Volunteering is a great way to help others. For example, you can help your friends with their homework or you can chat with an elderly person who feels ________. Helping others can actually help yourself, too.
There is a girl called Jane. She worked as ________ volunteer at the Hillside Soup Kitchen ________ she was 16 years old. She kept ________ there for three years. Different kinds of food, drinks and snacks are served to the hungry families in the soup kitchen. “I like helping other people. And I think I can learn a lot ________ it, too. Volunteering gives me a chance to meet many people ________ helps me to connect with people. For example, I have made many good friends there,” says Jane.
Every Saturday, Jane wakes up early and goes to the soup kitchen after having breakfast. The soup kitchen is not far away from ________ home. It usually takes Jane fifteen minutes ________ there. “The families are very friendly,” she says. “I always say hello politely before I give them food, and they ________ say “thank you.” When Jane sees the smiles on their faces, she feels much ________.
Volunteering increases your happiness. It can give you a sense of purpose, which can in turn develop your self-confidence and make you active.
21. A.alone | B.lonely | C.loneliness |
22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. A.sometimes | B.never | C.always |
30. A.happy | B.happier | C.happiest |