Irwin Corey was a famous American film actor.But today，the story you will read is not about his achievements in film but about his begging（乞討） life.
    He became a beggar once and often walked in the streets of Manhattan.He wore old and broken clotjye.ais.He was very thin and seemed to be weak，looking like a poor homeless old man.
    △He only asked for some change from passing drivers，and then he gave the driver a free copy of the newspaper he bought.Each time he asked for money，he was always smiling and also told jokes to the drivers.The drivers thought him kind and humorous，so they never let him go empty-handed.
    Although all the money he begged was coins，he still made lots of money at the end of the day.Irwin Corey had been begging for money for many years.However，he didn't spend any of the money he had asked for.Every time the money was up to a certain amount（量），he donated it to a charity which bought medical supplies for Cuban children.For 17 years，he donated all his hard-earned money to the charity.
    He was not short of money.He lived in a ＄3.5 million big house.He was not a beggar，either. "On the one hand，I just want to help people in need.On the other hand，begging can make me feel not lonely，as my wife had passed away，" he said.

（1）What is the story about？

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A．Irwin's achievements in films.
B．Irwin's begging life.
C．Irwin's poor life.
（2）Which can best take the place of "△" in the third paragraph？

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A．He begged for money in a special way.
B．He thought the drivers were rich.
C．He was a successful film star.
（3）What did the drivers think of Irwin Corey？

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A．Friendly but lonely.
B．Kind and famous.
C．Kind and humorous.
（4）What can we learn from the passage？

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A．Irwin was actually rich.
B．Irwin was a poor homeless old man.
C．Irwin donated all his money to charity.