Many years ago, I drove my seven-six-old daughter to school in our car. This _______day, we passed by many_______people who were begging. She asked why the same people were_______help every day and why no one was_______.

I really didn’t have a(n)_______answer to this question. So I decided to ask her how she thought she could help.

My little girl always had _______ideas flowing out of her which I couldn’t keep_______. The next day on the morning _______to school, my daughter asked me to stop at each_______where a homeless person stood. I asked why, but was quickly________to wait and see.

I ________my window and asked the gentleman to________. My daughter handed him 50 cents ________told him she would see him every morning. This went on for three blocks. I asked her where all of the money came________and she immediately informed me that her classmates took up a ________of coins and love for her to pass on to the “people on the corner.”

Every school day for two more wonderful years we stopped and ________ coins or a good morning wish to the “people on the corner”. She could always get everyone to ________ even if just for a quick second.

Times have changed, and many people________of giving money to homeless people on the corner but everyone deserve to be________, so my “people on the corner” get a “good morning and a smile” every day. I get the same________ every day.

1.A. particular B. curious C. anxious D. enthusiastic

2.A. hopeless B. aimless C. homeless D. friendless

3.A. apologizing for B. standing for C. working for D. asking for

4.A. helping B. sparing C. observing D. paying

5.A. difficult B. easy C. possible D. abstract

6.A. such many B. such much C. so many D. so much

7.A. out of B. away from C. in touch D. up with

8.A. breakfast B. trip C. sun D. rain

9.A. house B. corner C. highway D. garage

10.A. identified B. confirmed C. informed D. proved

11.A. rolled down B. put down C. broken down D. cut down

12.A. fall over B. go over C. turn over D. come over

13.A. but B. so C. or D. and

14.A. out B. from C. down D. about

15.A. collection B. fund C. action D. account

16.A. awarded B. rewarded C. afforded D. offered

17.A. laugh B. cry C. smile D. sob

18.A. dislike B. support C. disapprove D. agree

19.A. permitted B. acknowledged C. abandoned D. embarrassed

20.A. in return B. by turns C. in case D. by accident

For many people,volunteering is a way of life. Holidays are the time of the year that more people are in a giving mood. Homeless shelters,children’s hospitals,and nursing homes are excellent places to give of one’s time.

Volunteering in Homeless Shelters

There is a homeless directory online that anyone can easily access to find the closest homeless shelter to their home. According to the homeless shelter directory,currently there are 3,233 shelters in the US,so it is not difficult to find a shelter. Helping to serve food,picking up donations of food,preparing meals,and cleaning up are things that one can do to help at a homeless shelter.

Volunteering in Children’s Hospitals

Every child needs comfort and joy,especially during the holiday seasons. By visiting sick children in hospitals,an individual provides helping hands by supplementing the services usually done by the hospital staff. Personalizing the hospital experience adds to the comfort and happiness of the children and their families. Volunteers provide help,and positive interactions (相互交流) which enhance the patient’s quality of care. Help is needed almost everywhere in a hospital;from the lobby,parking lot,cafeteria,to admitting,helping with the gift cart,and even reading to children in the waiting rooms or their hospital rooms.

Volunteering in Nursing Homes

According to the National Center for Health Statistics,“Over 50% of those living in nursing homes do not have close relatives and 46% have no living children.” Life in a nursing home is lonely,confusing,and frightening for many residents. Volunteering at a nursing home is a great opportunity to make a difference in someone else’s life. Playing cards,sitting with and talking to a resident,taking a walk,or sharing a meal makes a huge difference,especially when they have no other sole on earth to visit them.

The three examples above are only a small fraction of institutions in which volunteers are needed. Giving of oneself,especially during the holidays blesses and cheers others.

1.According to the passage,what can a volunteer do in nursing homes?

A. Visiting the sick children.

B. Picking up the donated food.

C. Helping with the gift cart.

D. Playing cards with a lonely old man.

2.What can we learn about the volunteering?

A. You can only volunteer during the holidays.

B. You can help prepare meals in a nursing home.

C. It is easy to find a homeless shelter to volunteer.

D. Help is needed everywhere in a homeless shelter.

3.In a children’s hospital,which of the following is true?

A. Over 50% of those living there do not have relatives.

B. A personal visit brings happiness to a sick boy.

C. Children live a lonely and frightening life.

D. Children love listening to volunteers’ reading.

Bill Gates recently predicted that online learning will make place-based colleges less significant, and five years from now, students will be able to find the best lectures in the world online. I applaud Mr. Gates. But what’s taking us so long?

As early as 1997, MIT(麻省理工) decided to post videos of all university lectures online. for free, for all people. But today, how many students have you met who mastered advanced mathematics or nuclear physics from an MIT online video? Unfortunately, the answer is not many. The problem is the poor quality of online education websites and the experience they provide to students. Those who go to the MIT website and watch courses online are surely very smart people, but it’s not like playing a video game such as World of Warcraft. Only the most ardent students, those who are highly motivated, will devote themselves to studying these boring online videos.

The real question is why we aren’t spending more to develop better online education platforms. Where is the Avatar of education? Think about this. The market for Hollywood films per year is worth around 30 billion USD. Education in the world is a trillion-dollar-a-year market, hundreds of times bigger than Hollywood movies. Yet the most expensive digital learning system ever built cost well under 100 million dollars.

Bill Gates’ prediction is going to happen. There is no doubt about it. But it will only happen when we create high level educational content and experiences that engage and excite more than has ever been possible in the real world.

1.What has Bill Gates forecast about online learning?

A. It will concentrate on physics lectures

B. It will completely replace real universities

C. It will help to make universities more successful

D. It will play an increasingly important role in education

2.What does the underlined word “ardent” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. Creative B. Enthusiastic

C. Well-behaved D. Experienced

3.According to the author, what is holding back the popularity of online learning?

A. The lack of lectures available online

B. The high cost of access to the websites

C. The low standard of educational websites

D. The competition with online computer games

4.Why does the author mention Hollywood?

A. To show that Hollywood produces many successful movies

B. To prove that education is more profitable than entertainment

C. To argue that movie directors should produce educational content

D. To urge that more money be spent developing educational websites

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