Will My Donation Actually Help？ When we donate money to one of the countless charities，we give it to an unknown person over the phone or through the Internet.We have absolutely no idea about where that money goes to，what it buys or who it helps.At least that is the case for most of the charities.Perhaps you should start to take a greater interest in where your donations go，because many of them may lead to dead ends.
    You really should ask the question：will my donation actually help the people？Sometimes it makes matter worse.For example，many charities help African people set up water pumps（水泵） to deliver clean water to their communities.Money has been invested over the past 20 years to set up a total of 60，000 pumps across sub-Saharan Africa.However，today 40% of those have failed to work at some point.Because the community does not have the resources or know how to fix the problem，they have been left there，like expensive but useless decorations.
    For underdeveloped nations，sending endless containers full of material goods from charity will hurt the local economy.For instance，Hand-Me-Down charities and others will ship used clothes and other goods to Africa.Kenya alone receives more than 100.000 tons of clothes from Global Charities each year.The problem is that these mountains of imported clothes have completely destroyed local textile（紡織品） industries，which have previously supported local economies.In the 1980s，500，000 people were employed by Kenya's textile industry.Today the number falls to less than 20.000.
    Basically，to whom and how much you give is your choice.But it is important to provide highly specialized services instead of material goods.In general，the more your donation matches the need of the receivers，the better it will be for the long-term growth of those you want to help.

（1）Why do the water pumps across sub-Saharan Africa become useless？

Because the community does not have the resources or know how to fix the problem.

Because the community does not have the resources or know how to fix the problem.

（2）What advice does the author give in the last paragraph？

The author's advice is that if we want to make donations，we should make sure our donation matches the need of the receivers，so that it will be good for the growth of the one we want to help in the long term.

The author's advice is that if we want to make donations，we should make sure our donation matches the need of the receivers，so that it will be good for the growth of the one we want to help in the long term.

（3）Please decide which part is false in the following statement，then underline it and explain why.
?The economy in Kenya becomes better because of the imported clothes from Global Charities.

The economy in Kenya becomes better because of the imported clothes from Global Charities.The economy in Kenya becomes worse because of the imported clothes from Global Charities.

The economy in Kenya becomes better because of the imported clothes from Global Charities.The economy in Kenya becomes worse because of the imported clothes from Global Charities.

（4）In your daily life，what will you do to make your donation really helpful？ （In about 40 words）

In my daily life，I'll buy something to eat for the people who are hungry，begging in the street.Besides，I'll donate books to the children who are fond of reading but can't afford books.

In my daily life，I'll buy something to eat for the people who are hungry，begging in the street.Besides，I'll donate books to the children who are fond of reading but can't afford books.