If you have no special plans for your holiday, why not spend your time helping others?

Don’t listen to people who say that young people today often think of only themselves. It’s not true at all. More and more young people in the U.S.A. volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don’t do it for money. Here are some of their stories.

Alice Hamilton, 17

I’m going to help the Forest Centre build new hiking paths in the mountains. It’s going to be wonderful. I’ll spend the whole summer living in a tent and breathing the clean mountain air. I’m going to sleep under the stars. It will be a nice sport, and I’ll be able to do something good at the same time!

Jason Moore, 18

This summer I’m going to volunteer with Special House Program. They build good, low-cost houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. They’ll teach me what to do, so I’ll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.

Trish Anderson, 16

I’m going to teach kids who have trouble in reading. I’ll work for a program called Reading for Life. Every day, I’m going to help kids choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me.

1.More and more young people in the U.S.A. _____________.

A. like to help others on school holidays.

B. want to make money by helping others

C. only think of themselves

D. spend holidays travelling in the mountains

2.Which of the following statement about Jason Moore is RIGHT?

A. He likes reading very much.

B. His family isn’t very rich.

C. He is the oldest of the three.

D. He is good at sports.

3.Which is the most possible title for this passage?

A. Reading B. A Special House Program

C. The Forest Centre D. Young American Volunteers

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A teenage girl couldn't stand her parents' family rules, so she left home. She wanted to be _______ . But she had poor education and several years later she had to ask for food on the street for a living. Now her father has died. Her mother is an old woman. But she is still _______ her daughter. She has been to every comer of the city. Everywhere she goes, she _______ a big photo of herself on the wall. At the lower part of the photo she writes,“ I still love you..., _______ home !”

One day, the daughter saw one of the photos. The face was familiar.“Is that my mother?”She moved closer and read the _______ : I still love you... She cried. When she got home, it was early morning. She _______ the door. The door opened itself. She rushed to her mother's_______ . Her mother was sleeping. She woke her mother up, “It's me! Your _______is back home!” The mother and daughter held each other, full of _______tears (眼泪). The daughter asked,“ Why is the door not locked? A thief could get in. ” The mother answered _______ , “The door has never been locked since you left.” The door of parents' love for their children will never be closed.

1.A. famous B. poor C. pretty D. sad

2.A. looking through B. looking after C. looking for D. look into

3.A. looks at B. put on C. finds out D. puts up

4.A. come back B. go back C. run back D. go away

5.A. photo B. words C. poster D. dictionary

6.A. pulled open B. unlocked C. knocked on D. knock off

7.A. bathroom B. bedroom C. kitchen D. garden

8.A. son B. daughter C. grandchild D. husband

9.A. happy B. moody C. angry D. hungry

10.A. politely B. sad C. happy D. gently

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