1 . It was a cold winter’s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight (轻微的) ______. I worked in a ______ doctor’s office. During those days many people had a cold and it made me ______ busier than before. It seemed I was going to be late ______ home and my husband would be ready to pronounce (宣布) me late once again. Maybe ______ I was quick, I could still arrive home earlier.

I was going inside to pay for my gas when I noticed an old couple at the counter (柜台). I heard them asking the ______ to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just left a few ______ ago. At the counter, a young man was quite ______. He was trying to explain how to get there, but the fact was that it was a whole wrong route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to follow me to the ______?”

A look of ______ appeared on the woman’s face. She looked at me and couldn’t believe that a stranger would like to help them at such a late time.

“I’m going right there,” I said, and it wasn’t a(n) ______ because I had just made my ______ to do that.

I got into my car and began the journey back. I was trying to make them be sure they were right ______ me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there. I felt ______ than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.

Later, when I arrived home, my husband teased (嘲笑), “So you aren’t ever late any more.” I said, “Sometimes it’s ______ to be late.”

Taking time to help others is meaningful. March is the month to learn from Lei Feng in China. Lei was an common soldier who was always     1     to help others. He died of an accident at the age of 22 in 1962. But his     2     still inspires (激励) people to do volunteer work.

The Youth Team is one of the volunteer groups during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. The 192 young volunteers worked for 66 days. They     3     more than 15,000 hours of service.

It is not an easy job to work     4     a volunteer. Liu Junyu is one of the volunteers in the team and he designed the routes (设计路线) around the venues (场馆). With his design, people really had an easy time. They could get in and out the venues quickly and safely. Other volunteers helped clean up the ice and snow each day.     5     to their hard work, the tracks (赛道) were clean and tidy. It made sure that the games went     6    .

Also, a volunteer needs to     7     a lot. According to a volunteer from the Shougang Group, volunteers needed to know all about the venues. They also remember the history and     8     behind them. In this     9    , they could show the beauty of Shougang and Beijing to guests better.

“People say volunteering is about     10    . However, I’ve learned a lot through being a volunteer-the growing personal skills,” said Jiang.

8 . 阅读理解A篇有四则志愿者招聘广告。假设你是张华，请从A篇的招聘广告中选择一份自己感兴趣的志愿者工作，或者自选其它的志愿者工作，写一封申请信。申请信需要包括以下要点：

I am writing to you for applying to be a volunteer. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Hope I can get the job.

Yours,

Zhang Hua

Helen Monson has always been interested in helping her community (社区). Her first volunteer experience was for the American Red Cross when she was in high school. When she was a school teacher, she also spent time being a volunteer. One year, she organized a Super Saturday fun day for the kids in the community.

After she retired (退休), she started volunteering to help the old. When her father was older, he was not able to see as well as he used to, which made her sad because he had always enjoyed reading. She felt that it would be fun to read to elderly people in her community. She also helped one woman write her stories. Ann was almost 100 years old, and Helen wrote down information about her life when she visited her. She put the information in a book and got it published (出版). Ann was very excited to share her life story with her children and grandchildren.

After a hurricane (飓风) destroyed some southern cities, Helen volunteered again for the American Red Cross. She prepared food and answered phones in a care center. She says, “I have always liked the Red Cross because the organization helps people in need.”

Are you looking for something fun and would you like to help others in your spare time? Then join us to be a volunteer! We’re a non-profit (非赢利的) organization. We have volunteer jobs of all ages. Anyone, from twelve-year-old children to people in their seventies can become a volunteer.

You can help people in many ways. Schools need help with taking care of children while parents are working. Hospitals need volunteers to look after children while their parents are seeing a doctor. Animals lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes. There is something for everyone.

“As a volunteer, I don’t want to get anything. Seeing the children’s happy faces, I’m happy, too.” said Carlos Domingo, an old woman of 62. “I often played computer games in my spare time before. Now I help older people learn how to use computers.” said another volunteer at the age of 18.

If everyone helps out a bit, we’ll have a better world to live in. Interested? Call us 1-800-555-5756 or visit our website: www. activol. com.