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Reading Comprehension C Put an X next to the FOUR sentences that DO NOT make sense.

A Read the article below. 1. Volunteers charge money for their work.

2. I was born in Britain, so I am a British citizen.
Project Sunshine 3. After the painting got damaged, it looked beautiful.
Project Sunshine

4. People enjoy climbing Mount Everest, despite the difficult conditions.

5. A teacher educates her students.
I One day in 1998, Joe Weilgus was visiting a friend in the hospital. Walking through
the children’s ward, he noticed many young patients sitting alone with nothing to do. Joe 6. The rain has no effect on plants.
was unable to forget the children’s suffering, and he was determined to visit them again. The
following week he returned to the hospital dressed as a clown. The children loved Joe’s visit 7. A person must work to accomplish his goals.

5 so much, that Joe called some of his friends to join him. And so, Joe’s organization, called 8. Studies are often done in order to improve the quality of people’s lives.
Project Sunshine, was founded.
9. Paper and clothes can be recycled.
II Today, over 18,000 trained volunteers work for Joe Weilgus’s organization. They visit
sick children in hospitals and spend time with them. “We run activities and provide support 10. It is illegal to go shopping.
for patients and their siblings,” one volunteer explains. “We also send sick children exciting

10 craft projects, which help distract them from their pain.” D Get smarter: Make Alphabet Sentences

III Project Sunshine has benefits for everyone involved. Sick children have the opportunity Write sentences beginning with the letters below. In each sentence, use one of
to act and feel like regular kids, even though they are in a hospital environment. The children’s the new words in exercise A.
parents can take a break and care for their own needs – even if all they do is go outside for a Example: 1. ........................................................................................................................................................
In Canada, there are many areas where it is illegal to cut trees.
short walk to get fresh air. Both parents and children feel more relaxed, less stressed, and they
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15 gain a sense of strength. Hospitals become more joyful, and volunteers’ lives become more 2. ........................................................................................................................................................
meaningful.
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3. ........................................................................................................................................................
IV Everyone, from patients to hospital workers, has wonderful things to say about Project 4. ........................................................................................................................................................
T
Sunshine. “It’s the best thing that has happened to us since my daughter got sick,” says Melissa
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Rhodes. “If she’s having a hard day, we take out the calendar and point to the next Project 5. ........................................................................................................................................................
20 Sunshine program! And when the clowns arrive, I can actually breathe.” Yasmin Kirk, a 6. ........................................................................................................................................................
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Project Sunshine volunteer, shares, “Sitting and laughing with a family at the hospital teaches
me to be thankful for the beautiful small moments in life.”

V When describing the organization’s work, Joe Weilgus says, “I believe that every kid
deserves to have fun, and that’s why I started this organization. We show hospitalized children

25 and their families that even though they are fighting illness, the sun still shines for them.” A person should always attach himself to good
people.

Bava Batra 109b

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