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Steve visits the nursing home near his house two afternoons each week. On one of those days, he reads to his friend Martin. On the other afternoon, he plays cards and talks with Mrs. Johnson. Steve enjoys spending his extra time this way. He is a volunteer. A volunteer is a person who helps another person or has a job for which he or she does not get paid. A volunteer donates his or her time for free.
Everyone else in Steve's family is also a volunteer. Steve's mother Mary volunteers one afternoon each week at the local hospital. She talks to patients, delivers flowers, and helps the nurses with odd jobs. Steve's sister Gina volunteers two afternoons at the museum. She welcomes visitors and answers their questions. Steve's father David also is a volunteer. He is a volunteer fire fighter for the town in which they live.
Steve's family thinks volunteering is very important. Steve's parents think being a volunteer helps to teach values. Steve and his sister learn how to be kind and respect other people.
Steve's family does volunteer work to give something back to the community. They want to help people who are not as fortunate as they are.
A family of volunteers
Relationship | Name | Time per week | {#blank#}1{#/blank#} | Doings |
Father | David | Anytime necessary | Anywhere necessary | {#blank#}2{#/blank#} |
Mother | {#blank#}3{#/blank#} | One afternoon | The local hospital | Talk to patients; Deliver flowers Help nurses |
Son | Steve | Two afternoons | {#blank#}4{#/blank#} | Read to Martin Talk and play with Mrs. Johnson |
{#blank#}5{#/blank#} | Gina | Two afternoons | The museum | Welcome visitors Answer questions |
A. Eventually the boys' father took me to a pet centre. B. The boys promised they would look after me very carefully, and they did. C. Emma feeds me and takes me for walks every day. D. One day, a nice girl called Emma came to visit. E. They fed me, played with me and walked me every day. |
My name is Robbie. I was born on a farm with my brothers and sisters. One day, a man and two little boys came to the farm.
"Which dog do you want?" the man asked.
"We want that one!" the boys said. They chose me!
They drove me to my new home in the city. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} Then one day, they got a computer. After that, the boys played computer games all the time. They did not play with me or feed me anymore.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#} He told the staff that his boys loved their computer more than me. The centre gave me lots of food and took good care of me. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}
"Do you want to come home with me?" she asked.
"Woof!" I said. She smiled and took me home.
{#blank#}5{#/blank#} I know I will live here happily for the rest of my life.
A passenger told a flight attendant(服务员) that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine just as the plane was taking off. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} The passenger agreed.
Thirty minutes later, when the passenger called for service, the flight attendant felt worried. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} As a result, the passenger couldn't take his medicine on time. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he refused it.
In the following hours, each time the flight attendant passed by the passenger, she asked him with a smile if he needed anything. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}
When he was getting off the plane, the passenger asked the flight attendant to hand him a service review(评价) card. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} But she politely handed it to him.
Later, she looked at the card and a smile came over her face. "On the flight, you asked me 12 times if I needed help," the passenger wrote. "{#blank#}5{#/blank#}" Even after someone does something wrong, no one can say no to 12 sincere smiles.
A. But he asked for nothing. B. She knew that he would write something bad. C. She was so busy that she had forgotten to give him the water. D. She told him that she would bring him the water in ten minutes. E. How can I deny your sincere smiles? |
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