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Every year thousands of
young people in England
finish school and then take a year off before
they start work or go to university. Some young people go to other countries
and work as volunteers (志愿者). Volunteers give their time to help people. For example, they work
in schools or hospitals, or they do something helpful for the environment.
Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Wales.
Next year she wants to go to university to study Chinese, but now she’s living
in Belize.
Pauline says, “I’m working with other people here to save the coral reefs (珊瑚礁) in the sea near Belize. The
reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is very polluted (污染), the coral dies. I’m helping to
do research on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs. All over the
world, coral reefs are dying. We need to do something about the problem before
it’s too late.”
“I’m staying with a family
here and I help do some housework. I don’t get any money, but
that’s OK. I love my work here, and I’m
learning a lot about the people of Belize-and myself!
When I finish my work, I want to stay here
for another three months. I want to travel around
Belize and Central America.”
56. Some young people from England _______ after they finish
school.
A. go to university abroad
B. spend one year abroad as
volunteers
C. go to work for money
D. start work in schools or
hospitals
57. Paul in Jones, an eighteen-year-old girl, is living in _______ now.
A. England
B. China
C. Belize
D. Cardiff
58. Paul in Jones is _______ with other people.
A. studying Chinese in a
university
B. working to save the coral
reefs
C. helping do some housework
D. doing some research in Wales
59. From the passage, we know that the coral reefs ______.
A. will die because of the
pollution
B. are not as beautiful as
before
C. cannot live without fish
in the sea
D. will probably be sold for
money
60. Paul in Jones wants to after
she finishes her work as a volunteer.
A. stay there for another
year
B. go back home to start
work
C. learn about the people
home
D. travel around Central America
