1. What did the woman help do in Ghana?
| A．Teach children at a school. |
| B．Build houses for the locals. |
| C．Care for wild animals. |
| A．212-831-7172. | B．212-831-7272. | C．212-831-7372. |
2 . A year after he died at 17, a young man’s love of helping others lives on through a foundation. The Benjamin Canlas Courage to be Kind Foundation gives away bikes to Filipinos who are struggling to hold on to jobs in a country undergoing difficult times.
Benjamin Canlas was always warm-hearted. One time, he saw a food seller riding an old bicycle. Its pedals were missing. To help, Benjamin let the man ride his bike and used his own savings to send the seller’s bike to a bicycle shop for restoration.
After Benjamin’s death, his parents George and Glennda Canlas created the foundation in memory of the young man and his kindness, seeing it as a way to connect donors with those in need. In the Philippines, many jobs have been lost this year. This has left thousands of Filipinos taking odd jobs. With restricted public transportation, many people have to walk for hours to do these jobs.
The Canlases had the idea to give away bikes to individuals nominated (提名) by their peers or loved ones. When the giveaway contest was announced on social media, they did not know how much interest there would be and planned to give away seven bicycles at first. But they received over 50 nominations. “We didn’t expect that, uncertain whether what we do is of any practical value,” said Glennda. “But now we’re determined.” One bike owner is Camilla, a mother of a 2-year-old. When her husband’s work was put on hold, she started selling and delivering food. Camilla said the bike was a big help and she was “so happy” that she didn’t have to walk so far anymore.
Even as the contest ended, nominations continued to pour in. The foundation said there are people still in need. Now it is working on launching more sustainable projects that will help more while also inspiring others to pay it forward. “We live in a world where it takes courage to be kind,” said Glennda. “Our goal would be from ‘courage to be kind’, and create a world where kindness does not require courage—it is simply the thing we all do.”
1. What did Benjamin do after seeing the seller riding an old bike?| A．He sent money to the seller. | B．He had the old bike repaired. |
| C．He gave his own bike to the seller. | D．He bought a new bike to the seller. |
| A．continue their son’s wishes | B．memorize Benjamin Canlas |
| C．connect donors with the poor | D．help the unemployed get jobs |
| A．To show impacts of the country’s tough situation. | B．To appeal for attention to the people in need. |
| C．To illustrate being kind does require courage. | D．To state the difference made by the good deed. |
| A．Providing more bikes to the people in need. | B．Encouraging everyone to be courageous. |
| C．Initiating other sustainable organizations. | D．Turning kindness into a usual thing. |
3 . Nathan Smith is captain of Port Vale FC, and Tom Conlon has just signed for Oldham Athletic of the National League. These two football players, both 27, feel they have a responsibility to pass on lessons they learnt to the next generation.
They founded the Pro Level coaching school in 2021, offering free weekly classes at Keele University, in Staffordshire. To keep the academy run well, they then launched a charity to help children from all backgrounds and abilities get the most from the sport. They see the charity as an “antidote” to the football system, which has been heavily criticised for putting too much pressure on youngsters before many of them are thrown away. Although Nathan and Tom work with the abandoned players, trying to rebuild their confidence and love of the game, they stress that ability is not a criterion for attending the training.
They will provide some vital life lessons along the way, helping young people to overcome their shyness and become better communicators, and also support young players who have been rejected by professional clubs at an early age and feel football has little to offer them.
Tom said, “The sort of coaching shouldn’t just be for those who long to be the stars of the future-all children can benefit from the tactical (战术的), fitness and mentality work we do. Childhood has become increasingly challenging. We are looking to provide a place for all children to feel proud of who they are.”
“I want to offer them the same experience that’s helped shape the person I am now. And we see the children that we are coaching overcome their shyness and lack of confidence. You can see them growing as young people, developing relationship, becoming better communicators and socializing with others, “added Nathan.
Emily Cherry, director of the charity, said, “I’ve seen the boys coach and the difference it makes to the children. The kids benefit massively, and not just in terms of soccer skills.”
1. Why did Tom Conlon and Nathan Smith found the coaching school?| A．To raise money for children. | B．To hunt for professional coaches. |
| C．To train excellent football players. | D．To transform children through football. |
| A．Solution. | B．Addition. | C．Organisation. | D．Shelter |
| A．Soccer skills. | B．Free coaching | C．Life skills. | D．Physical fitness. |
| A．It becomes a hit. | B．It needs to be improved. |
| C．It makes much profit. | D．It makes much difference. |
4 . On January 14, 2006, Ben Keene received an email that changed his life. He had just taken a sip of hot tea when the message popped up, and Keene did a double-take at the subject line: “A TRIBE IS WANTED”.
From there, Ben co-founded Tribewanted, an eco-friendly sustainable community existing in the virtual world of the internet and on an actual desert island at the same time.
With huge media interest, the courageous and bold idea could have had enormous consequences for tourism. The idea behind Tribewanted was to recruit (招募) a group of similar people online before heading to the Fijian Island of Vorovoro to build a sustainable community alongside the local native tribe.
The idea was swept along with a flood of interest, with the island lease (租约) was secured, the virtual community sprung to life. All major decisions on the island were voted on by an online tribe that anyone around the world could join. The idea was so exciting that the journey was turned into a 5 part BBC series “Paradise or Bust” and a book, Tribewanted.
Ben spent 10 years building and expanding Tribewanted beyond the crowdfunded sustainable-tourism villages on an island in Fiji, to a beach in Sierra Leone and a farm in Umbria. He faced challenges including a fire sweeping through the island in the first week of the project, a military coup (政变), and a hurricane that threatened to destroy the emerging village. Online disagreements also made decision making hard and pushed the project to the edge.
The project survived, and for a while, thrived. From there Ben joined Escape the City, a global community with the mission to help one million people to do work that matters to them and the world, inspiring thousands of talented career changers and ambitious businessmen to take the leap and launch their ideas into the world. Ben led the Escape school team for 5 years, and became a business advisor and guider at Virgin Startup, and Zinc. Ben has supported and guided thousands of people to set up impactful businesses on a limited budget.
1. What is Tribewanted?| A．A voting software. | B．An island adventure project. |
| C．An employment plan. | D．An eco-community in virtual and real worlds. |
| A．passed on. | B．came into being. |
| C．got involved. | D．struggled to survive. |
| A．To seek funds for his Tribewanted. |
| B．To call for investment in remote islands. |
| C．To support people to launch influential businesses. |
| D．To help ambitious businessmen to change careers. |
| A．Inspiring people. | B．Connected lives. |
| C．Inventive solutions. | D．Global business. |
5 . At 8 years old, Danay Ferguson is the youngest business owner in Fresno, California, where the literacy (识字) rate is shockingly low when compared to the rest of the United States.
“I wanted to share my enthusiasm for reading with other kids, so I asked my daddy if I could open up my business,” Danay says, adding that her father, Dwayne Ferguson, asked her to prove she was serious about taking on such a major project. “He said I had to invite all of his friends on Facebook to the fan page he made for me,” she says. “It took me two days to invite my dad’s 4,000 friends to ‘like’ my page, one by one.”
With the help of her family and team of over 40 volunteers (mostly consisting of kids), Danay strengthened her literacy support in 2014 with her very own no-profit (非营利的) organization named Reading Heart. Danay has worked hard to raise awareness of her organization’s task by giving talks at schools, meeting with city officials and hosting board meetings.
“Her main line is ‘How about you get a book and read it and then share the book with somebody else, and do it again?’ instead of, ‘I give you a book and keep it,’ says Dwayne. “She’s starting a movement on ‘I will give everybody books, but you have to read and share them.’ And she’s trying to do this worldwide.”
And Danay also hopes to break the Guinness World Record for most books collected in a 24-hour period. Danay has a goal of beating the existing record (set at 274,325) with 500,000 donated books, which she is now making possible with a speaking tour that covers 130 schools encouraging kids to read. So far, Reading Heart has collected 90,000 books and given out over 20,000 books, having gifted used and new books to kids in schools, hospitals and in poor areas. “It is the most amazing thing to be a part of,” Dwayne tells us. “My wife and I have to remember that we are her parents because we have great respect for her.”
1. What is Reading Heart intended for?| A．Collect books. | B．Encourage reading. |
| C．Break world records. | D．Make friends. |
| A．To show its achievements and aims. | B．To explain why it is successful. |
| C．To voice Danays’s views on books. | D．To discuss its future. |
| A．Danay’s fan page on Facebook has few followers. | B．Reading Heart offers books to readers for a fee. |
| C．Danay has broken the Guinness World Record. | D．Danay’s parents gave her great support. |
| A．Outgoing and selfish. | B．Warm-hearted and traditional. |
| C．Smart and self-centered. | D．Strong-minded and tireless. |
6 . The National Center for Education Statistics reports that about one in five adults in the US is illiterate (不识字的) or has poor literacy skills. I Love Books is on a mission to change that.
Founded in 2021, the social organization aims to end illiteracy by making sure that all children have access to books. Through selling clothes and other things online, the organization is able to provide new books for the youth. So far, it has donated more than 3,000 books to pupils across three Kentucky cities.
“One of the difficulties in achieving high literacy for kids living in poverty is that there are no books in their homes or communities. Their schools may not have a lot of books, either,” said Jonathan Beatty, the founder of I Love Books. “If you’re a parent and you have to choose between your meal, rent, or whatever bill that you may need to pay and a book, you’d probably choose the former.”
To increase access to books for future generations, I Love Books hosts a book-giving activity quarterly, working with schools and non-profit organizations. In the first book-giving event, more than 300 children from William Wells Brown Elementary got their own copies of LeBron James’ I Promise, which was read at the school each morning. “Most of the books are well received by teachers and students,” the headmaster of the school told Nice News.
The organization also hosts a program called BAM, which combines books, art, and music. “What if we show how literacy gives you the ability to write songs or understand music lyrics better? If you want to be an artist, you need to read more about art to create your own.” said Beatty. He believes the program will be attractive to more young people.
1. How does I Love Books get money for its donations?| A．By selling children’s books. |
| B．By giving speeches in schools. |
| C．By making a sale of products. |
| D．By receiving people’s donations. |
| A．Most children show little interest in books. |
| B．Poor children have limited access to books. |
| C．Parents know little about their children’s preferences. |
| D．Schools pay much attention to their students’ education. |
| A．Satisfying. | B．Surprising. | C．Interesting. | D．Challenging. |
| A．To encourage musicians to write their own songs. |
| B．To develop kids’ ability to draw pictures. |
| C．To spread literacy among young people. |
| D．To provide help for poor artists. |
7 . For over twenty years, a group of ladies living at a senior living community in Dallas have made thousands of hand-knit(编织) hats and toys, bringing warmth and support to children both in Texas and overseas. And they call themselves the Knit Wits.
Every Friday, they gather around a long table with wool and needles to lend a hand. Their latest project is a cooperation with Children’s Health in Dallas to create homemade caps for babies facing heart problems.
Stover, a member of the Knit Wits got the idea while talking with her daughter, a doctor at the hospital. For the past year, the group has sent dozens of caps for the babies. “The caps are themed around the holidays,” Stover says, “with designs representing Autumn, New Year and Spring. The little caps have become a colorful symbol of hope and joy for the center’s youngest patients and their families.”
The mini hats can help develop the bonding between babies and caregivers, preserving the smell of the adult next to take baby’s skin. Caregivers are able to wear the hat on their body to carry their smell before placing the hat back on the baby, easing the babies’ stress. Throughout the babies’ hospital admission, many holidays have been celebrated, but often the babies are too critical to be dressed up for photos. Thanks to the generosity of the Knit Wits, the baby hat provides the perfect festive touch.
Marianne is 102 years old and still knitting. “Being creative, being busy and having something good to think about make my life colorful.” she said. The Knit Wits also sent knit dolls to children from African countries. They’ve proven that a simple act of kindness can make such a difference in the lives of those facing challenging circumstances.
1. What can we learn about the Knit Wits ladies?| A．They attend the children. | B．They profit from handiwork. |
| C．They gift kids with little caps. | D．They suffer from heart problems. |
| A．The process of treatments. |
| B．The celebration of holidays. |
| C．The role of mini hats to babies. |
| D．The bonding of babies and caregivers. |
| A．Patient. | B．Caring. | C．Humorous. | D．Wise. |
| A．The Knit Wits warms the kids | B．Handmade caps hit the world |
| C．The kind act matters in hospital | D．Holidays bring families closer |
8 . Are you looking for teen volunteer opportunities that provide a rewarding experience for high school students to be completely involved in new cultures while giving back to communities around the world? Whether you’re looking for volunteer opportunities for high school students, mission trips for teens, or teen summer service trips, International Volunteer HQ (IVHQ) enables teen volunteers to give back on meaningful community development and conservation projects in destinations like Bali, Costa Rica, Portugal and more.
Sea Turtle Conservation Project in Bali
IVHQ’s Sea Turtle Conservation project is on the small but breathtaking island of Nusa Penida off the southeastern coast of Bali. Volunteers will gain experience in turtle care and marine conservation while helping to increase the population of these incredible creatures in Indonesia.
Animal Care Volunteer Project in Costa Rica
IVHQ’s Animal Care project sets volunteers up to assist at veterinary clinics (兽医诊所) and animal welfare programs that aim to re-home abandoned or stray (流浪的) animals. Volunteers gain experience caring for animals while helping to provide them with medical treatment, companionship and playtime so they are ready to find their forever homes.
Environmental Scuba Diving Volunteer Project in Portugal
IVHQ’s Environmental Scuba Diving project is an exciting opportunity for volunteers to assist with marine conservation efforts in Portugal. Volunteers gain scuba and environmental protection experience while learning about the challenges marine ecosystems face and what can be done to help overcome them.
1. What are volunteers expected to do in the project in Bali?| A．Take care of sea turtles. | B．Discover new turtle species. |
| C．Rescue endangered animals. | D．Post animal photos on social media. |
| A．They all provide medical training. |
| B．They all help with ocean ecosystem. |
| C．They all get communities connected. |
| D．They all engage teens in new cultures. |
| A．A brochure for a teen travel agency. |
| B．A plan for a social practice program. |
| C．A website of a volunteer organization. |
| D．A newsletter from a conservation organization. |
1. Where will the event take place?
| A．At a coffee shop. | B．At a music hall. | C．At a park. |
| A．It’s private. | B．It’s family friendly. | C．It’s requested by the charity. |
| A．Organize some activities. | B．Contribute some money. | C．Contact some bands. |
| A．To hear some live music. | B．To help an animal shelter. | C．To have some family fun. |
10 . Members of the Huntington Station-based Girl Scout Troop 239 are working towards their goals. They are
“What we really want to do is use this
The troop has already gathered up 400 pounds. “Many families collected for us,
Throughout the project, members of the troop sort through plastic caps and lids to make sure they are
The benches will be donated to local
Each bench will be 6 feet long. A board will be put in front
| A．collecting | B．producing | C．designing | D．delivering |
| A．cover up | B．change into | C．fix up | D．attach to |
| A．standard | B．competition | C．project | D．example |
| A．recycle | B．creativity | C．communication | D．exercise |
| A．left behind | B．put away | C．thrown away | D．missed out |
| A．immediate | B．positive | C．indirect | D．practical |
| A．instead of | B．except for | C．according to | D．as well as |
| A．enjoyable | B．capable | C．affordable | D．unbelievable |
| A．usable | B．original | C．comfortable | D．special |
| A．introduced | B．applied | C．related | D．shipped |
| A．parks | B．hospitals | C．stores | D．schools |
| A．toys | B．families | C．companions | D．teachers |
| A．punish | B．include | C．rescue | D．chase |
| A．admitting | B．advertising | C．explaining | D．ensuring |
| A．contributed | B．made | C．found | D．paid |
