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On March 15，many people in the UK wore a plastic red nose．It wasn't just for fun．
They were also raising money to fight poverty（貧窮） in the UK and Africa．
This day is called Red Nose Day．It is a huge charity event in the UK every other year．
On this day，people do something funny to raise money．
A charity is an organization，which tries to support others，help animals or protect the environment．Besides Red Nose Day，there are many other creative ways to help people in need around the world．
Many charity organizations run charity shops in western countries．The shops sell second-hand goods donated by the public，such as books and clothes．The money raised goes to help sick children and homeless people．Many young people love these shops．
The first modern charity shop was opened by UK Oxfam in 1948and is still in operation．Now，the UK has more than 10，200charity shops．
Another way involves（涉及） many famous people．They hold concerts to raise money and awareness（意識(shí)） about charity．
For example，the Irish singer Bob Geldof and Scottish musician Midge Ure organized the Live 8concerts in 2005．The theme was poverty in Africa．There were 10concerts held in different cities at the same time．Over 1，000musicians performed to ask people to give their names，which they made into a"Live 8list"．The list was then presented to world leaders．
"This is really a United Nations．The whole world has come together in solidarity（團(tuán)結(jié)） with the poor，"former UN Secretary General（秘書(shū)長(zhǎng)） Kofi Annan told the BBC．
In China，there are many charity organizations，too，such as the Red Cross Society of China，which was set up in 1904，and the Love Without Boundaries（國(guó)界） Foundation．Every person can make a difference in helping others in need．Here are some tips for you．
●Donating money is a very common way of giving．You must have seen some donation boxes kept in stores and in malls．There is a picture or a message on the box telling where the money will go．Dropping change into the box is a simple way of helping others．
●Next time，when you clean your house，try to keep old things that may not be useful to you，such as books，bags，shoes and clothes．Then，you can donate them to a local charity organization．Just make sure these things are clean and usable．
●You can help others in need by becoming a volunteer．During the holiday，you can help to teach children from poor homes，or visit the old people，for example．
91．Which of the following is true of Red Nose Day？C
A．It is a huge charity event in the US every other year．
B．It is a festival for the poor people all over the world．
C．Many people do funny things for charity on that day．
D．Many people wear a plastic red nose to make themselves beautiful．
92．According to the passage，which of the following is true？B
A．There are some animals in charity organizations．
B．People help those in need in many creative ways．
C．Sick children and homeless people live in charity shops．
D．UK Oxfam started the first modern charity shop fifty-five years ago．
93．Why did so many musicians perform at the Live 8concerts？D
A．Because they wanted to ask people to remember their names．
B．Because they wanted to become richer and more famous．
C．Because the world leaders needed a list of their names．
D．Because they wanted to do their bit to fight poverty in Africa．
94．What did Kofi Annan think of the Live 8concerts？A
A．He liked such events and spoke highly of it．
B．He didn't care very much about the event．
C．He hated going to concerts and was strongly against it．
D．He thought the musicians must do something different．
95．According to the passage，which of the following is NOT true？D
A．Some stores and malls in China have donation boxes in them．
B．We can give away the old things that we don't need to charity．
C．Volunteering is a good way for us to help people in need．
D．Most charity organizations in China were set up in 1904．
Qi Haoran，a Junior 1student at High School Attached to Harbin Institute of Technology，was quite busy over the past winter vacation-and not just with homework．Qi，together with 10other classmates made a volunteer group to call on people to join the Clean Your Plate Campaign（光盤行動(dòng)）．