【推荐1】The world needs love and many people are in need of our help. Several years ago, my teacher asked me to     1     （加入）a program that helps those who are disabled. Each week, I spent an hour in the classroom helping     2    schoolwork, art project, games and other activities, including eating.

At first, I thought it would be nervous to be with the children who are so different, but gradually I found there’s something special about these students. So there was no need     3     （担心）it. Each Thursday I was welcomed     4     the smiling faces of Thomas, Joey and Missy. Thomas has to sit in the wheelchair. He communicates with simple words     5     yes or no. Joey, a deaf girl, always welcomed me with a big s    6     . Missy     7    （天生）a kind of illness and it makes her really small for her age.

As we all know,   in a normal classroom,   it would be c    8     to hear a teacher blame（责备）a child who is tapping his pencil, speaking 1    9     , or making unnecessary noises. However, here, shouts, cries and other noises are always e    10     . They’re signs of excitement and different w    11     of communicating.

As time went by, I     12     （习惯于）helping those children little by little. Working with children with special needs has changed my life. It has made me notice others’ needs and get happiness from helping them. One of my teachers says that we should be part     13     something bigger than ourselves. I never     14     [ˈriːəlaɪzd] how true this was until I worked with these children. I believe everyone should get out and do something that     15     （有影响）.

【推荐2】Have you ever wanted to help other people but thought you were too young? There are many opportunities for kids to do great things. Some of them may seem s     1    , but they make the people being helped extremely happy.

One activity you can do is to make greeting cards for people who are in a retirement home. Many of them can no longer leave their rooms. They do not have the chance to talk to many people, and o    2     don’t get much mail. You can help light up their day with a cheerful card. You might even be able to arrange for a visit with them. You can read your card to them; they may even want you to make m    3       so they can send them to friends! You could also read your favorite book to them, or play a card game. There are many activities that seniors would love to do with someone e    4     .

A    5     group of people you can help is children in hospitals. If you can sew or knit, you can make a blanket for them if they don’t have toys from home. You can visit a hospital and play board games with the children there. You might want to read picture books to the younger children.

There are many things you can do to make someone’s dark day a little b    6    . You don’t need money or a lot of skills. You can make a big difference in a person’s life just by being willing to g    7    some of your time.

【推荐3】Last Saturday, I went out to see a film after supper. On my     1     to the cinema, I met an Englishman. He looked puzzled (茫然的). So I walked up to him and said     2     to him. His first    3     was Kevin. I asked if I could help him. He told me he got     4    . He couldn’t find his way to the hotel. So I gave up    5     the film and took him to his hotel. While going there, I told him the great changes that had taken place     6     my hometown in the past few years. Kevin told me     7     interesting about his country.

Though I didn’t see    8     film, I felt very happy. I had not only helped Kevin get out of trouble,     9     also practiced my spoken English. I also realized that if I had not worked     10     at English, I would not have been able to help Kevin.

Denis Rancourt is a famous professor of physics at the University of Ottawa. As a leading expert in his research field, he     1     (write) hundreds of scientific papers so far. One day, he decided     2     (change) his teaching method which he had used for over twenty years.

It all started a few years earlier. While doing research, he found that water and land were being polluted and farms were disappearing. As a person who cared    3     (deep) about the environment, Denis decided to start a science course    4    was open to everyone. He even invited some    5    (science) to give talks on topics such as war, trade, medical care and environmental policy, And be encouraged students to think, discuss, and take action to make the world    6    better place,

Once, a hall    7     (fill) with over. 120 people who had come to listen to these lectures . Two 12-year-old twins even came to his class.

Denis became a controversial(有争议的) person. Some people praised him for his courage, social responsibility and    8     (usual) teaching methods. However, others thought that he was ruining the reputation(名誉) of the university.

In an interview, some reporters asked him    9    he did all of this at the risk(风险) of his own career. He said, “We, as educators, are responsible    10    warning people about problems and encouraging everyone to become independent thinkers. We should try our best to stop bad things from happening.”