During the 2014 YOG, not only players but also volunteers impressed us a lot this summer. It is reported that more than 20,000 volunteers took part in the 2014 YOG in Nanjing and they have another name-Little Green Lemon. Green is the colour of growth and youth, while lemon has the same sound as Ning, another short name of Nanjing.
It’s a pity that not everyone could be a Little Green Lemon, but we can volunteer to help others in many different ways.
The traditional way is to donate free time to help people in need. Volunteers visit homes for the elderly and orphans (孤儿), or care for homeless people. We can also volunteer to plant trees, pick up rubbish and clean neighborhoods. In Shenzhen, some school students volunteer to teach sick children. Their classes include painting and learning numbers.
Unlike traditional volunteering, skill-based volunteering needs volunteers to learn about the job or have special lessons for it. They can use their skills to make a difference. For example, in China many children volunteer to become guides in museums. They receive history lessons so that they can tell old stories of the museums to visitors.
Although volunteering takes up our time and can be difficult sometimes, it shows our care for others and changes the way we look at ourselves. Sometimes it’ s easy to worry about grades or get angry because we don’ t have the most expensive sneakers (运动鞋). Volunteering gives us a chance to think about what we have, and the truly important things in our life. Maybe this is the reason why more and more people would like to be volunteers.

What might be the title of the passage?

A．Little Green Lemon

B．Volunteers in the YOG

C．Different Ways of Volunteering

D．Skill-based Volunteering

According to the passage, which of the following is not the traditional way of volunteering?

A．Visiting a home for the elderly.

B．Cleaning up the neighborhood.

C．Taking care of homeless people.

D．Being a guide in Nanjing Museum.

What do skill-based volunteers need to do?

A．They need to have history lessons and have some special skills.

B．They need to learn more about the job or have lessons for it.

C．They need to have a lot of money and they are willing to donate it.

D．They need to have skills to plant trees and clean up the museum.

Which of the following statements is wrong about volunteering according to the passage?

A．People can volunteer to help others in many different ways.

B．Volunteering gives us a chance to think about what we have.

C．We can volunteer to plant trees, pick up rubbish and clean neighborhoods.

D．People can use their skills to make volunteers different.

Why do people attend volunteering activities according to the passage?

A．Because they don’t have the most expensive sneakers.

B．Because they can learn the truly important things in lives.

C．Because they can donate plenty of money to help people in need.

D．Because they can have special lessons to learn more about the world.

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