Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Community service is a very important factor when it comes to bettering your society. Through my own experiences and observations, I have come to support my opinion on this issue.

My experience that supports this theory involved my job last summer of2004. I paced around the house for a while. Finally, I decided to sit down and read the newspaper. There was a section on the community which contained a list of volunteer activities. They ranged from helping in soup kitchens to helping as an electrician.

I called a number and decided to spend my time taking care of the grocery shopping for an elderly handicapped woman. She has since become a good friend. Finally, I was spending my time having fun. I was making a difference in one woman’s life. It may not have paid in dollars. The experience and pleasure I gained was more valuable to me than any amount of money I could have earned.

Even more significant is the value and importance of community service in our society. Without community service in our society, many people would not know the importance of charity. Serving in your community takes away some of the problems that exist in your society and in the world as a whole.

In conclusion, I believe that choosing to help your community through community service should be very important to you. It is also important to the people around you. I feel that helping in your community to benefit others will bring you good things. You will also make the person you helped feel cared about. 36. The text is mainly about.

36. The text is mainly about____________.

A. the importance of community service        B. finding jobs in summer

C. helping handicapped woman                     D. poor people in our society

37. The writer decided to spend his time ____________.

A. finding a summer job                                 B. relaxing and having fun in summer

C. gaining money and experience                   D. taking care of the grocery shopping

38. Taking care of the grocery shopping helped the writer ____________.

A. pay a lot in dollars                                      B. make a good friend           

C. earn some money                                        D. waste his time

39. The word “valuable” means ____________.

A. wonderful              B. interesting               C. helpful                    D. useless

40. The writer believes that choosing to help your community through community service should be very important because it can.

A. introduce you to other people                    B. bring you a lot of money

C. bring you good thing                                  D. made a difference in your life