Volunteer Day What better way is there to enjoy your own hobbies while helping others at the same time？Come to Volunteer Day and choose an activity you'd like to join for the day.See below for a schedule of events on Volunteer Day.
Volunteer Day Schedule：
7：30 a.m.：Meet at the Community Centre for juice and bagels.
8：00-8：30 a.m.：Choose which activity you'd like to help with for the day.
8：30 a.m.：Board the bus to your activity site.
9：00 a.m.-3：30 p.m.：Work as a volunteer.
3：30 p.m.：Board the bus that will take you back to the Community Centre.
See below for a list of volunteer opportunities for Volunteer Day so you can begin thinking about which activity you might want to join.
A list of volunteer activities：
Paint houses：Happy Homes is a local organization that provides home painting.For elderly or physically disabled people who cannot do repairs to their homes，Happy Homes provides volunteer painters to repaint old houses.
Plant flowers：Help plant flowers and bushes in city parks，help lay paths at Cave Springs Park，or help pick up rubbish around the river banks.
Read to children：Love and Learning is an organization that provides volunteers to help children with learning disabilities.Read books out loud to groups of children four to six years old，or read one-on-one with struggling readers seven to eight years old.
Play with animals：Lovely Friends is an organization that visits local animal shelters and provides volunteers to spend time with the animals while their cages are being cleaned.
If you take interest in it，please call 0195242 for more information.
（1）At what time do volunteers leave for their activity sites？ CC
A．7：30 a.m.
B．8：00 a.m.
C．8：30 a.m.
D．9：00 a.m.
（2）What do Lovely Friends volunteers do？ DD
A．Read books to children.
B．Pick up garbage along the river.
C．Help plant bushes in parks.
D．Spend time with animals.
（3）What is the purpose of the passage？ AA
A．To attract volunteers.
B．To present a festival.
C．To show a schedule.
D．To introduce activities.
【答案】C；D；A
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