Who says kids can’t make a difference? In Missouri, a group of students is helping change the world by buying farm animals!

Millions of people live with little food and money, so the gifts of animals can actually save lives. Ten years ago, the second-graders at Forsyth School learned about Heifer International and they decided to join it.

Heifer International is an organization that has been “turning hunger into hope” for 77 years. It was set up by a farmer named Dan West. He developed the idea in the 1930s. In 1944, the first Heifer animals were sent and Heifer International was born. The organization gives farm animals to poor people and teaches them how to use the animals to improve their lives. Of all the farm animals, heifers (小母牛) are the most popular, and they have become a symbol of Heifer’s work. That is because families with a cow can produce milk that they can drink and trade milk for other things that they need. Heifer International also gives animals such as sheep, camels (骆驼) and even bees to poor families.

Each second-grade class at Forsyth School decides which animals to buy and how many to give. The students’ favorite part of working with Heifer International is that they can offer help to others. They raise money by recycling cans and making jewelry. Although the jewelry is simple, it is beautiful to wear. Some even give their birthday or holiday gifts to Heifer International!

Kids can do many things to help others. Are you ready to do your part? Why not just take action now?

【小题1】What can we know about Heifer International?

A．It was set up on a farm in the 1930s.

B．It raises money by selling animal products.

C．It gives poor families animals.

D．It gives birthday gifts to kids in poor families.

【小题2】What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．The poor people.

B．The second-graders at Forsyth School.

C．All volunteers in Heifer International.

D．Dan West and other farm workers.

【小题3】Which is the correct structure of the passage?

A．

B．

C．

D．

【小题4】What is the purpose of the writer in writing the passage?

A．To ask more kids to help others.

B．To introduce the history of Heifer International.

C．To praise the students of Forsyth School.

D．To talk about some special projects of Forsyth School.