Irwin Corey was a famous American film actor.But today，the story you will read is not about his （1）

achievements

achievements

（achieve） in film but about his begging 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 （2）s

eemed

eemed

to be weak，looking like a poor homeless old man.
    He begged for money in a special way.He only asked for some change from （3）

passing

passing

（pass）drivers，and then he gave the driver a free （4）c

opy

opy

of the newspaper he bought.Each time he asked for money，he was always smiling and also told jokes to the drivers.The drivers（5）t

hought

hought

him kind and humorous，so they never let him go empty – handed.
    （6）A

lthough

lthough

all the money he begged was coins，he still made lots of money at the （7）e

nd

nd

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 （8）c

ertain

ertain

amount（量），he donated it to a charity which provided medical supplies （9）

for

for

Cuban children.For 17 years，he donated all his hard-earned money to the charity.
    He was not （10）s

hort

hort

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.