The author ________. A: lived ten-minutes' walk away from work B: used to take no notice of the beggars C: had wide knowledge of the causes of social problems D: used to feel sorry for the beggars

The detective dressed as beggars, watchmen and drivers to gain ________ to a subject's house and life.

If we don't want to give money to individual beggars, what charities would you recommend that we support in China:

According to the writer, what eventually brought about the disappearance of the park? A. The drought. B. The crime. C. The beggars and the rubbish. D. The decisions of the city.

The young man ______. A: was a beggar B: played better than the usual beggars C: played the trumpet in the band at the Scala Theatre D: played in his small room in good weather with his windows open to get fresh air

Money and Charity Regarding donations to charity. both Paul and Katia believe that it is better to _____1_____than to_____2_____. For the homeless people on the street, Katia would rather_____3_____, because she thinks that if she gives money, she seems to support_____4_____. Paul agrees with her, but he is likely to give some money to_____5_____, but not man. As for children on the street asking for money, both of them feel reluctant to give. According to Paul, many parents in _____6_____countries will disguise their children as beggars just for making money.

Here are a few things that should be avoided when you are using chopsticks. Don’t insert the chopsticks upright in the bowl filled with rice, because it is a custom in sacrifice. And Chinese people seldom beat their bowl with chopsticks for it can be associated with the behavior of beggars in the past. Don’t crash into other people’s chopsticks when you pick up food with chopsticks, which makes you leave a gluttonous impression. It’s rude to make noise with chopsticks. The topic sentence of the paragraph is __________________________________________________________________________