Have you ever worked as a volunteer？Volunteers don't get paid forwhat theydo，but the experience of helping others can be more valuable than （56）　　．Thereare many charities（慈善机构）around the world．There are alwaysin need of volunteers who want to make a difference．

Do you want to（57）　　 a volunteer？Think about what skills youhave？If you speak more than one language or you are good at（58）　　things，you can find places to use your skills to help other people．

Volunteering doesn't always mean doing great things．You can start with（59）　　things．There is a famous saying that goes，"Charity begins at home"．If people help those around them，（60）　　   will be in trouble．There arealways people in your neighborhood who need help（61）　　sometasks，such as walking their dogs，looking after their kids，andcarrying their heavy shopping bags．You can also volunteer by giving（62）　　 to hospitals．These things may seem small，but they canstillmake a difference in someone else's life．

Volunteers don't（63）　　 help people．Environmental volunteerswork hard to protect the environment．They plant trees or（64）　　 cityparks．Other volunteers work for animal charities which save the homeless or injured（受伤的）animals．They feedthe animals and show them love．They take care of the animals until they are（65）　　 enough to be put in good homes．

All in all，volunteering is really a good way to make a contribution to your hometown and to the world．

56．A．food	B．time	C．money	D．coffee
57A．meet	B．visit	C．choose	D．become
58．A．eating	B．fixing	C．asking	D．losing
59．A．small	B．big	C．right	D．cheap
60．A．no one	B．someone	C．anyone	D．everyone
61．A．for	B into	C．from	D．with
62．A．sugar	B．salad	C．blood	D．paper
63．A．ever	B．just	C．even	D．still
64．A．clean	B．enter	C．draw	D．enjoy
65．A．kind	B．tall	C．well	D．old