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Directions:
Listen to the following passage twice and fill in the blanks to complete the passage.
Volunteer service originated in the early 19th century as western religious service. December 5th is the International Volunteers Day. Since 1985, when the United Nations announced the special day, tens of millions of people around the world have to help those in need. Volunteering has grown into these years, with volunteers who range from college students to white collar workers. Why would so many people like to do volunteer work? Are there any of volunteering?
The answer is absolutely yes. First of all, through volunteering, we can Whatever volunteering work we do, either being a volunteer teacher for a village school or a volunteer worker in a nursing home, we can taste different lifestyles and
Secondly, through volunteering we can acquire the sense of being needed. Many people feel in life and empty with the cycling of working and resting. By joining the volunteer group and offering help voluntarily to people who need it, we may feel happy andagain and we can make a difference to needy people.
Thirdly, through volunteering we can learn more good qualities. Volunteer work is teamwork, which needs . We can know people with different and different background joining in the volunteer group and devoting ourselves to the volunteer work together. From our co-volunteers we can absorb many that could promote us to be better persons.
In conclusion, volunteering is in that we can gain more experiences, acquire the sense of being needed and learn more good qualities.