1. 阅读理解

Do you want to be a volunteer on weekends or during the vacation? The voluntary work can help you make more friends and learn new skills. The most important thing is that you can get some useful guides (指导) to your future job. Here are some places for you to do voluntary work.

Hospitals

Are you interested in medicine? Do you enjoy helping patients? The volunteering in the local hospital may be the right thing for you. There are many volunteer chances for children between 13 and 16 years old. They include (包括) transporting (运送) patients with a nurse, talking to them and reading to them.

Nursing homes

Are you interested in helping the old people? Then you can go to a nursing home. You can do the following work: pushing wheelchairs (轮椅), talking with the old people, helping them write letters and so on.

Garden centers

If you like gardening, pay attention to the notices (通知) of local garden centers. Chances may include planting trees, watering flowers and looking after plants. You're sure to improve your gardening skills by working as a volunteer in a garden center ________.

Libraries

Do you enjoy working in the local libraries? Some volunteers in the libraries are between 12 and 18. The libraries offer some chances such as computer center helpers and children's program helpers.

1. （1） The writer thinks the biggest advantage of doing voluntary work is ________.

   A . making more friends B . getting some useful guides to the future job C . learning some new skills D . meeting many interesting people
3. （2） How many places can people volunteer in the passage?

   A . Two. B . Three. C . Four. D . Five.
5. （3） Which of the following is the missing part in the passage?

   A . Watering flowers is a very simple job. B . Doing some gardening isn't very interesting. C . It's possible that you'll become a good gardener some day. D . Planting more trees and flowers is good for our environment.
7. （4） What does the passage mainly tell us?

   A . How to be a good volunteer. B . Some places to do voluntary work. C . How to do voluntary work. D . Some places to get a good job.