Arsh Pal had big ambitions（抱负）when he started selling his artworks at the age of eight: He wanted to raise $1 000 for charities.Now, five years later, the American boy has far surpassed（超过）his goal（目标）. Arsh has sold 500 paintings and brought in $15 000. Almost every dollar of his income（收入）has gone to charities.
When Arsh was a little boy, his parents introduced him to many activities. The boy, however, was interested in none of them. Things changed when he got a watercolour set（水彩套装）for his eighth birthday. Arsh began to spend all his free time in front of an easel（画架）. “That was how I started painting,” he said.
Soon, Arsh finished many paintings. They took up a lot of space in his room. The boy decided to give them away to his friends. Around the same time, Arsh visited a nursing home（疗养院）. The experience made him think about selling his artworks to help other people.
And so began his fundraising（募捐）project. He sells his paintings at art shows, libraries and on the Internet. Small pieces have sold for $10 each. Larger ones (about 150 cm tall and wide) have sold for more than $800 each.
“I can’t stress enough how amazing he is,” said Jolene Schaver, one of Arsh’s neighbours. “It’s hard to believe that this is being done by a child.” The woman has five of Arsh’s paintings hanging in her home.
Arsh has a gift（天赋）for art, but it is his big heart that is a real gift for others.
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1. What is Arsh good at?
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2. How much did Arsh surpass his goal after five years?
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3. What made Arsh start to sell paintings to help others?
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4. Where does Arsh sell his paintings?
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5. What kind of person do you think Arsh is?
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1. Painting. 2. 14 000.
3. The experience of visiting a nursing home./A visit to a nursing home.
4. At art shows, libraries and on the Internet. 5. Kind, clever and helpful.