【Inevery.countrytherearethousandsofpeoplewhowanttohelpout.ManyjoinorganizationsrunbytheirgovernmentsforexamplethePeaceCorpsintheUnitedStatesandVoluntaryServiceOverseasinBritain.Sincethepowerful（猛烈】

　　Inevery.countrytherearethousandsofpeoplewhowanttohelpout.ManyjoinorganizationsrunbytheirgovernmentsforexamplethePeaceCorpsintheUnitedStatesandVoluntaryServiceOverseasinBritain.Sincethepowerful（猛烈的）earthquaketookplaceinSichuanmorethan200thousandvolunteers（志愿者）acrossChinahavebeenhelpingthere!Theydoallkindsofworkorcomeupwithwaystohelpimprovelife.Someoffertheirprofessionalskillsforfree.Othershavenoqualifications（资格）buttheylovetoworkhardtohelp.

　　OneofthemostfamousvolunteersintheworldwasMotherTeresa.Shecouldbethebestvolunteerbecauseshegaveher"lifetohelpingthepoorestpeopleofCalcutta.Shehelpedthehomelesscaredforthesickgaveoutfoodandbecamethemotherofthosewithoutfamilies.

　　Nowmoreandmoreteenagersactivelylookforvolunteeringopportunitiestoo.Theyvolunteerbecausetheythinkitwillbefunortheywilllearnsomething.Theyalsoliketheideaofbeinghelpfultoothersevenifitisjusthandingoutbooksfortheteacher.Astheygetolderthesereasonsarestillthesamebutthereareotherimportantreasonsforvolunteeringsuchaslearningon-the-jobgettingworkexperienceandimprovingtheirsociallife.

　　Allvolunteersbringjoytothepeopletheyhelpinsomanyways.Theymightreadbookstotheblindfixupbrokenhomesfindwaystogetwaterforvillages.Couldyoubeavolunteer?Whatkindofvolunteerworkcouldyoudo?Thereissomeoneintheworldwhoneedsyou.

　　（ ）1．ThePeaceCorpsis______intheUnitedStates.

　　A．acity B．anorganization C．avolunteer D．aschool

　　（ ）2．Thewordthoseinthepassagemeans_______．

　　A．thehomeless B．thesick C．thepoor D．thekids

　　（ ）3．Thefollowingareallreasonsforteenagerstobevolunteersexcept_____accordingtothepassage.

　　A．Theywanttomakemorefriends. B．Theywanttobehelpful.

　　C．Ithelpsthemgetworkexperience. D．Itcanimprovetheirsociallife.

　　（ ）4．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

　　A．Volunteersneedqualifications. B．Volunteersofferhelpwithoutanypay.

　　C．Youngkidscan'tbevolunte