Do you often help others? Today many people don’t want to help others     1     they don’t want to get into trouble. But some people are very     2     and friendly. They will try to help others when they see someone is in     3    . My uncle is one of them.

My uncle is a taxi driver. He is very busy     4     every day. One day when he was driving along the street, he saw     5     old woman lying on the side of the road. A small boy was next to her, shouting     6     help. There were many people around the woman, but few of     7     helped her. My uncle stopped his taxi without thinking     8    . He tried to move the woman into his taxi and     9     to the nearest hospital.     10     to my uncle, the doctor saved the woman in time. After the woman’s family got to the hospital, my uncle left     11    . My uncle is really a kind man.

When Sally was a child, she went to the city park with her mom on a sunny morning. She felt very unhappy. Her mom saw that and asked why. Sally told her mother that she     1     so sorry to see so much rubbish on the ground.

Her mom looked around. There were     2     of paper, boxes, glass bottles and a lot of other rubbish everywhere. “What can we do?” asked Sally     3    . “ I’m sure you will think of something.” said her mom.

As soon as Sally got home with her mom, she painted a picture of the park and wrote a     4     in large black letter at the top of the picture. The sign     5     , “PLEASE KEEP OUR PARK CLEAN”. Later, she took plenty of bags and went back to the park     6     her mom. Sally put up her picture on a big rubbish box.

The children at the park ran over to see     7     was going on. Sally handed each of them a bag. “Let’s clean up this place,” said Sally. Then they began to pick up the rubbish, talking and laughing. Soon, all the bags were     8    .

Then Sally’s mom led them to put the rubbish into different kinds of rubbish boxes.     9     they looked at the clean park, they all had a strong feeling of satisfaction.

From then on, Sally has been     10     doing the cleaning and sorting rubbish. More and more people joined her to play a part in environment protection.

Yesterday I read a report about a charity (慈善) show in a local newspaper. The aim of the show was to raise money for the poor     1    . In the poor areas, some children were out of school because their parents     2     pay for their education.

Many pop stars took part in the charity show. They did it for free! There were kinds of performances, singing, dancing, rap and so on. The audience (观众) were so     3     that they clapped their hands from time to time     4     the programs were going on. Of course the show was     5    .

Many people were     6     the stars’ example. They showed their     7     by giving their money to the show. Both the ticket money and the donated money were as soon as possible sent to the poor children in poor areas to help them go back to school.

Now many charity shows are held in our country, not only to support the education in poor areas,     8     also to help people in trouble. As a     9     saying goes, “All the others will come to one’s help when one is     10     trouble.”

I hope the whole world will become better and better.

People do volunteer work for many reasons. Let’s look at     1     top reasons. After each reason, there is an example. Check the box     2     the example matches what you want to get from the volunteer experience.

You want to help at a place that is important to you. For example, you might choose to help     3     club because you want it to be a better place.

You want to meet others. When I     4     to the town I now live in, I volunteered at my son’s school because I wanted to meet other people with     5    .

You want to learn something new. My son has always liked going to live plays, but he was afraid to be on stage. He now volunteers     6     one theater. He wants to get some     7     and learn about stage experience slowly.

Which did you check? Your reason or reasons for     8     a volunteer will help guide you along your way.     9     you didn’t check any. That is fine. There are other reasons why you want to become a volunteer. No matter what the reason is, becoming a volunteer will open new doors for you and may     10     your life, and you will feel like you really make a difference!

March is the month to learn from Lei Feng in China. Lei is probably the most famous     1     soldier (士兵). He helped many people during his 22 years of life. He passed     2     more than 60 years ago. But the “Lei Feng Spirit” still     3     Chinese people to do volunteer work.

The Youth Team of Shougang Winter Olympics Service is one of the volunteer     4     that worked at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. The 192 young volunteers worked for 66 days and     5     more than 15, 000 hours of selfless service.

It is not a/an     6     job to work as a volunteer. Liu Junyu, 28, from the team, found out the way to help people get in and out of the venue (场所) more easily and     7    . Other volunteers helped clear 50, 000 square meters of ice and snow each day. This made sure that the tracks (竞赛场地) worked well for the games.

Also, a volunteer needs to     8     a lot. According to Jiang Meng, a 26-year-old volunteer from the Shougang Group, volunteers needed to know all about the venues. They also kept in mind the history and stories behind     9     to better show the beauty of Shougang and Beijing to guests.

“People say volunteering is about giving,     10     I’ve gained a lot, too, through being a volunteer—the honor and the praise, as well as the growing personal skills,” said Jiang.

Jane grew up with her grandma. She     1     her grandma very much. One day, Jane received some bad news. Her grandma had a     2     type of cancer. This made Jane very sad.

Jane’s grandma once had a dream of travelling around the world. Jane wanted to help her     3     it, but her grandma was very sick. One day, Jane had a great idea. If Grandma could not travel     4    , maybe there was another way.

The next day, Jane went     5     to tell people her grandma’s story. She posted pictures of her grandma on a blog (博客). She asked people if they could help her grandma see the world     6     pictures. After a few days, many people began to follow Jane’s blog. They began posting pictures of Grandma visiting places all over the world. They also sent their warm     7     with every picture.

Grandma was very     8     when Jane showed her the pictures. In one of them, Grandma was visiting the Pyramids in Egypt. In another, Grandma was standing by the Golden Gate Bridge in the U.S. In a     9     picture, Grandma was on the Great Wall of China. She was even at the Sydney Opera House in Australia. In the last one, she was standing in front of Big Ben in England.

Grandma took Jane’s hand and said, “This is wonderful! Thank you and all of those people. You have     10     my dream come true.” Neither Jane nor her grandma would ever forget that day.

At school gates, you can see some volunteers with red vests (马甲). Can you guess     1    they are? They are parent volunteers. When students go     2     the street, parent volunteers put up a “Slow” sign to let drivers slow down. In order to become professional traffic volunteers, parents are supposed to learn how to give directions to students and stop them from     3     soccer on the road. Because of these volunteers, students can get to school and go back home     4    . Guangzhou Daily reports many parents are looking forward to being a volunteer. They wish to make an effort to protect the     5     safety.

Another group of “red vests” show up on main roads. They help cleaners pick up dirty paper, plastic     6    , glass bottles and so on. They ask the passers-by (路人) not to throw the rubbish everywhere.     7     their work seems simple, they still take it seriously.

Some teenagers     8     their free time in hospitals or old people’s homes. They cheer sick kids up or look after old people. In the countryside, some college students play a(n)     9     role in volunteering. They can provide science and technology help for farmers.

A lot of volunteers give     10     kindness with a helping hand. They can make a difference to people in need and the society.