3 . I was at the shop last night and saw a homeless woman with a trolley (手推车) full of her belongings. She was sitting inside the shop to keep warm. I went up to her and tried to give her money for something to eat, but she refused. She explained that if she had too much money on her, other homeless people might steal it while she was sleeping.

I explained that I just wanted to help her and asked if I could buy her something warm. Again, she said no. She thanked me and said how thankful she was that I could offer help. We introduced ourselves, and she said that when I saw her next time, she would accept help. What an amazing woman! The lady taught me an important lesson: Not all homeless people accept money or help if they believe they’ve received enough that day. I look forward to meeting her again.

Walking out into the cold night, I met a homeless man who was freezing (冻僵的). I gave the money to him. He appeared to have had a drinking problem, but I was glad that he accepted my help.

I left with a special feeling. I always try to understand what it’s like to be in a homeless person’s shoes or to imagine if they were my children facing such difficulties.

4 .

The word “low-carbon” sounds familiar to most of us. But do you know “low-carbon community (低碳社区)”? What is the community like? What benefits (好处) will it bring to our environment? Let’s have a look at Hanbei Road Community of Ya’an, Sichuan Province.

Walking into the community, people can see the hanging environmental slogans (环保标语) at first sight. And the most eye-catching items are idle bins (闲置物品投放箱) around. Many people in the community would give their idle things into the bins. Xu Juan, a mother of two, once put a pair of gloves there. “I think it’s meaningful to help others.”

In order to encourage more people to join in the “low-carbon” activity, the community introduced a reward program. Anyone can get some points if he/she gives idle things or takes part in volunteer activities. With certain points, people can exchange things in the “low-carbon supermarket” in the community.

There is also an “exchange corner” in the community. People can exchange their idle things (except the living things) with others. If he/she is not interested in any idle things in the corner, he/she can donate (捐赠) his/her things to poor families in the community.

“We are trying to make the best use of idle things by free exchange and donation. We hope all the people in our community can live low-carbon life,” said Wang Lu, leader of Hanbei Road Community.

Mary is a book lover. She could read by     1     at the age of four. Last year, she decided to     2     for a volunteer after-school reading program. She still works there once a week to help kids learn to     3    . “The kids are sitting in the library, but you can see in their eyes that they’re going on a different     4     with each new book. Volunteering here is a dream       5     for me. I can do what I love to do and help others at the same time.”

6 . The bus driver, 24-year-old Wang Ping, stopped the bus without thinking twice. He ________ and asked the woman what happened. She said that the man had a heart problem and should go to the hospital. Mr. Wang knew he had to ________ quickly. He told the passengers that he must ________ the man to the hospital. He ________ most or all of the passengers to get off and wait for the next bus. But to his ________ , they all agreed to go with him. Some passengers helped Mr. Wang to move the man ________ the bus.

Thanks to Mr. Wang and the passengers, the man was ________ by the doctors in time. “It’s _________ that many people don’t want to help others because they don’t want any _________,” says one passenger. “But the driver didn’t ________ himself. He only thought about saving a life.”

My heart is full of love. Recently, I’m so     1     (thank) for the support from a very dear friend of mine.     2     his help, I can realize my dream of making a kind act. It can bring me more power in my life.

We live in     3     small African city. As you know, many people there live a poor life and it’s hard for them to find jobs. I’ve     4     (hope) to open a soup kitchen for many years. I’d like to help the local people in need. My friend helps me create a web page     5     (call) Sunshine. On it, we usually share our kind     6     (activity). These days, I’m making hearty food while my friend is handing out hearty clothes. You know there are always so many homeless people     7     (live) on the streets, which shocks me a lot.

We want to invite more people to join     8     (we). The act of love by giving has encouraged me greatly. Sometimes I feel very tired after working hard for a whole day, but I still go on.     9     of the project, my life becomes so meaningful. I know     10     I’m doing now can make a difference to some people’s life.

Many kids don’t have enough money to buy their own bikes. Some of them find or buy old bikes. There is     1     very wonderful young man called Jimmy. He sometimes finds or buys old bikes with broken parts like wheels. Then he fixes     2     the bikes and give them away to these kids because he loves to help people. He thinks he takes after his father who always volunteers     3     help people in need. Although everyone is proud of Jimmy, he is facing a problem—he has run out of money so     4     he can’t buy any more old bikes. He needs to come up with some way of getting money or he     5     have to stop.