“Hi, Mommy, what are you doing?” asked Susie. “I’m making a dinner for Mrs. Smith next door,” said her mother.

“Why?” asked Susie, who was only six years old.

“Because Mrs. Smith lost her _________ and she has a broken heart. We need to take care of her.”

“Why, Mommy?” “You see, Susie, when someone is sad, they have _________ doing the little things like making dinner or other housework. _________ Mrs. Smith is our neighbor, we need to do some things to help her. Mrs. Smith will _________ be able to talk with her child, hug her or do _________ wonderful that mommies and children do together. You are a very _________ girl, Susie. Maybe you’ll _________ some ways to help Mrs. Smith.”

Susie thought _________ about it. A few minutes later, Susie knocked on Mrs. Smith’s door. After a few moments, Mrs. Smith _________ the door with a “Hi, Susie”. “_________ can I do for you, Susie?” asked Mrs. Smith.

“My mommy says that you lost your daughter and you’re very, very sad,” Susie held her _________ out. In it was a Band-Aid. “This can _________your broken heart.” Mrs. Smith quickly dried the tears _________ her hands and hugged Susie. She understood the little girl and said, “Thank you, darling. This will help a lot.”

Mrs. Smith _________ Susie’s kindness. She bought a small picture frame (相框). Mrs. Smith put Susie’s Band-Aid in the frame to remind _________ to keep strong and cheer up every time she saw it. She knew she would heal (治愈) with time and support.

2 . Who says kids can’t make a difference? In Missouri, a group of students is helping change the world by buying farm animals!

Millions of people live with little food and money, so the gifts of animals can actually save lives. Ten years ago, the second-graders at Forsyth School learned about Heifer International and they decided to join it.

Heifer International is an organization that has been “turning hunger into hope” for 77 years. It was set up by a farmer named Dan West. He developed the idea in the 1930s. In 1944, the first Heifer animals were sent and Heifer International was born. The organization gives farm animals to poor people and teaches them how to use the animals to improve their lives. Of all the farm animals, heifers (小母牛) are the most popular, and they have become a symbol of Heifer’s work. That is because families with a cow can produce milk that they can drink and trade milk for other things that they need. Heifer International also gives animals such as sheep, camels (骆驼) and even bees to poor families.

Each second-grade class at Forsyth School decides which animals to buy and how many to give. The students’ favorite part of working with Heifer International is that they can offer help to others. They raise money by recycling cans and making jewelry. Although the jewelry is simple, it is beautiful to wear. Some even give their birthday or holiday gifts to Heifer International!

Kids can do many things to help others. Are you ready to do your part? Why not just take action now?

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In every country, there are thousands of people who want to help out. Many join organizations run by their governments. For example, the Peace Corps in the United States and Voluntary Service Overseas in Britain. Since the powerful earthquake took place in Sichuan, more than 200 thousand volunteers across China have been helping there! They do all kinds of work or come up with ways to help improve life. Some offer their professional skills for free. Others have no qualifications (资历), but they love to work hard to help.

One of the most famous volunteers in the world was Mother Teresa. She could be the best volunteer because she gave her life to helping the poorest people of Calcutta. She helped the homeless, cared for the sick, gave out food, and became the mother of those without families.

Now more and more teenagers actively look for volunteering opportunities, too. They volunteer because they think it will be fun or they will learn something. They also like the idea of being helpful to others, even if it is just handing out books for the teacher. As they get older, these reasons are still the same, but there are other important reasons for volunteering such as learning on-the-job, getting work experience, and improving their social life.

All volunteers bring joy to the people they help in so many ways. They might read books to the blind, fix up broken houses, and find ways to get water for villages. Could you be a volunteer? What kind of volunteer work could you do? There is someone in the world who needs you.

5 . Mr. Kent’s students cared about a hurricane (飓风) in Mexico. The wind blew trees over and damaged houses. In the heavy rain, houses and streets were flooded. The class discussed what they could do to help people there.

Ava said, “People will need clothes.”       

“They’ll need blankets (毯子) to keep warm,” Melanie added.       

“I have a new blanket and a ton of clothes. We can send those to people in Mexico,” said Brett.

“Brett, that’s brilliant!” said Ava. “You, Melanie and I, and anyone else in the school, can bring in our extra clothes and blankets to help people in Mexico.”

The students talked to Mr. Kent about how they could collect clothes and blankets. Some kids were going to put up signs saying “Blanket Drive”. Other kids were writing a newsletter. Everyone was going to ask their friends and relatives for clothes and blankets. Brett was put in charge of stacking all the clothes and blankets in the gym.

News of the Blanket Drive spread, and people living all over the city brought in more clothes and blankets. Everyone in town was talking about the Blanket Drive. The local television station sent a camera crew (摄制组) to the school. The reporter wanted to know whose idea this was.

Finally they found Brett in the gym, over thousands of blankets and pieces of clothing. The interviewer said to Brett, “This was a brilliant idea. You must be very proud of yourself for thinking of it.”

Brett looked at the mountain of clothes behind him and then looked back at the camera. “No,” Brett said thoughtfully. “We had a lot of clothes and blankets, and those people in Mexico really need them. We’re just trying to help. It’s simple.”

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①Making signs.          ②Asking more help.   ③Trying to help.        ④Calling television.

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Young Volunteers is a club for students to do volunteer activities. If you’re interested, it’s necessary for you to know something about the club.

    1     What kind of things do you get excited about? Do you love to teach kids, work outdoors or help people in need? Your interest may help you do volunteer activities better.

    2     Are you good at things like sports or computers? Most volunteer groups are looking for people with skills and abilities.

    3     It’s much better if you can be active in thinking and always come up with new ideas. With all the ideas, you may find a volunteer chance that has never happened to you. All you do could bring something surprising.

    4     Your first volunteer job may be not good. Although it’s not the work you want, you can still try to be excited about a good learning experience.

    5     If you can’t try to finish the work you volunteer to do, it may be difficult for the group and it will make you feel uncomfortable.

If you want to get more information about Young Volunteers, you can visit our website: youngvolunteers.com.

9 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入一个适当的词或使用括号内单词的正确形式填空。

Zhao Hongcheng, born in 1990, is a video content creator who has over 84,000 followers on the video-sharing platform Bilibili. A wheelchair     1     (be) part of her life since she was 1 year old. She uses her platform     2     (call) for greater understanding of the lives and needs of disabled (残疾的) people. She wants to be a bridge between the disabled     3     the rest of society. She made her first video in 2019, and the rising popularity of short videos gave her confidence. Her fourth video made her even     4     (popular) on the Internet. In 2021, she became     5     full-time content creator on Bilibili.

In her video about a tour in Shanghai, she find     6     hard for the disabled people with a wheelchair to get on the underground, so she put forward some useful     7     (advise) for such service. She said if people with disabilities faced such service every day, they would probably give     8     traveling.     9     (luck), her suggestions were accepted by the city.

But most people with disabilities are not as lucky as Zhao. Some people with minor disabilities were being looked down by companies. She hopes that the rights (权利) of disabled people to receive education can     10     (protect) better, and the good news is that equality has improved over the years.