READING COMPREHENSION

My name is Sylvia Wong. I'm one of the volunteer leaders in HandsOn soup
delivery program. I first got in touch with HandsOn Hong Kong through a friend of
mine. What drove me to join this charity was that sometime ago I saw an old woman
picking up food from the rubbish bin. I gave her some money hoping she can stop and
leave to buy something clean. She did not have any reaction after receiving my
money but kept digging in the trash silently.

That scene was heartbreaking. I think she would not do that if it wasn’t her last
resort. We may think it's normal to have disparity between rich and poor. We all
know it's happening in Hong Kong and probably see the same scene everyday
everywhere. However, the elderly are the ones who provided service to society
throughout their life and helped to build our community. They need comfort more
than anything else. They are very thankful to have anyone just visit them and talk or
listen to them.

There are different types of voluntary work every day on the charity calendar in
order to serve more and more people in need, but I’m interested in elderly services
and Soup Delivery is my favourite program.

Adapted from the internet

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1. Circle the right option.

HandsON charity cares about…

a. old people
b. the homeless
c. the needy

2. How did Sylvia first find out about HandsOn charity ?

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3. Complete with words from the text.

The old woman that Sylvia saw was very ------------------ . She was searching for
-------------------- in garbage.
 4. Sylvia felt ...
a. sorry for the woman
b. angry at her
c. surprised

5. Find a word in the text that means …

difference : -----------------------------------

6. Suggest two programs that HandsOn charity may include apart from

Soup delivery.

a. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

7. If you were a volunteer which group would you like to help and which program
would you choose ? Give reasons for your choice.

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