—Why didn’t you come to the meeting yesterday?

 

　　—I ____ to, but it was raining hard when I stepped out of my house.

 

　　A. had intended B. intended C. would intend D. was intending

 

—Will you tell us something about the weather there?

 

　　—I ___ to that.

 

　　A. go B. come C. am going D. am coming

 

 

—Why haven’t you bought any butter ?

 

　　—I __ to but I forgot about it.

 

　　A. liked B. wished C. meant D. expected

 

 

　　 I ________ to the lecture this afternoon, but I ________ a bit ill.

　　A. should have gone; was B. would have gone; had been

　　C. should go; was D. would go; had been

20 June 2013

Ankara， Turkey： I come from Moldova and I am now working as a UN Volunteer with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Turkey. I have been living in Turkey for a few years and have had the  　31　  to observe the approach of the Turkish people towards  　32　. In Turkey people help each other with their hearts and from their hearts on a continuous basis.

Young people are the main driving engine behind the ever-growing volunteer force in Turkey. For Turkish  　33　  people it is common to be part of some kind of organization or student club on a volunteer basis， doing various activities such as exchanges， environmental action， charity work and peer education.

This trend(倾向) grew  　34　  in the late 1990s， despite the fact that civil society organizations have sometimes been viewed with disbelief by some state authorities.

This has  　35　  in the last decade， and many young people now choose to get involved and use their spare time to develop their skills， while also showing their civic participation by 　36　  to a cause.

Perhaps this is the reason why the core of the UNV community at UNHCR Turkey is  　37　 young people. Being a UN Volunteer with UNCHR allows us to gain the skills needed to realize our social and human development potential， but also to dedicate our time， energy and ideas to contribute to the  　38　  of UNHCR’s global strategic aims.

Being a UN Volunteer with UNHCR is an opportunity to make other people’s lives better. Working on refugee status determination has been an interesting and  　39　  learning experience. Part of the task involves carrying out extensive research on the situation and the condition of the countries the refugees(难民) come from.

Especially according to recent events in neighboring countries， and given the arrival of refugees and the increased time necessary to process the  　40　  number of applications for shelter， the contribution of UN Volunteers to UNHCR seems necessary and the impact invaluable.

I also believe that I have brought cultural diversity(多元性) to an already diverse 　41　 ， where true professionals and young graduates from different nations work hard side by side to  　42　 refugees and find durable solutions for them.

31. A. ability  B. opportunity  C. description  D. permission

32. A. volunteerism  B. charity  C. poverty  D. colleague

33. A. starving  B. primitive  C. young  D. crowded

34. A. particularly  B. remotely  C. politically  D. mysteriously

35. A. expanded  B. added  C. prohibited  D. changed

36. A. congratulating  B. contributing  C. retelling  D. accustoming

37. A. reminded of  B. thought back to  C. heading for  D. made up of

38. A. permission  B. achievement              C. celebration             D. reception

39. A. worthwhile          B. additional                      C. alternative                     D. vacant

40. A. falling               B. decreasing                      C. heating                   D. rising

41. A. tribe                  B. office                        C. staff                              D. government

42. A. protect             B. drive                     C. obtain                           D. contain