7、Doing it for the kids

Looking for a chance to share your creative skills and bring a smile to the faces of some disadvantaged kids? The Beijing charity organization Compassion for Migrant Children (CMC), needs volunteers to run one-hour workshops for after-school program.

The program starts on September 10 and runs from 5:30-6:45pm, each school day. It is held at the Dawangjing Community Center, north of Lido. Coordinator Bridget Goddard, 28, said volunteers run their workshops on a variety of themes, such as arts and crafts, music, sport, drama, dance or games. "Any help would be appreciated", Goddard said.

The charity's after-school program has an educational as well as mentoring(輔導(dǎo)) focus. The children are helped with their homework, learn valuable life skills, and take part in the various workshops that are presented by volunteers.

Goddard, of Midlands in the United Kingdom, combines a full-time teaching job at Yew Chung International School with her volunteer work for CMC.

She said many migrant children had trouble adapting to urban life, after moving from the countryside with their parents, who came to Beijing to work. Goddard said behavioral and emotional problems were common, but "dramatic changes" were possible simply by treating the children with compassion. Since she started with CMC, Goddard said she had seen her young charges "come on in leaps and bounds".

For more information, or to register your interest in volunteering for the workshops, e-mail bridget.Goddard@eimc.china.org.

1. This passage should be         .

      A. an advertisement                             B. a news report

      C. a diary from the coordinator                   D. a story from a newspaper

2. Which statement is not true about Bridget Goddard?

      A. She teaches at an international school in Beijing.

      B. She works enthusiastically for the CMC without being paid.

      C. She is a migrant from Midlands in the United Kingdom to China.

D. She takes great responsibility for tile children under CMC.

3. Which of the following volunteers might be most welcome by CMC?

      A. College students.                                        B. Workshop owners.

C. Website organizers.                                     D. School teachers.

4. The charity organization starts such a program to         .

      A. make various workshops known to the migrant children

B. help children poor in study with their homework

       C. help the migrant children adapt to urban life quickly

D. earn some money by helping the migrant children

5. What did Goddard probably mean when saying "I've seen my young charges 'come on in leaps       and bounds'"?

A. She has found the children walk in different ways by leaps and bounds.

B. She has found the children behave rather differently from those in urban areas.

C. She has found the children are quite talent in learning new things.

D. She has found the children are becoming more outgoing and confident.