XUE Bai, a 21-year-old university student, hopes to volunteer for Beijing's 2008 Olympics. "I want to do something for the Olympics. It is also a kind of learning for me," said the fourth-year student at Beijing Foreign Studies University. Now it is time for Xue to act on her plan. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the 2008 Olympiad will start to recruit(招募)volunteers on August 28.
The Olympics will need around 70,000 volunteers and the Paralympic Games(残疾人奥运会) will need another 30,000. University students like Xue will make up the majority of the volunteers. But the Olympics also need other volunteers - ordinary citizens and foreigners, for example. Students in Beijing should apply through their universities. Other volunteers may apply online or submit a written application. The online application system and a hotline will be open next Monday. For applicants outside Beijing, the application process begins in December. There is plenty of work for volunteers to do. For example, there will be chances to help publicize the games over the next two years. During the games themselves, volunteers will clean, serve food, marshal(礼仪引导)or offer language help.
The Sydney Olympics in 2000 was the first that placed special emphasis on the role of volunteers. It used more than 45,000 volunteers in different roles. In the 2004 Athens Olympics, around 45,000 volunteers were used. More than 70,000 volunteers will be needed for the Olympic games and Paralympic Games in 2012, the London Olympic Organizing Committee has said.
1.Xue Bai is willing to be a volunteer for the Beijing Olympics for the purpose of_____.
A．watching live Olympic matches B．learning more
C．meeting his favorite sports stars D．making money
2.It is estimated that volunteers for Beijing's 2008 Olympics are mainly _____.
A．ordinary citizens B．foreigners
C．university students D．applicants outside Beijing
3.Volunteers have played an very important role in Olympics since_____.
A．the 1996 Atlanta Olympics B．the 2000 Sydney Olympics
C．the 2004 Athens Olympics D．the 2008 Beijing Olympics
4.The passage mainly tells us______.
A．the history of volunteers in Olympics.
B．hat volunteers will do in the 2008 Olympics.
C．who can apply to be volunteers for Beijing Olympics.
D．volunteers for the 2008 Olympics are wanted.
Last night, I was waiting for a taxi. After 5 minutes, I was 36 . The driver seemed to be angry. I asked him what the 37 was. He said he had just come from the airport without a 38 , which was basically $70 in lost fare.
Over the course of the ride, the anger 39 died down. He mentioned he had read an article saying the 40 people are the ones that give, so he hoped he’d have more 41 to give in his life. I was starting to 42 being with him! We continued talking about why 43 is so beneficial both to the giver and the receiver and different ways to 44 it.
As we arrived at my destination, I 45 my fare. But I pulled out an extra $20 and said, “Since we’ve been talking about this whole time, I wanted to share that 46 with you. I’ve already paid my fare, but here’s an extra little bit. You can 47 it, since you’re already down $70 from the airport. But if you want to experience the 48 of the gift, then tell the next passenger in this taxi that their ride is a gift from another and they can 49 their gratitude(感激) in whatever way.”
The man turned toward me, tears in his eyes, and said, “Sir, I have a better 50 . You give that $20 to a 51 person around here and I’ll treat the next passenger with a 52 ride myself.
Wow. This man was 53 10 minutes ago. I got out and walked around trying to 54 someone who needed help before heading to my destination.
It was an honor meeting that driver and 55 the lesson of how everyone is capable of giving.
1. A．gotten off B．put off C．called up D．picked up
2. A．question B．time C．problem D．cost
3. A．friend B．stranger C．driver D．customer
4. A．never B．even C．slowly D．quickly
5. A．happiest B．poorest C．richest D．strongest
6. A．kindness B．chances C．suggestions D．money
7. A．mind B．stop C．allow D．enjoy
8. A．collecting B．giving C．receiving D．existing
9. A．practice B．explain C．watch D．consider
10. A．printed B．recorded C．paid D．examined
11. A．adventure B．information C．language D．feeling
12. A．refuse B．raise C．keep D．spend
13. A．direction B．power C．weight D．size
14. A．share B．earn C．forget D．miss
15. A．gift B．idea C．opinion D．ride
16. A．homeless B．native C．nice D．brave
17. A．long B．comfortable C．free D．safe
18. A．bored B．tired C．rude D．angry
19. A．save B．find C．protect D．tell
20. A．learning B．preparing C．finishing D．providing
—Look！Here comes the bus and I have to go now. Thank you for coming to see me off.
—Goodbye，and______！
A．congratulations B．all the best C．cheer up D．go ahead
It was ______ in the exam that ______ how much time I had wasted.
A．not until I failed;I realized B．until I failed; I didn’t realize
C．not until I failed; did I realize D．until I failed; I realized
With a lot of difficult problems_____, the newly-elected Prime Minister will have a hard time.
A．settled B．settling C．to settle D．being settled
I thought her honest ___ I met her.
A．first time B．for the first time C．the first time D．by the first time
