Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before     1     (stat) work or go to university (大学). Some young people go to other     2     (country) and work as volunteers (志愿者). Volunteers give their time to help people.     3     example, they work in schools or hospitals, or they do something     4     (help) for the environment.

Paul, 18, comes from Wales. Next year he wants to go to university to study Chinese, but now he’s living in Belize. Paul says, “I     5     (work) with other people here to save the coral reefs (珊瑚礁) in the sea near Belize. The reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is     6     (serious) polluted, the coral will die. I’m helping to do research on the coral and the fish     7     live around the reefs. All over     8     world, coral reefs are dying. We need to do something about the problem before it’s too late.”

“I’m staying with a family here and I help do some housework. I don’t get any money, but that’s OK. I love my work here, and I’m learning a lot about the people of Belize—and     9     (I)! After I finish my work, I want to stay here for another three months. I want     10     (travel) around Belize and Central America.”

3 . Every Sunday, Sally goes to buy many clothes. Now, she has four sweaters, three new skirts and five pairs of new shoes, but she’s not happy.

One day, Sally asks her friend Anna, “I have so many new clothes, but I’m not happy. You don’t buy new clothes, but you’re always happy. Why?”

“Oh, dear, I don’t think new clothes can make one happy,” says Anna. “But what makes you so happy?” Sally asks.

“Helping others,” Anna says. “I often go to the old people’s home (敬老院) with my sister Gina. I play games with them.”

Now, Sally wants to join (加入) Anna and Gina. She says, “Can I go with you?” Anna says, “Yes, sure.”

5 . I’m Michael. I am a ________ in Yucai Middle School. I have a nice sister, and ________ name is Mary.

She is a student, ________. We are in the same school, but in different (不同的) ________. One day, she comes home from ________. She says Jack is a ________ in her class. His family doesn’t have any new school things. ________ he often takes others’ school things. The children in her class don’t ________ him. Mary wants to help him, but she doesn’t know ________ to do. “Let’s ________ him some new school things,” I say.

“It’s a really good idea,” Mary ________.

The next day, I buy some pens, pencils, erasers and a ________ schoolbag. Then my sister takes ________ to school. The boy is ________ to see these new things.

Now, Jack ________ take others’ things and he begins to help others.

6 . When Sammie Vance was just 8, she thought about a question: What breaks your heart? “For me, it’s seeing people who need a friend,” the seventh grader from Indiana, US, told people magazine, “I’ve been lonely myself, I don’t want others to feel that way.”

Soon after a summer camp, Vance learned about buddy benches (伙伴长椅). These benches are seats at a school playground. A lonely child can sit on it, which shows that he or she is in need of a friend.

She loved this idea. “This would be really cool to have at my school,” Vance said. Then she got into action immediately. She collected 725 kilograms of bottle caps and found a company to turn the caps into benches for her school. According to Vance, these recycled benches cost much less than regular park benches and are good for the environment.

Vance collected more for benches at other schools too. She also made a Facebook page for others to follow her journey and make bottle cap donations. She was surprised that her small project has had an influence on people around the world. She even received bottle caps from Germany, Australia and Israel.

Today, Vance has helped make more than 200 recycled benches in schools and neighborhoods. But she has no plans of stopping. She said in an interview that even adults can use a buddy bench because people at any age can feel lonely. “I just look forward to making a difference,” she said, “and encouraging other people to make a difference.”

7 . My name is Jane. I am 14 years old. My best friend is Mary. She is as young as me. We are in the same class. She is a tall girl with short straight hair. She is very outgoing and helpful. But I am a little shy. I am afraid to speak in front of others. But Mary can bring out the best in me. She always asks me to do meaningful things with her. Last week, we volunteered (自愿) to help in a nursing home. I felt so happy to help others. I am poor at math. Therefore, Mary always helps me with it after class. Sometimes I can’t understand well, so she explains again and again. She is really patient. Now I get better grades in math than before.

In order to make me brave, Mary and I join some clubs in our school together. We join the music club and the volleyball club. Now, I’ve changed into an outgoing and helpful girl, too. I’m so lucky to have a friend like her. So I think it’s unnecessary to be the same as your friend. As long as you care about each other, both of you can be better.

Last year, I worked in a middle school near my mother’s house, and I stayed with her for a month. During that time, I helped her do some housework and buy some food.

After the first week, I noticed that the food was     1     very quickly. Then I began keeping an eye on my mum. To my     2    , I found that she would put some of the food into a paper bag and go out with it at about nine every morning. And finally, I decided to follow her. I saw her taking the food to the street children. She would also     3     a lot of time talking and playing with them.

One day, I talked to a neighbor and found out that my mum was     4     in the area. The children were very friendly with her and even thought of her as their own mother. Then it hit me—why     5     she want to tell me about it? Was she worried that I would stop buying food if I found out?

When my mum got home, I gave her a big hug. I told her she didn’t need to keep it a     6     from me. And she told me something about the children. Some of them lived with an old lady in a small house. Others     7     on the street. For years, she was helping the poor street children     8     giving them food. After she told me everything, I was so moved by how selfless (无私) she was. She helped others in need. As her son, I was so     9     of my mum.

I     10     to buy food for my mum after that. But I always added one more bag for her other children.