Here are some ideas for you on how to help others through volunteering.
When people get older, it becomes harder to do many things, from walking to the store to doing the housework. Old people living alone can also feel lonely. As a volunteer. You can do a lot to help the old in your neighborhood. You could visit them and help them with their housework.
Many people with disabilities need help. You could volunteer to read books to the blind or deliver(递送) something for people who can't get around too well.
There are lots of volunteer jobs to do in hospitals and health care centers. As a volunteer, you can make beds, deliver flowers and gifts, help serve meals, and do lots of other important jobs.
Some families don't have enough money to buy food and clothes for their kids. Some people don't have place to live at all. To help these people as a volunteer, you can give clothes, food or money t0, or raise money for, a charity(慈善机构).
Sometimes people need more help when the holidays come. Holidays are happy, but for people who are alone or unlucky, they can be a lonely, hard time. As a volunteer, you can deliver holiday dinners to less lucky people, visit the lonely old people and serve food to the homeless.
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A. Helping poor families B. Helping the disabled C. Helping during holidays D. Helping your old neighbors E. Doing the hospital work |
—Let's go for a walk.
—At 7:00 yesterday morning.
—Good idea!
-- It's about three bus stops away.
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—Eat less for supper and take a walk for an hour every day.
Have you ever heard "You never get a second chance to make a first impression"? It may sound like an unusual piece of advice, but it is1. The first impression someone has of you when meeting you for the first time will2influence how that person treats you in the future. What is even more interesting is that the brain takes in all the3to create that first impression in about three seconds. When you meet someone for the first time, by the time you have stated your name, the other person has already 4an opinion about the kind of person you are.
So how do you make a good first impression? All things grown-ups tell you such as being polite and being well-dressed are very5. However, the most important tool for making a good first impression is your6. Smiling, being responsive(响应的), and looking like you are happy will always leave a 7 impression on people, especially those who don't know you. Most people, generally speaking, are ready to8 back when they are smiled at.
Furthermore, smiling and being in a positive mood help you to know and9new things better. This means that you can possibly be friendlier to people you don't know and be more creative and able to solve problems more quickly. So if you ever need a10 to be happy, think about the wonderful people you might meet and impress them with a cheerful smile.
—It's ____ orange.
I'm from England. I1twelve. 2name is Michael. I have a sister. 3name is Rose.4nine. Rose5I6in the same school. I'm 7Grade Seven and she's in Grade Five. My dad 8a teacher. My mom is teacher, 9.But they are not in the same10.I have a happy family.
The dragon is a great animal in Chinese culture. It brings the wind and rain. It is said that every year on the second day of the second lunar(阴历)month, the dragon wakes up from its winter sleep and raises its head. Because of this, the day is called "Dragon Heads﹣raising Day" (Longtaitou).This year,it falls on February 24th.
Old people believed that after Longtaitou, there would be more rain. And rain is very important to farming. So Longtaitou was the start of spring and farming.
People have many ways to celebrate the festival.The most popular one is to have a haircut.Mary people believe that a haircut during the first lunar month may bring bad luck to your uncles﹣mainly your mother's brothers. They hope getting a haircut on Longtaitou keeps them away from bad luck.
Among Chinese people's festival traditions, there is always a place for food. During the Longtaitou festival, people eat food named after dragons. Noodles are called dragon's beard (longxu). Dumplings are dragon's ears (long'er). And spring roll(春卷) are dragon's skin (longlin).
(1)What does the dragon bring according to the passage?
A. The rain and wind.
B. The rain and snow.
C. The wind and snow.
(2)When is Longtaitou every year?
A. On February 24th.
B. The second day of the first lunar month.
C. The second day of the second lunar month.
(3)Old people believed that Longtaitou was the beginning of .
A. spring and farming
B. spring and resting
C. summer and farming
(4)Why do many people have a haircut on Longtaitou?
A. Because they hope to keep healthy.
B. Because they hope to make much money.
C. Because they hope to keep them away from bad luck.
(5)Noodles on Longtaitou are called .
A. dragon's ears
B. dragon's beard
C. dragon's skin
—How careful Jim is!
—He writes ____ in our class.
A. more careful B. most carefully C. most careful D.more carefully
—Why are you so late today?
—Because the ______ was so heavy.I spent about two hours driving here.
A.traffic B.road C.situation