III. READING (2 points) 1. Choose the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. Each year volunteers from Great Britain work abroad: teachers, nurses, engineers, people with specials kills. (25) _____ do not go for money. Volunteers from Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) receive the same pay (26) ______ a local colleague. VSO first (27) _____ in 1958 when 14 young school leavers went away for a year. Only three years later there were 176 volunteers in 25 different countries. At first, almost everybody (28) _______ young , and without very much experience. But in the early sixties VSO reduced the number of young people, and more and more older, experienced people with different skills went abroad. Question 25: A. He B. She C. They D. We Question 26: A. like B. as C. similar D. from Question 27: A. was starting B. has started C. started D. starts Question 28: A. was B. were C. has been D. have been 2. Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. My name is Marry and I am eighteen years old. This summer I did some volunteer work. I volunteered in an orphanage with about 220 children. I worked with the twenty-five babies and the younger children. At first it was really hard to see so many babies at the same time. But after some time, I loved the babies like they were my own. I also looked after older children. During my time at the orphanage, I fed babies and played with them. At the end of my time there, all the children were so sad. This experience changed my life! It was a summer that I didn’t waste. Question 29: Marry did some _______ work in this summer. A. volunteered B. volunteer C.volunteers D. volunteering Question 30: How many babies did Marry look after in the orphanage? A. 25 B. 220 C. 20 D. 22 Question 31: Did she only take care of younger children? A. Yes, she took B.Yes, she did. C. No, she didn’t. D. No, she didn’t take Question 32: The word “like”in line 4 is closest in meaning to_______ ? A. enjoy B. as C. the same D. alike