单选题 August 10
Jordan McLeod
451 N Garnet Drive
Nashville, TN 37209
Dear Mr. McLeod,
Thank you for your interest in ______ JointHands Foundation. We will have to match your time commitment and skills with our organization"s needs. Please fill out the enclosed volunteer application form and return it to us no later than August 31.
Qualified applicants will be contacted for interviews. If you are accepted, you will go through an orientation session ______ starting your volunteer work.
At JointHands, volunteers are directly involved in the ______ phases of our outreach projects. If you have any further questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call our office at 555-3719.
Best regards,
Vonda Barlow
Coordinator
JointHands Foundation

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 动词词汇把握全文
根据“感谢您有兴趣______携手基金会”的句意可知，各选项都有可能正确，这就需要联系上下文。后文中提到请收信人填好志愿服务表格，并于8月31日前邮寄给写信人，由此可知收信人对帮助基金会的志愿活动感兴趣，因此选动词assist的动名词形式C. assisting。A. expand表示“扩张”，B. incorporate表示“合并，混合”，D. celebrate表示“祝贺”。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 介词选择角度
根据上下文语义，此处表示“开始志愿服务前需要先接受指导”，故应选择表示“之前”含义的介词短语B. prior to。如果选状语从句引导词或介词A. except(除……之外)，句意不通。如果选状语从句引导词C. even though(虽然)或者D. whereas(然而)，也会使句意不通。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 分词的用法
此处应选可以修饰名词phrases的词语，因此选organize的分词形式A. organizing(组织)。名词B. organizer只有在构成复合名词时才能修饰名词，动词C、D不能修饰名词。