20 June 2013

Ankara, TurkeyI 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 actioncharity work and peer education.

This trend(傾向) 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 skillswhile 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 UNHCRs global strategic aims.

Being a UN Volunteer with UNHCR is an opportunity to make other peoples 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(難民) 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

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