"I had sort of a romantic idea coming to a developing country where everyone is super motivated but just does not have opportunities, and that is not exactly how it is. Not that I am saying the opportunities are so great, because of course there are limited opportunities if you compare it to America, but I think one of the biggest things is literally just motivation，" she says.

　　What she loves best about her experience, she says, is the magical moment when students understand a chemical process or ask her for more exercises.

　　More than 8,000 Peace Corps volunteers are currently serving around the world. Volunteers become part of the community where they work and live.

Warming Up 　　1．Look at the following pictures and fill in the blanks.

　　2．What do the volunteers do?

　　3．The picture is the sign for Chinese Young Volunteers Association. Now you can try your best to match the meaning of each part to the divided signs.

　　①The heart stands for　　　 A．help

　　②The hand stands for B．love and care

　　③The dove stands for C．peace

　　④The letter "Y" stands for D．young

　　答案：①～④　BACD

Fast Reading 　　1．Read the text quickly and complete the main idea of it.

　　The text is a letter written by Jo, a young volunteer who teaches in a(n) high school in a poor mountainous village.She writes of her experiences as a teacher and her visit to the village where one of her students lives.

2．Read the text and then match the main idea with each part.