A young man went to apply for a job in a big company. The director noticed that ______ young man’s scores were excellent all the way.

The director asked, “Was it your father who paid for your school fees?” The young man answered, “My father died when I was ______. It was my mother who paid for my school fees.”

The director continued, “May I ask ______ your mother’s job is?” The young man answered, “My mother ______ as a clothes cleaner.”

The director asked the young man ______ his hands. The young man showed a pair of hands which were smooth and perfect.

The director asked, “Have you ever helped your mother wash the clothes before?” The young man answered, “Never, my mother always wanted me to spend more time on books. And my mother is ______ at it than me.”

The director asked, “When you go back today, could you clean your mother’s hands, and see me tomorrow morning?”

______ the young man felt surprised, he did as the director told him. When he went back, he happily asked his mother to let him ______ her hands. His mother felt happy, but with mixed feelings, she showed her hands to her son. He noticed that there were so many chilblains (冻疮) in her hands. Some of the chilblains were ______ painful that his mother shook when they ______ with water. The young man cleaned his mother’s hands with tears(眼泪) ______. He realized that the chilblains in his mother’s hands were the price paying ______ his graduation, excellent scores and his future. After ______ cleaning his mother’s hands, the young man washed all the remained clothes.

The next day, he went to see the director and ______ him his feelings. Finally, he got the job. From then on, the young man learned to appreciate (感激) the help of ______ and worked hard.

Qin Tian, 26, returned from Britain to her hometown of Xiangyang, Hubei Province, for the Spring Festival. And she stayed to help fight against COVID-19.

Since January 24, she has collected and ________ aid（救援物资）with many volunteers. Between January and March, Qin wore plastic bags so that she could work for 10 hours.

Every morning, Qin helped distribute（分配）aid to hospitals, ________ and the people who were in need. In the afternoon she ________ with people to get the latest information about the need. Sometimes Qin and her father took turns driving the family car to bring aid from another city. It was often 11 p.m. or 4 a.m. when the aid arrived. After arriving, Qin would then help unload the aid. She took a(n) ________ in the office for four or five hours a day, with scabs（痂）on her shoulders. The scabs were from unloading the aid.

Nowadays, almost everything returns to normal. She hands out daily necessary things to ________ people who can’t buy many things. Those people can ________ express their thanks to her in words.

Qin’s idea for volunteer work came from her mother. When she was in junior high school, her mother took her to many places to ________ some help.

“The experience touched me a lot. I used to complain about life, such as the ________ rules from my parents, but after learning many people still had ________ living, I realized I should help those in need. Doing meaningful things makes me feel ________ and I would like to give lots of my time to that,” she said.

How kind Qin Tian is!