1 . Online study can be hard. Zech Hipp was doing it with great difficulty. Zech is 15 years old. He lives in Seattle, Washington, with his four brothers and his mother.

“It’s hard to stay focused,” he said. “I can’t stay focused on one thing at a time.” Zech has gotten some helpful advice from his “Big Brother” Owen Kim. Kim is 33 years old. He is Zech’s mentor through a program. The program is called Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound.

A mentor is someone who gives help and advice. Kim and Zech often text, talk over the phone and even video call. Kim gave Zech some advice about how to stay focused while doing school at home. Kim suggests picking one space and always doing your work there. “Make that space as comfortable as possible,” he said.

In his room, Zech set up a cubby（小房间）.He has a place where he can make tea. This was Kim’s idea. Here, Zech said he is more separated from everybody else in the house. That’s where he does schoolwork.

Kim and Zech have been Big Brother and Little Brother for four years. They used to meet once a week. They would walk through the city or play video games. In spring 2020, COVID-19 started spreading. Kim and Zech had to stop meeting up in person. The illness spreads easily between people. Now, they only communicate over the phone or video call.

Kim is older than Zech. He has had different life experiences. When they talk, Kim can give Zech a different point of view about life. Zech said this is helpful. Kim said its been a great thing for him, too. He said Zech has been a wonderful addition to his life.

“Owen’s always there,” Zech’s mother said. All of her boys have had Big Brothers or Big Sisters. “It has done such wonders for our family,” she said. “Just having them in our lives has been such a blessing.”

Museums play a big role in our society. They are also     1     important classroom for primary and secondary school students. During holidays, groups of young museum guides     2     (see) everywhere in Changzhou Museum. Since 2011, Changzhou Museum     3     (carry) out more than 100 public training activities for volunteer guides.

In July, 2021, I was chosen     4     (be) a volunteer guide in Changzhou Museum.     5     it was my first time to serve there, I didn’t know what to do. Luckily, the teachers there gave many interesting training classes, including “Public Places and Manners”, “Red History and Red Culture” and so on. I was deeply touched by the stories of     6     (pioneer) like Qu Qiubai and Zhang Tailei. I was impressed that they had risked     7     (lose) their lives to create a new China.

In the following month,I guided hundreds of tourists and did my job     8     (success). This experience had a great influence     9     me. I know more about my hometown and the meaning of life. I feel     10     (pride) of being a volunteer guide to help more people learn about Changzhou.

5 . December 5th is International Volunteer Day. It is also     1     (call) IVD. There are more and more students volunteering to help others     2     that day. They give people help w    3     hope of reward (回报). Three students from No. 7 High School are regarded as outstanding representatives (杰出的代表) of the     4     (volunteer). They are Li Huiping, Lin Pei and Zhu Ming. These students volunteer     5     (they) time to help other people. The volunteer work     6     (take) each of them several hours a week, so it is a small commitment (义务). They think volunteering     7     (be) great. Not only do they feel good about helping other people, but also they get to spend time     8     (do) what they love to do. The three students plan to set     9     a student volunteer project at their school. “Don’t put o    10     it.” said they. “Become a volunteer today!”

6 . Christopher Nguyen is a talented (有天赋的) piano player from Alameda, California, US. He enjoys playing the ______ and is very good at it. Christopher likes to share (分享) his ______. Every week after school on Fridays, Christopher ______ the old people’s home, a place for seniors (长者) to spend time together.

At the old people’s home, ______ usually like to read newspapers and watch TV after dinner. When Christopher comes to play the piano for them, they all ______ what they are doing to listen. Christopher likes making people happy. He ______ people’s faces to see how they are feeling, and then he plays a song that he thinks will make them feel ______. Christopher can play all kinds of music, ______ he can always find something that everyone likes. When he ______, the seniors usually smile (微笑), and sometimes they cry. Mary Kelly, a senior from the old people’s home says, “We all know him and we all look forward to him playing every ______.”

Christopher is usually a very ______ person. He doesn’t like to talk in front of his classmates at school. ______ he doesn’t feel shy when he plays the piano. He feels ______ to share his talent with others. Christopher knows that his music makes them happy, and that makes ______ happy too. “I enjoy putting a smile on people’s ______.” Christopher said.

8 . Living in China, it is very easy for us to get clean water. However, in many other places around the world, clean water is unavailable. Take Liberia (利比里亚) as an example. Many people there have no choice but to drink dirty water. Every year, many children die of diarrhea (腹泻).

Destinee Whitaker learned this when she entered high school. The problem worried her a lot. The American girl wanted to make a difference. She shared her wish with her schoolmates. Together, they discussed how to help people in Liberia.

The students decided to donate water purification systems (水质净化系统) to Liberia. To raise money, they held bake sales at their school. Finally, they collected enough money. Whitaker gave a check (支票) to people in Liberia. The local people were excited about the “gift”. They were moved by what the students had done.

Remember: Not everyone in this world has what we have. Not everyone lives the way we live. By putting her “big dream” into action, Whitaker changed the lives of many Liberian people. Then, what can you do to make this world a better place?

One day, when Jakey went outside to play, he found a hedgehog (刺猬) in a window well (井). It seemed that the hedgehog couldn’t get out.

Jakey’s big brothers, Artie and Danny, came around and _________ the hedgehog, too. “We need to get it out!” they said and hurried to their room. When Jakey followed them, he found Artie and Danny were making _________.

“We can’t touch the hedgehog. It might bite (咬),” Artie said. “A rope may be _________.”

“We’ll also need a platform (平台).” Danny added and explained their _________ to Jakey.

“How will you get the hedgehog to walk onto that platform?” Jakey asked.

“What about something to eat?” Artie said and _________ an old beef sandwich. Jakey looked at it and thought the hedgehog would get sick after eating it. So he decided to find his own way to help the hedgehog.

Jakey searched around the house and luckily found a nice long _________. He pulled the board and placed it against a corner of the well, next to the hedgehog. Artie and Danny were so busy with their plans that they didn’t _________ what Jakey did.

The hedgehog didn’t seem to like the board and made a (n) _________ sound. “Don’t worry. It won’t hurt you,” Jakey said. After that, he climbed up into his tree house and _________ quietly.

A few minutes later, Jakey saw the hedgehog smell the board, touch it with one foot, and walk up the board. It got out of the well finally and disappeared into the trees.

“I made it!” Jakey shouted _________. Then he ran to tell his brothers the news.