【OneeventthathelpseducateyoungpeopleaboutthingstheycandoforothersisNationalYouthServiceDay(NYSD).Everyyearonthisdayorganizationsalloverthecountrycelebrateyoungvolunteerseducateyoungpeopleabouthowtheycan】
OneeventthathelpseducateyoungpeopleaboutthingstheycandoforothersisNationalYouthServiceDay(NYSD).Everyyearonthisdayorganizationsalloverthecountrycelebrateyoungvolunteerseducateyoungpeopleabouthowtheycanhelptheircountryandinvitethemtoparticipateinserviceprojects.FormerSecretaryofStateColinPowellsaid“NationalYouthServiceDayhonorsyoungvolunteersandisaninvitationtootherstojoinhandsanddoourpartasAmericans.”
Foundedin1988NYSDoriginallytookplaceonaTuesday.NowtheeventlastsfromFridayuntilSundaysothatmorepeoplecanparticipateinit.Morethan200organizationsworktogethertocreatethousandsofprojectseachyear.MillionsofyoungpeopleacrosstheUnitedStatestakepartintheseserviceprojects.
Longbeforetheeventpeoplecommunitygroupsschoolsandnonprofitorganizationsthinkofwaystomeettheircommunities’needs.Thentheyplanprojectsforyoungvolunteers.Projectsincludebringingfoodtohungrypeopletutoringyoungerchildrenandhelpingseniorcitizens.Duringtheeventyoungpeoplefromthecommunitydothingslikeplantingneighborhoodgardensandcleaninguplocalparks.
TheorganizationsthatcontributetoNYSDbelievethatvolunteeringandcommunityserviceareimportantactivitiesforpeopleofallagesbutespeciallyforyoungpeople.Youngpeoplewhovolunteeraremorelikelytodowellinschoolvoteandcontributetocharities.Moreimportanttheyhelpotherpeopleandmaketheworldabetterplaceforeveryone.
TheaimofNationalYouthServiceDayisto_______.
A.educateyoungpeopleonresponsibility
B.inviteyoungpeopletomeeteachother
C.encourageyoungpeopletoserveothers
D.celebratethegrowthofyoungpeople
OnNationalYouthServiceDayyoungvolunteerswill_______.
A.dosomecleaninginpublicplaces
B.preparefoodforhungrypeople
C.plantvegetablesandfruit
D.helpoldpeopletolearn
Thepurposeofwritingthispassageisto_______.
A.warnyoungpeoplenottoaffecttheirschoolingduringvolunteering
B.keeparecordofhowyoungpeoplecelebratetheirfestival
C.introduceanevent—Nation