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The COVID-19 shut down national economies, and caused illness and deaths. In spite of the fear and uncertainty, a silver lining has come out: People want to help.
Andrea Pien, a 33-year-old teacher at a high school in California, worked at home because the state’s schools were closed. She had meetings with her students using Google Hangouts. As someone who received great wealth from her father, she believed it was important to give back — especially when times were tough. So far, she has given away about $400 to her neighbors and expects more to come.
Pien is a member of Resource Generation, an organization of “young people with wealth”, who work on the distribution（分发）of wealth, land and power. At first, she was advised to do so by her friend Jonah, whom she met through the group. She quickly started on Facebook but realized that many of her Facebook friends were people she grew up with. So she posted on Nextdoor and soon her neighbors got in touch with her. They didn’t get a regular paycheck or have much money. “Many people are workers in restaurants or the service industry or bars, and their hours have been cut,” she said.
When a reporter asked Pien if there was anything she wanted to share as this crisis（危机）arose, here was what she had said: “I hope that by doing creative things on Nextdoor, I can influence people to do similar things in their communities. By doing so, we will get through the hard time together.”
21. What do we know about Andrea Pien?
A. She helped her neighbors get over their fear.
B. She provided her neighbors with more work.
C. She gave money to her neighbors in trouble.
D. She taught her neighbors how to use the Internet.
22. What did Andrea Pien expect of her action?
A. It would encourage others to do the same.
B. It would make herself better.
C. It would produce creative ideas.
D. It would help deal with fear.
23. What does the author mean to tell us?
A. No difficulty, no wisdom.
B. Behind bad luck comes good luck.
C. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
D. There is kindness to be found everywhere.
