Volunteer(志愿者) Projects Abroad
Working place: Brasov, Romania Living place: Host families Age requirements: 16~19 years old Local official languages: Romanian For those looking to break into the competitive world of journalism, this is for you! You will be working at “The Village”, an English and Romanian language magazine. As a writer you will work on special tasks, reporting local events with guidance from the editor. You will be interviewing local people, reviewing events, writing reports, and taking photographs. You will be working alongside the local experts. Before leaving Romania you should have several articles ready to be published in the next edition. You will also have the chance to live with a local host family. This will give you a full understanding of Romanian and Eastern European culture and society. |
Working place: Koh Sdach, Cambodia Living place: Host families Age requirements: 15~19 years old Local official languages: English & Khmer Volunteers joining our project in Cambodia will travel to the island of Koh Sdach. The facilities there are basic, but you will become part of this tiny island community(社区), learn to dive, and take part in valuable community projects. During your stay you will complete a course to qualify you to dive. After that you will take part in dives to clean up the seabed and collect data on rare fish. When not in the ocean, you will take part in land-based activities, including a woods survey and helping with a beach clean-up. During the two weeks you may also have the chance to join in a village fun day where volunteers play games and run fun water-based activities with the village children. |
Working place: Accra, Ghana Living place: Host families Age requirements: 16~19 years old Local official languages: English & Twi On this project you will spend two weeks living with a host family and coaching soccer in friendly West Africa! Working alongside a local coach, you will spend your two weeks based at our sports placement in Accra learning soccer coaching and developing your skills alongside the locals. You can work on your coaching ability by preparing children for games, which you can help referee(裁判). You will develop their skills and confidence while having fun playing soccer at the same time. |
1.“The Village” is the name for _________.
A. a local magazine
B. a volunteer project
C. the task given by the editor
D. the place where volunteers live
2.What will the volunteers in Cambodia do?
A. Help with fishing.
B. Clean up the seabed.
C. Give a diving course.
D. Teach the village children.
3.The underlined word “coaching” probably means ________.
A. nursing B. watching
C. playing D. teaching
4.All the volunteers of the three projects will ________.
A. work for two weeks
B. be at least 16 years old
C. stay with local families
D. learn the local language
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
The last thing Jack wanted to do was wake up early and go to work on Monday morning. Getting out of the bus, Jack found there was still 30 minutes before his ________ began, so he________ to take a walk around the block to adjust(调整) himself to another busy working day.
________ walking, he ran into a young couple talking to each other in a foreign language. “Excuse me! Could help us please?” the woman called to him in strange English. “We are tourist, lost. Need ‘Dolphin’ hotel. You know where is?” She was courageous as she spoke a ________ language.
“I’m sorry, I don’t know. I’m in a hurry,” Jack said, and moved off. He was so upset about his problems that he ________ without thinking. Having walked about 100 feet, he felt he was wrong and ________ back. Luckily, the couple were ________ there. He walked up to them. “I remembered where the ‘Dolphin’ hotel is. I’m sorry, I just got ________ : there are hundreds of hotels in New York. It’s not far from here. you may ________ there. Just go straight to that crossroad, then turn to the left, and you will see a white-blue building. That will be the ________ you’re looking for.”
The couple thanked him, and Jack ________ lightly this time. But when he turned his back, he saw that the couple didn’t move, and the look on their faces was the ________ Maybe I was talking too ________ , and they couldn’t understand me well enough, he thought. All of a sudden, he felt that he could do something more important than sit in his office all day long. He knew that he couldn’t ________ these young people behind: they couldn’t possibly get to the hotel by themselves. He walked up to them once again. They looked at him in surprise. “I could ________ you to the hotel, if you still need my help,” Jack said. For the first time since the beginning of this month, he felt relaxed.
1.A. plan B. talk C. trip D. work
2.A. decided B. agreed C. remembered D. offered
3.A. If B. Though C. While D. Once
4.A. similar B. special C. modern D. foreign
5.A. calmed B. lied C. shocked D. begged
6.A. turned B. gave C. sent D. put
7.A. already B. almost C. still D. even
8.A. amazed B. confused C. bored D. tired
9.A. cycle B. walk C. point D. look
10.A. hotel B. couple C. tourist D. bus
11.A. answered B. escaped C. left D. passed
12.A. new B. good C. true D. same
13.A. strangely B. loudly C. quickly D. nervously
14.A. get B. fall C. stay D. leave
15.A. move B. guide C. follow D. introduce
The doctor told Kate’s parents last week that she ________ from her knee injury.
A. recovers B. is recovering
C. has recovered D. was recovering
New Zealand is a beautiful country ________ is known for its pleasant climate and amazing scenery.
A. who B. whose C. which D. where
When Lily worked as a nurse in the hospital, she experienced a joy in helping people ________ trouble.
A. on B. in C. at D. of
When she asked Peter ________ he was out of work again, he nodded his head and said yes.
A. that B. when C. whether D. how