Read the text below. Choose from (A — H) the one which best fits each of (17 — 22). There are two choices you do not need to use.
100 Years Old and Still Doing Her Bit for Others
100-year-old woman who is still an active volunteer at her local hospital has vowed to keep going. Betty Lowe, (17) ______ , was awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire 12 years ago for her contribution to the Women’s Royal Voluntary Service, a charity that provides a range of services for vulnerable people who might otherwise feel lonely.
She still helps out at her local WRVS shop at Hope Hospital, Salford, (18) ______ so that it can offer services from meals on wheels for elderly people to welfare centres for soldiers in the Army. The active lady, (19) ______ and had to attend an open-air school, is also still involved with the Girl Guides, 89 years after she first joined.
Miss Lowe said: “I’ve been in the guides since I was 11. I was very interested in it and I used to go camping and walking. I was a bit of an outdoor girl when I was younger.” She progressed to being a guide leader, a role in which she introduced hundreds of teenage girls to the organisation, running annual camping trips, and is still a member of the Trefoil Guild, an organisation of more than 20,000 members (20) ______ .
She said: “I’ve been involved with the WRVS for 34 years and I still do half a day a week.” She never married or had children, but her nephew Peter Lowe says (21) ______ and bakes dozens of cakes for relatives.
Mr. Lowe said: “She has a massive circle of friends and we all think she is marvellous. I think she loves being active. She doesn’t like sitting around doing nothing.”
Miss Lowe had a run of accidents before her birthday, spending a week in hospital after a fall at home and suffering whiplash in a car accident while being driven to her nephew’s house. But (22) ______ and more than 100 friends and relatives turned up to congratulate her on her centenary.
She said: “I think it’s very good to be 100. I’ve enjoyed all my life.”
Betty Lowe, (17) ______ , was awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire 12 years ago for her contribution to the Women’s Royal Voluntary Service ...
Read the text below. Choose from (A — H) the one which best fits each of (17 — 22). There are two choices you do not need to use.
100 Years Old and Still Doing Her Bit for Others
100-year-old woman who is still an active volunteer at her local hospital has vowed to keep going. Betty Lowe, (17) ______ , was awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire 12 years ago for her contribution to the Women’s Royal Voluntary Service, a charity that provides a range of services for vulnerable people who might otherwise feel lonely.
She still helps out at her local WRVS shop at Hope Hospital, Salford, (18) ______ so that it can offer services from meals on wheels for elderly people to welfare centres for soldiers in the Army. The active lady, (19) ______ and had to attend an open-air school, is also still involved with the Girl Guides, 89 years after she first joined.
Miss Lowe said: “I’ve been in the guides since I was 11. I was very interested in it and I used to go camping and walking. I was a bit of an outdoor girl when I was younger.” She progressed to being a guide leader, a role in which she introduced hundreds of teenage girls to the organisation, running annual camping trips, and is still a member of the Trefoil Guild, an organisation of more than 20,000 members (20) ______ .
She said: “I’ve been involved with the WRVS for 34 years and I still do half a day a week.” She never married or had children, but her nephew Peter Lowe says (21) ______ and bakes dozens of cakes for relatives.
Mr. Lowe said: “She has a massive circle of friends and we all think she is marvellous. I think she loves being active. She doesn’t like sitting around doing nothing.”
Miss Lowe had a run of accidents before her birthday, spending a week in hospital after a fall at home and suffering whiplash in a car accident while being driven to her nephew’s house. But (22) ______ and more than 100 friends and relatives turned up to congratulate her on her centenary.
She said: “I think it’s very good to be 100. I’ve enjoyed all my life.”
Betty Lowe, (17) ______ , was awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire 12 years ago for her contribution to the Women’s Royal Voluntary Service ...
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which raises money for the charity
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she had a party to celebrate
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she always liked children very much
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who has spent her life volunteering
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who was considered a sickly child
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who is known for her delicious cakes
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who have been involved with the Guides or Scouts
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she spends lots of time with the family
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