Life on the street is a constant struggle for homeless people.In extreme weather conditions，that struggle becomes even more difficult.Recently，homeless people across Chicago faced freezing to death if they couldn't find shelter for the night.
Thankfully，one local woman refused to let that happen.On January 30，34-year-old Candice Payne，a local managing broker，was lucky enough to have shelter from the dangerous conditions."It was -20℃，and I knew they were going to be sleeping on ice and I had to do something，"said Payne.Payne started brainstorming different ways she could possibly help.Finally，she decided to see if there were any rooms available at local inns and hotels that she could get to help those stuck on the street.
For Payne，her mission was personal.According to Payne，her husband，Carlos Callahan，had lived on the street at one point in his life.Based on his experience，Payne knew that the homeless people still living on the street desperately needed help and she wanted to step up.
However，when Payne explained what she was trying to do，many of the local hotels refused to allow her to pay for the rooms as they didn't want homeless people to stay in their rooms."No one wanted them，but one hotel，the Amber Inn，was nice enough to allow me to buy the rooms，"said Payne.
Payne's selfless act
made news across the country.However，she insisted she had never done it for attention."I am a regular person，"said Payne，who spent thousands of dollars of her own money to help complete strangers."It all sounded like a rich person did this，but I'm just a little black girl from the South Side."
（1）What was the biggest problem homeless people had when extreme weather came？（no more than 10 words）
They faced freezing to death without shelter for the night.或They may freeze to death staying outside for the night.
They faced freezing to death without shelter for the night.或They may freeze to death staying outside for the night.
（2）Why was Candice Payne determined to help homeless people？（no more than 10 words）
She knew homeless people's struggle from her husband's past experience.或She knew the homeless desperately needed help.
She knew homeless people's struggle from her husband's past experience.或She knew the homeless desperately needed help.
（3）How did Candice Payne help the homeless people？（no more than 8 words）
By buying hotel rooms for them.或By paying for hotel rooms for them.或She paid for/bought hotel rooms for them.
By buying hotel rooms for them.或By paying for hotel rooms for them.或She paid for/bought hotel rooms for them.
（4）What does the underlined part mean in the last paragraph？（no more than 3 words）
Was known.或Became famous.或Drew public's attention。
Was known.或Became famous.或Drew public's attention。
（5）What do you think of Payne？Please give your reasons.（no more than 20 words）
She is a warm-hearted person，because she cares about homeless people and tries her best to help them.
She is a warm-hearted person，because she cares about homeless people and tries her best to help them.
