Wang Ping is a cleaner. He has     1     (work) in a park for 5 years. He is also a good father. Nothing can make him happier than playing with his little daughter in his free time.

One Tuesday afternoon, while he was cleaning the park, suddenly, he heard a woman crying for help. He ran up     2     (quick) to see what happened. The woman’s 15-month-old baby girl choked（窒息）on a small piece of pear and her face turned purple. The baby was too young to save herself, and the mother was so nervous     3     she didn’t know how to save her daughter properly. Luckily, Wang Ping knew what to do. He took the baby in his     4     (arm) without     5     (think) twice.     6     the mother’s help, Wang Ping held the baby upside down and gave her a few pats（轻拍）on the back. After a short while, he     7     (succeed) in getting the piece of pear out of her mouth and the baby began to cry. Her mom was so thankful     8     her daughter was saved.

Wang Ping tried his     9     (good) and saved the baby’s life. In his mind, helping others is just helping     10     (he). He hoped more people could volunteer（自愿）to help the people in need if possible.

3 . Han Hong is a famous singer in China. She is always ready to help those in need.

During the Spring Festival, 2020,     1     terrible disease（疾病） called COVID-19（新冠肺炎） broke out in Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei province. Han Hong     2     （cancel） her concert at once, which she     3     （plan） to put on in Wuhan on Feb 29. Instead, she threw     4     （she） into the volunteer work of helping those in need.

“When you’re going through a situation     5     this, you simply want to do anything you can to help. There are so many kind people out there,” writes a fan,     6     raised money through Han’s foundation（基金会）. “It’s good to know that there are trucks with medical things     7     （go） straight to the medical staff（员工）.” In the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake,     8     （lucky） for many people, they     9     （make） homeless. To help them, Han Hong put on a charity（慈善） performance for Wenchuan, Sichuan province, after a great earthquake.

Over the years, she has helped lots of people in need in many occasions（场合）. “Many great artists in the world are     10     （know） for their great love. That’s the amazing thing about human nature,” Han said.

4 . Two angels stop at the gate of a rich family. The family were very rude and didn’t let the angels stay in the guest room. Instead the angels were g    1     a place in the cold basement (地下室).

As they made their bed on the cold floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and fixed it. When the younger angel asked w    2    , the old one said, “Things aren’t always what they seem.”

The next night they had a r    3     at the house of a very poor farmer. The kind farmer and his wife shared the little food they had with them. Then the c    4     let the angels sleep in their bed. This way, they got a good night’s sleep. When the sun rose the next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow died.

The younger angel asked the older angel angrily, “How could you let this happen? The first family has everything, and you helped them f    5     the wall. The second family has l    6     money, but was willing to share everything, and you let the cow die.”

“Things aren’t always what they seem,” the older angel r    7    . “There was gold mine b    8     the wall of the rich family. Since the family was unkind and unwilling to s    9    , I fixed the hole in the wall so they wouldn’t find it. Then last night, Death came for the poor man’s wife. I gave him the c    10     instead. The cow will come back to life after a few minutes. Things aren’t always what they seem.”

5 . Laura is only ten years old. She always does something meaningful on h    1     own.

Laura     2     (参加) a winter camp at the age of eight. During her stay in the camp, she went to v    3     some kids in poor areas. She felt     4     that the kids there didn’t have new clothes to wear and toys to play with. After she returned home, she kept     5     (思考) what to do to help those kids.

    6     morning Laura saw some elder kids selling lemon juice by the street. They wanted to raise     7     to help their friends. Then she     8     (想出) an idea.     9     (在……的帮助下) her mother, her first lemonade stand was     10     (建立). In week, it made $52.     11     it was only a little money, she helped 12 kids with it. She     12     ['hæpili] jumped into the air when she saw smile on their faces.

After that, her mother helped her start a program c    13     Laura’s Lemonade for Love. Up till now, she has already raised more than $17,000. She always s    14     the money on clothes, toys and books     15     the poor kids.

In some sense, the inner satisfaction is from giving not receiving. Helping others is as warm as sunshine.

6 . Last summer I got the chance to spend a month helping out in a hospital in Africa. I had one year left at school, and I was     1    （interest）in studying medicine at university.

It was a month that changed my life. I     2    （introduce）to a world that is very different to mine in so many ways. I was shocked at how poor so many     3    （family）over there are and how difficult their lives can be. But I was also surprised at how positively people spend     4    （they）daily lives. The way they come together and help each other is a real inspiration, and something I think a lot of us here in the UK have forgotten. I think many of us don't realize     5     lucky we are. My work in the hospital was hard. Not only did I spend a lot of time cleaning floor, but     6     I got to spend some time looking after the patients. And I got the chance     7     （talk）to some doctors and ask them about the job. I saw some truly awful things in the hospital,     8     none of them changed my mind about being a doctor.     9     fact, they only made me more determined to do medicine.

When I finish, I know     10     I'm going to do: I want to work for an international organization like the Red Cross. I can't wait to get started.

7 . I can’t forget that day. It was a cold snowy morning after the winter     1    （假期）. I got up early and went to a new school, which is the most famous one     2    （在……中）middle schools in New York. I was walking alone slowly and worried about lots of things because it was the first time for me to stay     3    （在国外）. It was so early that there weren’t many people on the     4    （空的）road.

Suddenly a girl who was riding her bike got into trouble. She fell down and tried hard to get up but she     5    （失败的）again. Without thinking, I went over and helped her. She said “thank you” with a smile and then rode away. Her words warmed me a lot.

Finally, I got to school. The teacher introduced me to the     6    （全部的）class. Then he asked me to sit down beside a girl. I felt so nervous that I didn’t dare to look at her. Soon the bell     7    （响铃）for the first class. Their textbooks were different from those in my old school. While I was     8    （考虑）asking the teacher for help, an English book appeared in front of me. “Let’s share.” the friendly girl next to me said. “Hi, I’m Carrie.” To my surprise, it was the girl I helped that morning. Later on, we became good friends.

From that I learned: To help others is actually to help     9    （我们自己）. What life teaches us is not only     10    （知识）but also experience. So I hope you can always help others in your life.

8 . What can you do to help people or animals in need? The answer is—to be a volunteer.

Helping yourself by helping others

Volunteering not only helps others but also helps yourself. If you’re sad about something that happens, like an e    1     or a flood, doing something to help others can be a great way to make you feel better. It feels good to be able to help. Because of your help, some kids have warm hats, g    2     and boots. D    3     voluntary work means one very important thing—you are helping make the world a better place.

Getting started

School is a good place to start. You can ask a teacher w    4     you should do to be a volunteer. Some places want volunteers who are 12 or even o    5    . Kids often start volunteering by working with their parents. You might be too young to get food ready at a kitchen. But when your parents give you a helping hand, you might be able to go a    6    .

Things to do with parents or family members

Volunteering is a great way to have fun with your family. Here are some ideas for things you can do as a family. C    7     up a park, a school or other places. Offer food to people without homes.

Coming up with your own ways

You can try to find your own ways to r    8     money. You can make and sell things and donate the money to charities.

Volunteering can also help kids learn s    9     about themselves. They will learn about what kinds of things they can do and what they are i    10     in.

So what are you waiting for? Make a plan to start volunteering today.