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Volunteer Day
What better way is there to
enjoy your own hobbies while helping others at the same time? Come to Volunteer
Day and choose which activity you'd like to join for the day. See below for a
schedule of events on Volunteer Day.
Volunteer Day schedule:
7:30a.m.: Meet at the Community
(社区)
Center for juice and bagels.
8:00—8:30
a.m.: Choose which activity you'd like to help with for the day.
8:30 a.m.: Board the bus to
your activity site.
9:00 a.m.—3:30
p.m.: Work as a volunteer.
3:30 p.m.: Board the bus that
will take you back to the Community Center.
See below for a list of volunteer
opportunities for Volunteer Day so you can begin thinking about which activity
you might want to join.
A list of volunteer activities:
Paint houses: Do you enjoy
making art? If so, this volunteer opportunity might be just right for you!
Happy Homes is a local organization that provides home repairs for needy people
in the form of painting. For elderly or physically disabled people who cannot
do repairs to their homes, Happy Homes provides volunteer painters to repaint
old homes; outside or in. Happy Homes also provides painters to create
beautiful wall paintings inside schools or community centers.
Plant flowers: Do you enjoy
being outside in nature? City Parks Association has many great opportunities
for people who love to be outdoors. Help plant flowers and bushes in city
parks; help lay paths at Cave Springs Park, or help pick up rubbish around the
river banks. These activities are very active, so remember to be prepared with
plenty of drinking water!
Read to children: Do you enjoy
working with young children? Do you like books? Love and Learning is an
organization that provides volunteers to help children with learning
disabilities. Read books out loud to groups of children four to six years old,
or read one-on-one with struggling readers seven to eight years old.
Play with animals: Do you love
animals? Lovely Friends is an organization that visits local animal shelters
and provides volunteers to spend time with the animals while their cages are
being cleaned. Play with puppies, snuggle with cats, or hand-feed rabbits.
(1)
At what time do volunteers leave for their activity sites?
A . 7:30 a.m.
B . 8:00 a.m.
C . 8:30 a.m.
D . 9:00 a.m.
(2)
An outdoor lover probably takes part in .
A . Plant flowers
B . Paint houses
C . Read to children
D . Play with animals
(3)
What do Lovely Friends volunteers do?
A . Read books to children.
B . Spend time with animals.
C . Help plant bushes in parks.
D . Pick up garbage along the river.
(4)
The purpose of the passage is to .
A . educate children
B . attract volunteers
C . comfort the elderly
D . encourage the disabled
答案: C
A
B
B