Cellphone users in the United States have contributed more than $11 million to Haitian earthquake relief through text messages in what is being called as an unexpected mobile response to a natural disaster.

The Mobile Giving Foundation called it a “mobile-giving record” for funds(基金)raised for a single cause. Donations are rising swiftly, as former President Bill Clinton and other politicians urge the American people to give.

Jim Manis, chief officer of the organization helping to manage cellphone donations, said it was receiving up to 10,000 text messages per second. The foundation said more than $11 million has been donated.

Cellphone users can donate $5 to Haiti-born hip-hop musician Wyclef Jean’s Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund by texting the word “Yele” to 501501, or they can donate $10 to other nonprofit organizations, such as the American Red Cross, by texting the word “Haiti” to a specified number, like 90999.

The donation is charged to a user’s cellphone bill.

The American Red Cross said it has received more than $ 9 million in donations from more than 900,000 mobile phone users.

“It’s beyond our imagination that we’ve received this amount,” said spokeswoman Nadia Pontif.

Jean’s fund had raised $2 million via text messages, according to Give on the Go, Yele’s mobile application service provider.

The giving is also being fueled by the popularity of websites like Facebook and Twitter, where users are urging one another to make donations using cellphones.

Wireless carriers(無(wú)線(xiàn)運(yùn)營(yíng)商) Verizon Wireless, AT&T Inc., Sprint and T-Mobile USA, a unit of Deutsche Telekom AG, have waived(免收) fees for customers wishing to send mobile donations. Carriers are also letting users know they are not taking a cut of the donations.

“There are no text messaging fees and 100% of the $10 donation goes to the American Red Cross, and every carrier is working through a solution to push those funds out faster.” Verizon said in a statement.

68.A mobile phone user can donate some money to Haiti by texting the word       .

A. “Yele” to 501501 to donate $10

B. “Haiti” to 90999 to donate $10

C. “Yele” or “Haiti” to 501501 to donate $ 5

D. “Haiti” to the American Red Cross to donate $ 5

69.The underlined word “fueled” in the ninth paragraph most probably means “         “.

A. protected              B. discouraged        C. inspired         D. reflected

70.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Facebook and Twitter are two relief organizations from the USA.

B. Many American politicians force Americans to give donations to Haiti.

C. The American Red Cross expected to receive much more donations.

D. Carriers have promised not to take a share from the donation.

71.Which may be the best title for the passage?

A. U.S. Texting Raises $11 Million for Haiti Earthquake

B. An Unexpected Terrible Earthquake Hit Haiti

C. The American Red Cross Offers Help to Haiti

D. Wireless Carriers Donate $11 Million to Haiti

【小題1】B

【小題2】C

【小題3】D

【小題4】A

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