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

A. More and more American people, especially the retired, do volunteer work.

B. The number of volunteers in the United States is increasing faster and faster.

C. More retired people in the United States start doing charity work.

D. More American people, especially the retired, refuse to be voluntary.

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

A. Nobody thinks it is meaningless to loose money for charity work.

B. Saving some pocket money for charity work is a meaningful thing to do.

C. It means that we have to save some pocket money for charity work.

D. We mean to save some pocket money for charity work.

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

A. Our children find it interesting to give away their old books to needy people.

B. For our children, it is interesting for needy people to give away their old books.

C. One of the most interesting things that our children do is to give away old books to needy people.

D. Giving away old books to needy people is one of our children’s hobbies.

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

A. The volunteer work in this charity organisation is disappointed at Mary.

B. Mary found the volunteer work in this charity organisation disappointing.

C. The volunteer work in this charity organisation makes Mary disappointing.

D. Mary found it disappointed to do volunteer work in this charity organisation.

135. My daughter and I were walking along the street when we noticed a homeless boy sleeping in a cardboard.

A. While my daughter and I were walking along the street, we noticed a homeless boy sleeping in a cardboard.

B. My daughter and I were walking along the street while we were noticing a homeless boy sleeping in a cardboard.

C. My daughter and I walked along the street and noticed a homeless boy sleeping in a cardboard.

D. My daughter and I were walking along the street and noticing a homeless boy sleeping in a cardboard.