Mr. Thomas is 81 years old. He works as a checker (收银员) at a supermarket in Yorktown, Virginia. His neighbors are helping him a lot.

Mr. Thomas spent all his money in taking care of his wife. His wife had four heart attacks. Now he is old, but he still goes to work. He uses a cane (拐杖) and works long hours to make enough money for life.

Sandra Emerson is a shopper. She felt very moved (感动) by Mr. Thomas’s story. So she started a GoFundMe page to help him. In only two days, they got over $17,000. More than $10,000 was raised in the first 24 hours.

Emerson said, “He really touched my heart. I only thought we’d get $1,000. But look! The community is working together.” When she told Mr. Thomas the news, he was surprised by the love. He said this would help his life a lot.

This shows a community can do good things when people work together for someone in need.

1.1. Where does Mr. Thomas work?

A At a school.

B At a hospital.

C At a supermarket.

D At a library.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。原文第一段明确提到 “He works as a checker at Walmart in Yorktown, Virginia” 托马斯先生在弗吉尼亚州约克镇的一家超市做收银员。故选C。

2.2. Why does Mr. Thomas still work?

A He likes working very much.

B He needs money to support himself.

C His wife asks him to work.

D His neighbors need his help.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。原文第二段指出“He spent all his money in taking care of his wife... to have enough money for life”他花光所有积蓄照顾妻子，现在需要工作赚钱维持生活。故选B。

3.3. How did Emerson help Thomas?

A She gave him $1,000 directly.

B She helped with his work.

C She bought a cane for him.

D She raised much money for him.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。原文第三段提到“So she started a GoFundMe page to help him. In only two days, they got over $17,000.” 爱默生创建了一个 GoFundMe 网页来筹钱帮助他。故选D。

4.4. How much money did Emerson hoped to raise?

A $10,000.

B $1,000.

C $17,000.

D $7,000.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。原文第四段提到“I only thought we’d get $1,000. ”爱默生本打算筹集一千美元。故选B。

5.5. What does the story tell us?

A People can help others together.

B Only rich people can help others.

C Making money is very important.

D Old people shouldn’t work.

解析：选A。A推理判断题。原文最后一段总结 “This shows a community can do good things when people work together for someone in need” 这个故事表明，当人们一起为有需要的人努力时，社区能做成好事。故选A。