As a volunteer, you will discover the unique opportunity of visiting the real world beyond the tourist window and became immersed in the culture you visit. For most travelers, this time spent working on meaningful projects, and getting to know the local area and its people, is often cited as their most memorable, enjoyable and fulfilling life experience. Who can volunteer? Kaya Volunteers are 18-80 years old people with an adventurous spirit. Whether you have time for a 2-week trip or a 6-month break, travelling on your own, with a group or with your family, or you are a student, taking a break from your job, or have even retired, they will find a project that can use your help. Countries where you can volunteer: Asia-Pacific (Australia, India, Indonesia, Nepal, New Zealand, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam.) Africa  (Botswana,Ghana,Kenya,Mozambique,South Africa,Zambia,Zimbabwe) Latin America  (Belize,Bolivia,Brazil,Costa Rica,Ecuador,Peru) What type of projects can you do? Kaya's Project advisors work with you to decide which project is best for you and what type of work you would like to do. you can work in the following fields: Environmental preservation- From the Ecuadorian rain forest to the jungles of Thailand, repair the damage done to some of the most beautiful and diverse places on earth. Work with children- They have over 40 projects working with children across the world in orphanages, schools and shelters for the abused, disabled and disadvantaged. Sports - Through sports, their projects that can provide opportunities for health education and the development of life skills, such as teamwork, communication, discipline and self- confidence. Education - From English teaching to education programs for special needs and minority groups, give greater opportunity to the disadvantaged through education. All projects include airport pick-ups and drop-offs, accommodation, orientation and 24-hour support. Many of their placements also include all meals and some language classes so that you can get even... While doing the advertised voluntary work, a volunteer can   _  . A) pay a visit to his or her placement B) receive some extra pay for his work C) be free of charge while visiting around D) get in touch with the local people
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Bringing Art into Hospitals The medical world is gradually realizing that the quality of the environment in hospitals may play an important role in helping patients to get better. As part of nationwide effort in Britain to bring art out of the museums and into public places, some of the country's best artists have been called in to change older hospitals and to soften the hard edges of modern buildings. Of the 2500 national health service hospitals in Britain, almost 100 now have very valuable collections of present art in passages, waiting areas and treatment rooms. These recent movements first started by one artist, Peter Senior, who set up his studio at a Manchester hospital in northeastern England during the early 1970s.He felt the artist had lost his place in modern society, and that art should be enjoyed by a wider audience . A common hospital waiting room might have as many as 5 000 visitors each week. What a better place to hold regular exhibitions of art! Senior held the first exhibition of his own paintings in the out--patient's waiting area of the Manchester Royal Hospital in 1975.Believed to be Britain's first hospital artist. Senior was so much in demand that he was soon joined by a team of six young art school graduates. The effect is striking. Now in the passages and waiting rooms the visitor experiences a full view of fresh colours, playful images and restful courtyards. The quality of the environment may reduce the need for expensive drugs when a patient is recovering from an illness. A study has shown that patients who had a view onto gardens needed half the number of strong pain killers compared with patients who had no view at all or only a brick wall to look at. Some best artists of Britain have been called in to  _  . A) set up new hospitals B) make the corners of the hospital collect paintings C) bring art into hospitals D) help patients recover from serious illnesses
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What is the sky? Where is it? How high is it? What lies above it? These questions are difficult to answer, aren't they?     Is the sky blue? The sky has no colour. We know that there is air around the world. When planes fly, they need air to lift their wings. Planes cannot fly  very high because when they go higher, the air gets thinner. If we go up about  1,200 kilometres from the earth, we find there is no air. Perhaps we can answer some of our questions now. The sky is space. In  this space there is only the sun, the moon and all the stars. What is the sky?   _  . A) It's the clouds B) It's space C) It's air D) It's nothing
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Juanito Estrella has been a housekeeping manager on the US-based large passenger ship Carnival Spirit for 18 months and feels he  has found the suitable position in his career .He has always wanted to travel. "I guess I am a really restless spirit. I like traveling, so when the chance came, I jumped at it," he says.     The chance came in the form of a newspaper advertisement for work on cruise ships .At the time Estrella was the housekeeping manager at a Melbourne hotel. He applied and, after two interviews, a medical check and police clearance, the job was his.     Estrella is responsible for the cleanliness of the ship, making sure that 160 crew work properly. "I enjoy it because there is no other work-you wake up each day in a different place and a different culture. It's exciting when you go to the next country and you don't understand the language," he says.     Estrella likes being busy and getting to know people from all over the world. The 1,000 crew come from 94 countries, and Estrella has learnt Spanish and a little Croatian.     But there is a downside ."You cannot get really drunk...because you have safety responsibilities to yourself and others," he says. "You don't really think about home. You start to think about home only when you get closer to your vacation and wonder what you'll be doing."     Life on the ship is anything but cruising. Estrella and his fellows work at least 10 hours a day, seven days a week. He warns the job is not for everybody. "You have to love being busy and be prepared to work every day-and to give up drinking too much alcohol." In his spare time, if the ship sails into a port, Estrella explores it, otherwise he works out in the crew's gym, goes on the internet or calls home. What do we know about Estrella? A) He is very fond of traveling. B) He doesn't drink wine now. C) He cannot speak a foreign language. D) He used to be a housekeeping manager.
