We hear about “the homeless”, we probably think of the countries in Africa. But in fact we can see homeless people     1    . For example, would you expect to see them in a developed country like Germany?

Kurt Muller and his wife Rita often     2     to help poor people of Berlin. They usually stayed at home, made sandwiches, set a table in the street and     3     food to the homeless. “I got the satisfaction when I saw the look of joy on their faces.” said Kurt.

The Mullers soon had a     4     understanding of volunteering. “Giving out food and clothing isn’t enough. What these people also need is warmth and     5    .” said Rita. The Mullers decided to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime. Rita     6     there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always open to the homeless.

They soon ran out of all their time and money, so Kurt had to visit food and clothing factories to ask for help. Many factories were moved by their     7     and spirit, they gave them enough food and clothing.

Kurt and Rita get nothing for their hard work. “We feel like parents,” says Rita, “and that means     8     children without     9     any pay in return. The love we get on the streets is the best thing for ourselves.”

Though Rita and Kurt meet many     10     and often get tired, they say they will go on with the work because they like the feeling of having made a difference in the world.

6 . How far will you go when strangers ask you for help? For Mr. Cheng, an old security guard at Hangzhou Dianzi University, the answer is 17 years and 100,000 yuan.

One night in September 2005, a man and his kid got out of a taxi and came to Cheng. The father said that his kid was a freshman (大一新生) at the university and that 6,000 yuan they had was stolen. He asked if Cheng could help them by paying the taxi driver. “Of course,” Cheng replied. It was 68 yuan.

Several days later, he heard some stories about the kid he had helped. The kid had worked hard to get into the university. He was poor, and his parents had borrowed 6,000 yuan for his college education.

However, since the money was gone, the kid would probably drop out.

Cheng decided to help again. He wasn’t rich, but he paid 6,000 yuan for the kid’s education (教育) and didn’t tell it to anyone. Cheng also took out a few hundred yuan every month and sponsored (资助) the kid through college. In the following years, he also sponsored another five students, but these stories about him were never known by others until recently.

The greatest thing about people like Cheng isn’t what they do or how much they have; it’s how much they want to help and how far they want to go although they don’t have much to give.

7 . In social science classes, the students of Mrs Green’s class learned about natural disasters, such as hurricanes, floods and earthquakes. They also learned that the Red Cross, an international organization, can help people after these ________ happen. So they decided to ________ money to donate to the Red Cross.

At the beginning of the term, the students held a ________. They shared many ideas for making money. Some wanted to wash cars, some wanted to make and sell food, ________ wanted to babysit (代人临时照看孩子). They found that many parents were ________ with work and needed help with their children after school. So the class decided to ________ a Help Children Group. They would ________ the children and help them with their lessons after school.

Later the ________ held another meeting and discussed the following questions: How will they organize the service (服务)? ________ is the price of the service? How much time should each person spend on it? At last, they ________ that each student should give at least 2 hours a week to the service. They would make some notices to tell people what the money would be used ________. In order to get parents’ support, they would send notes to tell them about the service and its ________.

A month later, the students got together in the hall, reporting their work and exchanging babysitting experiences. ________, a child care teacher came to give them some lessons about how to babysit well, and their ________ science teacher taught them how to manage their money correctly.

After five months’ work, Mrs Green’s class donated $4,000 to the Red Cross. All the students felt quite excited ________ they could not only learn a lot but also offer their helping hands to those in need. That is the meaning of life.

My heart is full of love. Recently, I’m so     1     (thank) for the support from a very dear friend of mine.     2     his help, I can realize my dream of making a kind act. It can bring me more power in my life.

We live in     3     small African city. As you know, many people there live a poor life and it’s hard for them to find jobs. I’ve     4     (hope) to open a soup kitchen for many years. I’d like to help the local people in need. My friend helps me create a web page     5     (call) Sunshine. On it, we usually share our kind     6     (activity). These days, I’m making hearty food while my friend is handing out hearty clothes. You know there are always so many homeless people     7     (live) on the streets, which shocks me a lot.

We want to invite more people to join     8     (we). The act of love by giving has encouraged me greatly. Sometimes I feel very tired after working hard for a whole day, but I still go on.     9     of the project, my life becomes so meaningful. I know     10     I’m doing now can make a difference to some people’s life.

10 . 世界环境保护日就要到了，你校组织以“Being a Volunteer of Going Green”为题的英语演讲比赛。请你以林涛的名义，根据以下内容写一篇英语演讲稿参赛。

Being a Volunteer of Going Green

Hello, everyone. I’m Lin Tao. I want to be a volunteer of going green. I’m glad to make a speech here.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thanks for listening!