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Have you ever heard of Time Bank? It^'s a special bank because you can^ put your money into a Time Bank. But you can put your time into it. How can you do that? Time Bank ivS simply about spending an hour doing something for somebody in your community (社区) .That hour goes into your Time Bank as a Time Dollar. Then you have a Time Dollar to spend in having someone do something for you. For example,Jack helps his neighbour look after the children. Later when he needs help,he can get help from other people in his community. The aim of Time Bank is to spend your time and get help. Each Time Bank has a website where you can list what you would like to do for other members. You get Time Dollars after you offer help each time and then you can get help on whatever you want from the listings. Also,you can know and make friends with a lot of people who are like you. Time Bank wa^s started by an American man called Edgar Cahn. It is very popular in Belgium now. Today Time Bank has already appeared in some cities in China.

() 1. How can you tell other people what you would like to do for them?

   A. Through the Internet. B. Through advertisements.

   C. Through letters. D. Through the telephone.

() 2. What can you do to get Time Dollars?

   A. Buy something in Time Bank. B. Do something for others.

   C. Get help from other people. D. Work for Time Bank.

() 3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. You can ask people to do everything in Time Bank.

   B. If you help Jack,you can only ask Jack to help you in Time Bank.

   C. There is no Time Bank in China.

   D. The people in Belgium like the idea very much.

Answer 1

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