EveryyearthousandsofyoungpeopleinEnglandfinishschoolandthentakeayearoffbeforetheystartworkorgotouniversity.Someyoungpeoplegotoothercountriesandworkasvolunteers(志愿者).Volunteersgivetheirtimetohelppeople.

　　EveryyearthousandsofyoungpeopleinEnglandfinishschoolandthentakeayearoffbeforetheystartworkorgotouniversity.Someyoungpeoplegotoothercountriesandworkasvolunteers(志愿者).Volunteersgivetheirtimetohelppeople.Forexampletheyworkinschoolsorhospitalsortheydosomethinghelpfulfortheenvironment.

　　   PaulineJones18livesinCardiffWales.NextyearshewantstogotouniversitytostudyChinesebutnowshe’slivinginBelize.Paulinesays“I’mworkingwithotherpeopleheretosavethecoralreefs(珊瑚礁)intheseanearBelize.Thereefsherearebeautifulbutiftheseawaterisverypolluted(污染)thecoraldies.I’mhelpingtodoresearchonthecoralandthefishthatlivearoundthereefs.Allovertheworldcoralreefsaredying.Weneedtodosomethingabouttheproblembeforeit’stoolate.”

　　   “I’mstayingwithafamilyhereandIhelpdosomehousework.Idon’tgetanymoneybutthat’sOK.IlovemyworkhereandI’mlearningalotaboutthepeopleofBelize—andmyself!WhenIfinishmyworkIwanttostayhereforanotherthreemonths.IwanttotravelaroundBelizeandCentralAmerica.”

　　1.SomeyoungpeoplefromEngland_______aftertheyfinishschool.

　　A.gotouniversityabroad        

　　B.spendoneyearabroadasvolunteers

　　C.gotoworkformoney        

　　D.startworkinschoolsorhospitals

　　2.PaulineJonesaneighteen-year-oldgirlislivingin_______now.

　　A.England        B.China           C.Belize           D.Cardiff

　　3.PaulineJonesis_______withotherpeople.

　　A.studyingChineseinauniversity     

　　B.workingtosavethecoralreefs

　　C.helpingdosomehousework        

　　D.doingsomeresearchinWales

　　4.Fromthepassageweknowthatthecoralreefs______.

　　A.willdiebecauseofthepollution     

　　B.arenotasbeautifulasbefore

　　C.cannotlivewithoutfishinthesea    

　　D.willprobablybesoldformoney

　　5.PaulineJoneswantsto           aftershefinishesherworkasavolunteer.

　　A.staythereforanotheryear          

　　B.gobackhometostartwork

　　C.learnaboutthepeoplehome        

　　D