GREENWICH—Recently, a group of concerned Greenwich residents gathered to discuss how they could help those who may be alone during the holiday season．Armed with plenty of ideas and a sincere desire to do good, this group now refers to themselves as "A Random Act of Kindness"．As members of this group, we are to put together a Thanksgiving dinner on Thanksgiving Day that will provide a free meal to those who are alone or can't provide for themselves．This task will require many resources to make it successful．We are gathering a small army of volunteers to devote their time to helping prepare, cook, serve, clean, organize and promote this event．We hope that you can help us．The following is what we have planned to do;
·A 2 - hour free dinner that will take place at the Greenwich VFW with 2 seatings, one from 1 p．m．to 2 p．m．a(chǎn)nd the other from 2: 30 p．m．to 3: 30 p．m．by reservation only on Thanksgiving Day.
·Amy McPhail and Julie Carroll are accepting names of volunteers as well as food donations for the cause; Amy can be contacted （聯(lián)絡(luò)） at 692 -7841 for donations and Julie can be contacted if you'd like to volunteer at 884 -0658．
·A bank account has been created through Glens Falls National Bank to accept money donations and checks can be made payable to "A Random Act of Kindness" and sent to Glens Falls National Bank c/o Dan Flynn．
·Ellen Pemrick （ Caterer） ．Beth Anthony （ Beth's Cafe） and David Hughes （Glens Falls Hospital） will be consulted to make sure the highest quality of food can be served．
·We are looking to serve between 150 and 250 people at this event．We are serving the following: turkey gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce, stuffing rolls, pumpkin pie, apple pie．Beverages will include: milk, water, coffee & apple cider．
If you are interested in donating any of the above items, please drop off your donations at the VFW in Greenwich any evening between November 14 and November 24．If you have any problems dropping any items off during that time, please contact George Perkins at either 692 -2367 or 573 -8115．Any non-perishable food donalions not used for the dinner will be donated to the local Greenwich Food Pantry．
Any help you can provide for us would be gready appreciated．Everyone's generosity to the Greenwich community and its residents is very much appreciated．Reservations for dinner are now being accepted by calling Pal Perkins at 692 -2367 until November 13．
小題1:If you want to be a volunteer for this Thanksgiving dinner, you may call _____．
A．884-0658B．692-2367C．573-8115D．692-7841
小題2:How many people will probably be served at the Thanksgiving dinner?
A．500．B．400．C．300．D．200．
小題3:Which of the following will be included in the dinner?
A．Apples and milk．B．Pumpkins and water．
C．Coffee and stuffing rolls．D．Potatoes and cranberry pie．
小題4:As a volunteer for this Thanksgiving dinner, you can ______．
A．contact Julie to make sure of the quality of food
B．help make some arrangements for this event
C．drop off your donations at the VFW anytime
D．donate some money to Glens Falls National Bank
小題5:The purpose of this passage is to _____．
A．describe a Thanksgiving celebration
B．introduce a Thanksgiving volunteer group
C．call on people to participate in a Thanksgiving event
D．persuade people to donate for a Thanksgiving dinner

小題1:A
小題1:D
小題1:C
小題1:B
小題1:C
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