MynameisPablo.IthinkI'maluckyguy.Ihaveagoodfamily,andweliveinaniceneighborhoodinPuertoVallarta,Mexico.Peopletravelherefrommanycountriesfortheirvacations.Wehavebeautifulbeaches,hotels,restaurants,shopp
MynameisPablo.IthinkI'maluckyguy.Ihaveagoodfamily,andweliveinaniceneighborhoodinPuertoVallarta,Mexico.Peopletravelherefrommanycountriesfortheirvacations.Wehavebeautifulbeaches,hotels,restaurants,shoppingandsports.
However,inmybeautifulhometown,therearealsoverypoorneighborhoods.Theseareasarecrowdedandhavealotofcrime.Lifeisterribleformanyofthechildrenintheseareas.Somedon'treallyhaveachildhoodbecausethey'rehomelessandliveonthestreets.Theydon'thaveeducation.Theydon'thaveenoughfood.Manyusedrugsorhavediseasesormentalproblems.
Lastyear,IcamebacktoPuertoVallartafrommyuniversityinMexicoCity.IspentoneyearasavolunteerwithanorganizationcalledOutreachInternational.Theyhaveseveralprograms.Ivolunteeredforoneprogramtohelpstreetchildren.
Iworkedinahomeforstreetchildren(allboys,atthisone).Atthishome,theboyshaveaplacetosleepandthreemealsdaily.Thehomekeepstheboysoffthestreets.Itshowsthemanotherwayoflife.Asavolunteer,Ihelpedtopreparemeals.Itaughtgames---suchasbasketball,footballandart.Ihelpedthekidswiththeirhomework.Thesekidscanbefun.Theyhavealotofenergy,butthey'realsoreallytough.Theirhardshipsonthestreetsmakethemstrongandnotalways"sweetlittlechildren."
Atthisboys'home,Imettwoothervolunteers---BrianfromCanadaandGregfromAustralia.Inmanyways,wewereverysimilar.Wewerethesameage,camefromgoodhomesandhadagoodeducation.Theywerebothcollegestudents,likeme.Webecameverygoodfriends.Now,weemaileachother.
Itwasthebest---andmostdifficult---yearofmylife.Ilearnedalotthatyear.
59.Whatdowelearnabouttheauthor?___
A.Helovestravelling.
B.Heenjoyshisworkasavolunteer.
C.HeisnowworkingforOutreachInternational.
D.Hehasmadefriendswiththehomelesschildren.
60.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?___
A.StreetCrime
B.Theauthor'schildhoodexperience.
C.Theauthor'shometown
D.Theterriblelifeofthehomelesschildren.
61.Accordingtotheauthor,whatmakesthestreetchildrenreallytough?