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In 1990,Hal Donaldson was 23 years old,fresh out of college and found himselfin Calcutta,India,where he was asked to interview Mother Teresa.Donaldson says about the great woman famed for feeding the hungry,"She wasn'twearing shoes and her ankles were swollen.She sat down with me and was very polite."After the interview,Mother Teresa asked him,"What are you doing to help the poor?"Donaldson admitted that he was young and wasn't focused on helping others.With asmile on her face,Mother Teresa said,"Everyone can do something."Those words deeply struck Donaldson and forced him to face some hard truthsabout himself.Hal Donaldson grew up in the San Francisco Bay area.When he was 12 years old,his parents were hit by a drunk driver;his father died,and his mother was seriouslyinjured.To make ends meet,they went on welfare.Donaldson says,"I had holes in myshoes and clothes.When you're teased at school for that,youjust want to escape."He managed to do just that.Donaldson got into college and turned his focus tomaking money for himself.He says,"I was just trying to find my way out ofinsignificance.However,it's easy to overlook others along the way.I was the guy thatwould see a homeless person and cross the street,so I didn't have to confront him.Myfocus was on climbing to the top instead ofhelping those trying to climb with me."Donaldson returned home from India with a differentthought.He traveled to eightcities in America and stayed on the streets and listened to stories of the homeless.Myheart broke,"he says,"I knew I could no longer just live for myself."Inspired by Mother Teresa's words and the stories he'd heard across America,Donaldson loaded a pick-up truck with $300 worth of groceries and handed them outto anyone who needed help.In 1994,Donaldson created the nonprofit organization,Convoy for Hope,which works with communities across Americaand aroundthe world.Their work focuses on feeding children,women's empowerment ()helpingfarmers and disaster services.28.What did 23-year-old Hal Donaldson do in India?A.He attended an interview for a college.B.He fed the hungry with Mother Teresa.C.He interviewed Mother Teresa.D.He did something to help the poor29.What can we learn about Hal Donaldson from paragraph 4?A.He was born with disability.陕西师大附中渭北中学高2023届高三期初检测英语试题第6页共12页
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