22.The richest man in a town had n(1)
given any money to a charity.One day,a woman from the charity called him. "Our survey shows that you make at l(2)
$500,000 a year,but you never give any money to charity,"she said. "Wouldn't you like to give back to your town in some way?"
The rich man said nothing at first and then said: "Did your survey also show that my mother is dying a(3)
a long fight with illness,and has large medical bills to pay?"
The charity worker felt sorry and didn't know what to say.
"Or that my brother is b(4)
and cannot walk?" the rich man continued.
The charity worker began to apologize,but the rich man stopped her.
"Or that my sister's husband died in a traffic a(5)
," he shouted in anger, "Leaving her no money with three children?"
The charity worker was very s(6)
. "I had no idea …" she said.
The rich man stopped her once m(7)
. "So if I don't give any money to all of them,why would I give any to you?"