Ladies and gentlemen，thanks a lot（1）

for

for

joining us.I hope you have enjoyed the music.Now，please allow me to tell you why we hold this（2）

concert

concert

.
    Every day，hundreds of children in Africa（3）

lose

lose

their young lives，because they have terrible diseases（疾?。?or don't have enough food to eat.Most African countries are poor.The governments have no money（4）

to

to

take good care of the poor.
    And many parents have no jobs，so they have （5）

little

little

money to buy food or medicine.We hold the concert to raise money for the children in Africa.
    Many organizations are trying to help the （6）

poor

poor

in Africa.For example，the Feed Africa Fund （援非基金）spends millions of dollars every year on food for them in Africa.All the money comes from kind and generous people，just like all of you.
    Every dollar you give this evening will go to the Feed Africa Fund.（7）

Although

Although

one dollar is a little，it can buy enough rice or corn to feed a family of four for three days.
    How much do you spend on food every day？Ten dollars？Twenty dollars？I am sure you can spend a little less on your own food so that you have a few （8）

dollars

dollars

for the Feed Africa Fund.
    Ladies and gentlemen，we now make a collection for the children in Africa.Please be generous.Thank you !