone to act so selflessly, for this to happen in such a society in which everyone thinks of himself, was astonishing,”Mrs.Neumann said. Her family wonder whether the donator is a Robin Hood character, taking from banks to give to the needy.
Henning Noske, the editor of theBraunschweigerZeitung,said:“Maybe it is an old person who is about to die. We just do not know.”However, he has told his reporters not to look for the city's hero, for fear that discovery may stop the donations.
TheBraunschweigerZeitungis the name of ________.
A.a church |
B.a bank |
C.a newspaper |
D.a magazine |
Which of the following is TRUE about the donation to Tom?
A.The donation amounted to190, 000. |
B.The donation was sent directly to his house. |
C.The money will be used for his education. |
D.His mother felt astonished at the donation. |
It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A.the donator is a rich old man |
B.the donation will continue to come |
C.the donation comes from the newspaper |
D.the donator will soon be found out |
What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Money Is Raised by the Newspaper |
B.Newspaper Distributes Money to the Needy |
C.Unknown Hero Spreads Love in Envelopes |
D.Robin Hood Returns to the City |