Max Woosey is a 12-year-old boy. He has slept outside in storms, snow and heat waves, but now he’s coming indoors.

After two years of     1     (sleep) in a tent, Max, who has raised over £700,000, is about to remember what a bed     2     (feel) like. “I’m still going to be in my tent a lot,” said Max. “But now I’ve done two years. If there’s a big,     3     (danger) storm coming, I may come inside.”

Max began camping out in March 2020. At that time,     4     old neighbor of his, Rick Abbott, who was     5     (serious) ill, gave Max a tent and told him to take a risk with it. Later Max decided to camp out to raise money     6     the hospital that cared for Rick. Max didn’t think he would keep going a long time,     7     it went on and on.

Over the two years, Max has been through around 15 tents and has had camping     8     (trip) in many places. He even slept on a hotel balcony (阳台). His dad joined     9     in the tent during last month’s Storm Eunice, with Max joking that he     10     (wake) up not by the wind but by his dad’s snoring (鼾声)!

In her grandparents’old house, Maya discovered an old family calendar, with each page filled out carefully.

On June 6, 1892: “Helped Mr Thompson repair his house.” On November 14, 1907: “________ my time at an old people’s home.”

Curious, she asked her grandmother about it.

“That is the tradition of our family,” her grandmother explained. “Every day, for generations (世代), we complete one act of kindness and take it down. No matter how ________ it is. ”

Maya was interested. “Why?”

Her grandmother smiled, “It’s a belief that through continuous kind actions, we can create a life of ________. Every day, we find a moment of light through offering help to others, even when the world around us is dark.”

With admiration, Maya decided to keep the tradition. Every night, she would record her act of kindness for the day. As the years went by, Maya’s entries of her kind act ________, from comforting a distressed stranger on the bus to organizing community clean-ups.

One day, as she sat at a café, a young woman came to her. “Are you Maya?” She asked politely.

Maya nodded, feeling ________.

The woman went on, “Years ago, you taught me for free when my family couldn’t afford lessons. Because of you, I graduated top of my class. Today, I ________ an organization providing help for students from poor families.”

Maya was moved and proud. She realized her actions were creating ripples (涟漪) in ways she had never imagined.

The calendar became a community legend (传奇). Inspired by Maya, the town started a “Calendar Day”, encouraging everyone to do good.

When Maya was old, she often sat with her grandchildren, turning the filled pages. “This was when your grandpa and I met. I helped him find his lost dog.”

One day, her oldest grandchild, Sophie, looked up from the calendar. “I want to ________ this, Grandma.”

Maya handed the calendar over. She knew the tradition would live on.

Years after Maya passed, the town built a statue (雕塑) in her honor, with the words on its base:

In memory of Maya and the generations before her who believed in the power of everyday ________.

In America hitching a ride（搭便车）is very common. Many people there love hitching a ride during     1     (they) trips. I also once hitched a ride when I was travelling in America.

I     2     (drive) on the road when my car stopped. I was going to a town that was     3     (far) than I had expected. My tank（油箱）became empty     4     I got to the town. Standing there, I didn’t know what to do. I just knew I needed help. But I could see nobody around. Who could I turn to? Then I thought     5     the scenes that I had seen in Hollywood     6     (movie). I remembered that people in America loved hitching a ride. I told myself that I could do that too.

So when a car was coming, I tried to hitch a ride. To my joy, the car     7     (real) stopped in front of me. The driver was     8     old man. After knowing my problem, he said he could help me out. He took me to the nearest gas station. But then he left as he had something important     9     (do).

I couldn’t walk all the way back to my car. Therefore, I tried to hitch a ride and I was     10     (help) out once again. I was greatly moved.

9 . Did you watch the popular TV series Meet yourself during your winter vacation? In the TV series, Xu Hongdou travels to a village in Yunnan province and volunteers at a local café. She gets ________ meals in return. Because of this hot hit, ________ travel—similar to Xu’s type of work—has caught more attention.

In general, the ________ of taking such a trip is to take part in a service chance to help others, according to Wise Tour. During the trip, volunteer travelers often provide services like teaching, cooking, animal caring, and cultural activities. In ________ for their help, the volunteers may get free accommodation (住宿), meals and laundry (洗衣), activities, or classes.

It seems that only modern transport could make these long journeys ________ in recent years. However, volunteer travel started from the 1960s, when Alec Dickson and his wife Mora from the UK ________ Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO), an international volunteer organization.

According to Sanlian Lifeweek magazine, volunteer projects in the ________ are now attracting more visitors from the city to relax from the fast and stressful life. Yang Yan, a pioneer of a volunteer platform (平台), told the magazine that there has been a rapid ________ in the number of tourists from the city to volunteer in village areas.

People try volunteer travel for several reasons. By working voluntarily while traveling, travelers may make a ________ to the world. The volunteers provide services through charities with lower costs for the communities they serve. Another ________ of volunteer travel is that it helps tourists from the city to get a taste of country life. In this way, travelers can relax from their busy lives, while country communities also develop by receiving more customers for local tourism industries.