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Ghina Ghaliya of Indonesia says a stranger's visit to her house led to a campaign to help students affected by the COVID-19. Ghaliya remembers when a garbage collector came to her house in Jakarta, the Indonesian capital. The man asked if she had an old mobile phone that his children could use to get on the Internet. Even ugly phones were okay.

"He said it does not matter if it is the ugly one, as long as his children can use it for learning from home," she said. "I thought there must be many people who need second-hand mobile phones out there."

Ghaliya works for a national newspaper. Shortly after the COVID-19 hit Jakarta, she and 11 other journalists organized a group to provide food and money for poor people. They started hearing from parents who wanted their children to study online but lacked a way to use the Internet. Ghaliya thought of her meeting with the garbage collector when she and her group decided to provide mobile phones to poor students.

Many of these children were not able to do face-to-face learning when the new school year started in July. When the journalists announced their campaign through social media, the reaction was overwhelming. Many people donated second-hand phones, while others gave cash donations. As of November, the journalists had collected more than 200 mobile phones and donations of more than $35,000. They used the money to buy more phones. They also paid for Internet use for those needing it.

Qayran Ruby Al Maghribi had also been using his father's mobile phone to attend three video calls a week with his teachers and get homework. But the 11-year-old boy sometimes sent his homework late because he had to wait for his father to return from work in order to get back online, which made him upset. But a big smile appeared on his face when he received the mobile phone sent by Ghaliya's group. "I will use the phone to do online school every day," Maghribi said.

1.Why did the garbage collector go to Ghaliya’s house?

A To collect the garbage in the house.

B To get on the Internet for a phone.

C To help her with some housework.

D To ask for the second-hand mobile phone.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据文章第一段倒数第二句The man asked if she had an old mobile phone that his children could use to get on the Internet.可知，该男子问加利雅是否有一部他的孩子可以用来上网的旧手机，故选D。

2.What can we learn about Ghina Ghaliya?

A She started a campaign to help out-of-school children.

B She is a kind journalist who is dedicated to the charity.

C She and her colleagues donated much money to poor children

D She provided online lessons for students with other journalists.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第三段第二句Shortly after the COVID-19 hit Jakarta, she and 11 other journalists organized a group to provide food and money for poor people.可知，在新冠肺炎疫情袭击雅加达后不久，加利雅和其他11名记者组织了一个团体，为贫困人口提供食物和金钱，致力于做慈善，故选B。

3.The underlined word “overwhelming” probably means _______.

A capable

B intense

C resistant

D beatable

解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据文章第四段第三句Many people donated second-hand phones, while others gave cash donations.可知，当记者们通过社交媒体宣布他们的活动时，很多人捐了二手手机，也有人捐了现金。由此推断公众对该活动反响“强烈”，故选B。

4.What’s Maghribi’s annoyance?

A He couldn’t hand in his homework online on time.

B His father didn’t allow him to use his mobile phone.

C He had to attend three video calls a week with his teachers.

D He was asked to use the phone to do online school every day.

解析：选A。推理判断题。根据文章最后一段第二句But the 11-year-old boy sometimes sent his homework late because he had to wait for his father to return from work in order to get back online ,which made him upset.可知，马格里比因要等爸爸下班才能用其手机上课，有时会迟交作业，这让他感到烦恼，故选A。