I’m a boy of 12. Every Saturday night my family and I go out and______the homeless people in our city. There are hundreds of people______any food or______. We have been doing this for several months. We wanted to see______it was like in the life of a homeless person.

One special thing I’d like to______is, my family and I do not eat before we begin our   _____, so we know how it feels to be______. We all get together in the kitchen and_____the food. Some of the meals are sandwiches and cookies and a bottle of water. ______my mum prepares a steaming _____delicious meal. We then______them all up. I like to write special notes on the bag like “ Best Wishes.”

A lot of people______homeless people. But not all of them are drug addicts or bad people. Some are______nice. Some just had bad things that led to them.

At first, we had to gain their_____, because a lot of people are_____to them for no good reasons. But now that they see us every week, they______have faith in us. We all have to remember that these are people who have______.

Some of them shake our hands for_____them food. Some sing and dance happily.

After we finished feeding the homeless, it makes me_____what I have at home. I love feeding the homeless, and making a/an_____in someone’s life.

A Texas veteran(老兵) is asking community members to donate their old Christmas trees so he can turn them into stylish ________ for his fellow veterans.

After ________ in the US Army for 8 years, Jamie Willis returned home as a 100% disabled veteran who was ________ unable to work. The Veteran Affairs provided him with a cane that was ________ and unstable.

Shortly after discovering the ________ of typical VA canes, he discovered Free Canes for Veterans, an organization ________ to giving away cool-looking handmade canes to veterans. Willis then ________Oscar Morris, president of the organization, and asked if he could learn how to ________ his own cane—and Morris was happy to help.

After Willis made his first stick, he worked with Morris to open up a ________ of the organization. Since opening up shop, he has made and donated more than 200 canes for veterans.

“I do this so I don’t sit home all day feeling ________ for myself,” Willis said “This is all out of ________. I just want to do my little bit for other people.”

Now that the holiday season is over, Willis is asking people to donate their old Christmas trees that will be ________ into canes. It usually takes Willis a day to turn one tree into a cane. After that, he ________ it up and ships it off to his fellow veterans. He is also ________ to make canes for anyone with a disability.

For his appeal, Willis has been flooded with ________ since an organization donated 400 trees and community members an additional 100.

Several days ago, I went to visit a nursing home with my friends for the first time. Our _______ was to keep the elderly company, so we made them cards and cookies, and prepared_______ to keep them entertained such as songs and talk shows.

To be honest, I didn't know what to _______. It was hard to imagine the difference we could make to their _______, as we were just a group of strangers giving them a visit. But now I know we shouldn't underestimate (低估) a stranger's ability to _______ another's life because the effects can be _______.

I would have never known how amazing the effects of my visit to the nursing home would be _______ I hadn't experienced it myself. After _______ the elderly and speaking to them one ­on­one, I was amazed by how much they _______ my visit. Perhaps they felt ________ or abandoned before, but now tears of ________ could be seen in their eyes. Maybe all that people ________ is to know they are cared for, even by a stranger.

Moreover, I was ________ by the optimism (乐观) they had for their future, even at an old age. They were so active in spirit, regardless of their weak ________. They were selfless enough to tell me to ________ myself, even if they were the ones in wheelchairs. It taught me that happiness could ________ even at an old age, regardless of discouraging circumstances or health that is getting ________.

I ________ that the rewards of volunteering are a two­way street. Volunteers can also   ________   a lot when they give their time to help others, whether a new opinion towards life, or a warm smile.

Volunteer when you have time because it ________ is a beauty.