I once worked as a volunteer (志愿者) at a Children’s Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa.     1     (I) job was to help make the kids feel happy when they were staying in the hospital. Sounds interesting, right?     2     some people can’t understand why I did it.

Let me show you. My     3     (one) reason was to help create a better future for people. Look at the children in the hospital where I worked. They     4     (feel) scared and lonely facing all the difficulties because their parents had other kids to care for. So, why not try     5     (help) as many people as possible?

Also, volunteering in Africa and helping people there let me see other     6     (part) of this planet. And volunteering at the hospital opened     7     window for me to touch the unknown world. I met people from all over the world, each with their own ideas, experiences and dreams. We got to share so much with each other     8     (happy).

I really felt close     9     these people. We shared amazing memories and grew together. Now I go back to my country with the new experiences and ideas so that, together, we can help     10     (many) people and create a better future for everyone!

【推荐2】Today is Saturday. It’s     1     (sun) and warm. Many     2     (child) from No. 101 Middle School are     3     the Old People’s Home. Now, they’re helping the old people.

Look! Li Min and Zhan Ran are     4     (clean) the windows. Ma Lan and Liu Qian are washing     5     (cloth). What’s Li Na doing over there? Many old people are clapping their hands (鼓掌) for her. Oh, she’s dancing for them. She dances very     6     (good). And where’s the American boy, Tom? He likes helping others and he often     7     (come) here. Listen!     8     is speaking English? It’s Tom. He’s teaching     9     old woman to speak English. All the children     10     the old people are very happy. “You can get pleasure (快乐) when you help others,” says Tom.

Jim Smith was a poor boy. One day he was very cold and    1    [ˈhʌŋgri]. He came to a house and asked a young woman    2    a glass of water. But the lady was so kind that she    3    (give) him a large glass of hot milk.

Jim drank it and then asked, "How    4    should I pay you?”

"You don’t need to pay.” the lady said. Jim    5    (thank) her from the bottom of his heart.

Years    6    (late), Jim became a doctor. One day, a woman was sent to his hospital. She was seriously ill. He recognized her at once and did his    7    to save her life.

The operation was    8    (success), but the cost was high. After looking at the woman's bill, Jim wrote something on it. When the woman received the bill, she didn't dare to look at it.    9    [haʊˈevə(r)], something on the side of the bill caught her     10    [əˈtenʃn]. She began to read the following words: Paid in full with one glass of milk.

【推荐1】A 10-year-old boy decided to learn judo(柔道).But he had lost his left arm in     1    car accident. No judo coach would like to teach him at first. Then     2     (luck), a famous judo coach accepted the boy and the lessons began.     3    , the boy found that the coach taught him only one move. The boy couldn't understand and asked, “Why don't you teach me more     4     (move)?" The coach smiled and told him just     5     (go) on.        

Several months     6    , the coach took the boy to his first game. When the other players saw that the boy only had one arm, they     7     (feel) surprised and thought it easy to beat him. The boys’ parents were worried     8    the boy’s safety. Surprisingly, although other players were much     9     (strong) and more experienced, the boy won the game.

The coach now told the boy that his biggest     10     (weak) had become his biggest strength. He had learned the most difficult move in judo without his left arm.

【推荐2】In the eyes of most people, I was the     1     (bad) student. Miss White, a new teacher, was young and beautiful. One day, I was sitting alone in the classroom. Miss White came up and talked to me     2     a big smile. Soon her smile took away my     3     (unhappy).

“Do you think I can go to college?” I didn’t know why I asked such     4     “foolish” question. I thought she would say “no” because everyone else would say so. Instead, she said, “Dear,     5     nobody believes you, you must be confident of yourself. You must     6     (try) your best to do anything you want.” From then on, I worked hard on all my     7     (lesson). And we became good friends. She often helped me with my studies. In the end, I changed a lot and     8     (successful) went to a good college.

Miss White is an angel (天使) whose words have kept me     9     (go) further. She helped me     10     (realize) that I can be successful in life by hard work.

【推荐3】My friend Bruce isn’t tall enough but likes doing sports. He’s good at r    1     and playing basketball, s    2     he is stronger than us all. Last summer Bruce went to see his grandpa. The old man lives on a farm. He likes a    3     and he has three dogs, two cats and a horse. Bruce wanted to l    4     to ride a horse. He asked his grandpa to teach him. The old man a    5    . At first he rode c    6     and soon he enjoyed himself there. One afternoon Bruce rode the horse a    7    . When it walked by a horse, a large dog ran out. The horse was very a    8     and began to run away quickly. Bruce fell down and h    9     his leg. The horse pulled him to a tree and then ran to call a doctor. “What a c    10     horse!” I said after my friend told me about it half a month later. “I don’t think so,” said Bruce. “It came back with a vet(兽医)!”