In 1965, Millard and Linda Fuller decided to trade their lives as millionaires for a simple life helping others. They made this decision after visiting a community-run farm, 【小题1】 everyone worked together and helped each other. The farm inspired the Fullers and in 1976, they founded Habitat for Humanity, 【小题2】 non-governmental organization aimed 【小题3】 building houses worldwide for poor people.

Habitat houses are built by volunteers, and the materials used to build the houses 【小题4】 (donate). Because the Fullers believe that people should work to improve their own lives, those who receive a house must also spend hours 【小题5】 (help) build their homes.

Believing that people should help 【小题6】 (they), the Fullers want to ensure that houses are not 【小题7】 (simple) handed to people in need. Habitat houses are not free, but they are 【小题8】 (expensive) than other houses because the organization does not profit from them.

Today there are volunteers all around the world. Since 2000, many volunteers, including middle school and university students, 【小题9】 (build) houses for people in need. By building houses and helping them take 【小题10】 (responsible) for their lives, Habitat for Humanity is building hope around the world.

Rescue operations are continuing in full swing to find survivors in the deadly earthquake that damaged parts of Türkiye and Syria.

In the southern Turkish city of Antakya, a pregnant woman 【小题1】(bury) under the ruins of a collapsed building was pulled out to 【小题2】(safe) by Chinese and local rescue teams on Thursday, three days after the catastrophic magnitude -7.7 earthquake and its aftershocks struck the country and northern Syria. Across the area of southern Türkiye, people sought temporary shelter and food in 【小题3】(freeze) winter weather and waited in grief. The number of deaths in Turkiye 【小题4】(rise) to 14,351 so far.

The Chinese rescue team, 【小题5】(consist) of 82 members including specialists in search and rescue as well as medical treatment, rushed to one of the worst-hit regions in Turkiye. 【小题6】 moment they arrived at the scene, they immediately joined their Turkish partners to carry 【小题7】 a rescue plan and saved the woman. Also, several Chinese civilian teams set to join the international rescue effort 【小题8】(assist) in the rescue. On a visit to the disaster zone on Wednesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said operations were proceeding 【小题9】(normal) now and promised no one would be left 【小题10】(home). “We will be better tomorrow and later. We still have some issues with fuel... but we will overcome those too,” Erdogan said.

After college I wanted to make a difference in the world, so I became a volunteer teacher and【小题1】（send）to Namibia. Honestly, my first choice wasn't Africa, but I am extremely grateful that I had the chance. So with a group of【小题2】（equal）eager young graduates, I went on my journey.

Schools were quite bare, and the students【小题3】（have）tiring days, walking miles to get to school, often barefoot. With their mountain【小题4】work at home, few【小题5】（possession）and little opportunity, these children were joyful, which I admired.

This【小题6】（be）my first time living abroad in a different culture, simply getting used to the living conditions was【小题7】big adjustment. I had no electricity, running water, phone【小题8】internet. Imagine no air-conditioning where the temperature often goes beyond 38 degrees Celsius! Some days it was just too hot to move.

However, I could end each day with a【小题9】（glory）African sunset. And at night, I had a light-pollution-free view of the entire Milky Way. Before Namibia. I never thought I would survive in such an environment. My experience awakened me to not only the limitations【小题10】（place）on ourselves, but also our amazing ability to adapt. Stepping out of your comfort zone in another culture will certainly make your life worthwhile.