OneTuesdayeveninginthebeginningofthefall1996semesteratShippensburgUniversitysirens(警笛)sounded.Thesesirenswerenotincelebration;theywereacrytotheuniversitythatsomethingwaswrong.Ahouseonlyoneblockawaywasonfire.Nineoftheuniversity'sstudentslivedthere.

Fromtheminutethewordgotoutthathelpwasneededitseemedlikeeveryoneshowedup.Thevictimsofthefirewereofferedendlessinvitationsforhousingforthenight.Theverynextdayeveryonegotintogeartodotheirpartinhelpingthem.Flyers(小传单)werepostedwithitemsthatwereimmediatelyneededjusttogetthesestudentsthroughthisnextcoupleofdays.Boxesfordonationsandmoneyjarswereplacedineveryresidencehall（学生宿舍）．

Asaresidencedirector，Iwentbeforethestudentsinmyhalltoaskthemtodowhattheycould.Iknewthatcollegestudentsdon'thavemuchbutIaskedthemtodotheirbest:“Everylittlebitwillhelp."Ireallydidn'tthinktheycoulddomuch.Iwasprovedwrong.

AtthehallcouncilmeetingthenightafterthefiremyresidentsdecidedtohaveawingcompetitionwhereeachwingofthebuildingwouldteamuptoseewhocouldbringInthemostdonations.Iannouncedthatthewingwhowonwouldreceiveafreepizzaparty.

ThursdayeveningweannouncedoverthePAsystemthatwewerebeginningthewingcompetition.Withinminutestheplaceexploded.ThesinglelargeboxthatIhadplacedinthelobby(太厅)wasover-flowing.Wequicklygrabbedmoreboxesandwewatchedinamazementastheytoofilledtothebrim.MembersoftheresidentassistantstaffandIbegantocounttheitems.IwasastonishedbywhatIsawandIwasinspiredbythesekids.

Whenwecametothefinaltally（得分）thewinnersturnedtomeandannouncedthattheywouldliketodonatetheirwinningsaswell.Theywantedthevictimsofthefiretohavetheirpizzaparty.

Tearswelledupinmyeyes.Ihadwatchedthesestudentsjumptoactionworktirelesslyanddonateallthattheycould.Andthenasifthatwerenotenoughtheyhandedovertheirreward’swastouchedandsoveryproudofthem.

【小题1】Thewritermainlywantedto bythestory.

A．tellusthesufferingofnineofthecollegestudentsfromafireB．praisethecollegestudentshelpingthevic