首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Whenever I see anyone buying a National Lottery ticket I want to stop them and ask if they know just where their money is going.
Whenever I see anyone buying a National Lottery ticket I want to stop them and ask if they know just where their money is going.
admin
2008-08-04
55
问题
Whenever I see anyone buying a National Lottery ticket I want to stop them and ask if they know just where their money is going.
The lottery money is supposed to go to charity—but it makes me angry to see some of the socalled "good causes" it’s being used to support. Also, Camelot, the organizers, have made a profit of £3 10.8 million in five months. We hear now that a lot of that money is boosting the pay packets of the company’s bosses.
For the past 10 years I’ve been helping to raise funds for a cancer research charity called Tenovus. My husband, Sandy, died from cancer 11 years ago—he was only 51. There’s been a long line of deaths in our family through cancer and it’s been devastating. I’ve also lost two sisters-in-law, my brother, Michael, my father-in-law and my father. That’s apart from several close friends.
The charity is 50 years old now and raises money mainly for breast cancer research. It also runs a support line for the families of cancer sufferers. Our local group raises money through dances, sales and coffee morning, and all the funds go directly to cancer research. In 1993 Tenovus raised 1£3 million--and half that money came from sales of our own lottery tickets at supermarkets. But out income has dropped by half since the National Lottery was introduced.
I’m not against people playing the National Lottery, but they should think about what they’re doing. The chances of winning the jackpot are so small; they might as well throw their money away. The Government tells us that the proceeds are going to things like the arts and sports, but what about the National Health Service? They should give some cash to that, too. How can they justify spending ridiculous amounts of cash on so-called works of art—like displays of potatoes—or buying up Winston Churchill’s papers at a cost of £12 million?
So who really are the winners in the National Lottery? When I think of all that money people could be donating to cancer research, I could weep. It’s time people realized bow charities across the country are suffering because of the National Lottery. It’s disheartening and so infuriating.
The reason why the writer raises funds for cancer research is that______.
选项
A、she herself is suffering from cancer
B、the cancer is the most frightening diseas
C、a number of her relatives died of cancer
D、some cancer research needs more money than other research
答案
C
解析
答案在第三段中。第三段说作者周围有很多人死于癌症,这正是“The reason why the writer raises funds for cancer research”。A项、B项和D项在文中均没有提及。故选C。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/SNCd777K
本试题收录于:
公共英语三级笔试题库公共英语(PETS)分类
0
公共英语三级笔试
公共英语(PETS)
相关试题推荐
61)Theincreaseininternationalbusinessandinforeigninvestmenthascreatedaneedforexecutiveswithknowledgeofforeign
Althoughmanygovernmentstrytoconvincetheirrespectivesubjectsthatatomicenergyisanacceptablealternative【21】______
Althoughmanygovernmentstrytoconvincetheirrespectivesubjectsthatatomicenergyisanacceptablealternative【21】______
The"standardofliving"ofanycountrymeanstheaverageperson’sshareofthegoodsandserviceswhichthecountryproduces.A
A、Hecallstocancelhisreservation.B、Hecallstochangehisticket.C、Hecallstocheckhisticket.D、Hecallstocancelhis
Everyone,itseems,hasahealthproblem.AfterpouringbillionsintotheNationalHealthService,Britishpeoplemoanaboutdir
Educationisprimarilytheresponsibilityofthestates.Stateconstitutionssetupcertainstandardsandrulesfortheestablis
gettingmarried
gettingmarried
Ifapersonfindsgettingupearlyaproblem,mostprobably______.Ifonewantstoworkmoreefficientlyathislowpointint
随机试题
A.阴寒内盛B.阳盛实热C.气血不足D.脾胃虚弱E.失血伤阴(2001年第79,80题)促脉的主病有()
CO2气体钢瓶外表涂成白色。()
A.胃组织学检查B.快速尿素酶试验C.幽门螺杆菌培养D.14C-尿素呼气试验E.血清学检查(2006年第121题)侵入性检查幽门螺杆菌的首选方法是
患者女,53岁,头昏、头痛,右眼视力减退8个月余,眼科检查未发现异常,鼻腔检查右侧蝶窦自然开口处有少许肉芽组织。若鼻窦CT显示,右侧蝶窦占位性病变,并伴有蝶窦上壁及外侧壁骨质破坏,下述哪项处理最为必要
背景材料:某大桥,其主墩基础有40根桩径为1.55m的钻孔灌注桩,实际成孔深度达50m。桥位区地质为:表层为5m的砾石,以下为37m的卵漂石层,再以下为软岩层。承包商采用下列施工方法进行施工:(1)场地平整,桩位放样,埋设护筒之后,采用
某幼儿园为了提高幼儿的身体健康。科学化安排幼儿活动和锻炼时间。28名幼儿家长为了让孩子每天“多休息半小时”──实则是为了自己能多休息半个小时.拒绝将孩子在早上8点30以前送入幼儿园进行锻炼,要求取消早锻炼时间,并威胁退园……交涉未果后,幼儿园园长和教师每天
2018年4月8日至11日,博鳌亚洲论坛2018年年会在海南省博鳌举行,主题是()。国家主席习近平出席开幕式并发表题为《开放共创繁荣,创新引领未来》的主题演讲。
下列行为中,属于单务民事法律行为的是()。
企业经营全球化的重要标志是
设x=e—t,y=∫0tln(1+u2)du,则=______。
最新回复
(
0
)