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Orbis is an organisation which helps blind people of everywhere. It has built an eye hospital inside an aeroplane and flown it all over the world with an international medica team. Samantha Graham, a fourteen-year-old schoolgirl from England, went with the plane to Mongolia. Samantha tells the story of the Eukhtuul, a young Mongolian girl.

‘Last year, when Eukhtuul was walking home from school, she was attacked by boys with sticks and her eyes were badly damaged. Dr. Duffey, an Orbis doctor, said that without an operation she would never see again. I thought about all the things I do that she couldn’t, things like reading schoolbooks, watching television, seeing friends, and I realised how lucky I am.’

‘The Orbis team agreed to operate on Eukhtuul and I was allowed to watch, together with some Mongolian medical students. I prayed the operation would be successful. The next day I waited nervously with Eukhtuul while Dr. Duffey removed her bandages. “In six months your sight will be back to normal,” he said. Eukhtuul smiled, her mother cried, and I had to wipe away some tears, too!’

Now Eukhtuul wants to study hard to become a doctor. Her whole future has changed thanks to a simple operation. We should all think more about how much our sight means to us.’

What information can be learned from this passage?

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Mother Teresa devoted herself to caring for the sick and the poor.

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Many people who do volunteer work think they are more fortunate than others.

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I got the teaching job in the Happy Child Charity Centre just by chance.

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Every month, the volunteer group go to remote and mountainous areas to help those in need.

Mary is disappointed with the volunteer work in this charity organisation.

Our children are interested in giving away their old books to needy people.

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4. We are looking for camp helpers who are hard-working, energetic, and able to organise activities for young children.

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Young people are now getting more and more concerned about environmental problems.

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Our top priority is to clean and protect the environment in our neighbourhood.

It is meaningful to save some pocket money for charity work.

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Volunteering also means getting to meet people with a similar passion.

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Public service announcement is a special advertisement for the community, normally about health or safety matters.

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Volunteerism is on the rise in the United States, especially among retired persons.