Like the Y & Y, the boy Scouts of America (BSA) is a youth (1) ___________. It builds character, and encourages good
citizenship and personal fitness.
Scouting began in English in 1997. Two years later an American businessman, William Boyce, got (2) ____________ in London. A boy helped him and explained that he was a (3) ____________. This meeting (4) ____________ to the Scouts Association crossing the Atlantic in 1910.
(5) __________ scouting is mainly for boys, there are organizations similar to the BSA which girls can join. The Girl Guides Association and the coeducational Camp Fire Boys and Girls, both of (6) ____________started in 1910, are two such groups.
In 1994, there are 5,400,00 scouts in (7) ___________. Now scouting is popular worldwide. The Scouting Association has more than 25 million members, making it the largest voluntary youth organization in the world.
Although each nation’s scouting program differs slightly, the three (8) ____________, established in 1907, are the same in the 21st century.
1. A. participation B. organization C. application D. association
2. A. undressed B. married C. lost D. dressed
3. A. boy B. scout C. pioneer D. child
4. A. met B. fed C. let D. led
5. A. Although B. Because C. As D. Since
6. A. them B. whom C. which D. that
7. A. America B. England C. Atlantic D. American
8. A. organizations B. groups C. programs D. aims
