Nick Luby and Susan Zhang are working hard to make classical music more available to new audiences. They do this with the help of the concert truck, a vehicle 【小题1】 carries almost everything needed for a musical performance. The concert truck has brought music to schools, children’s homes and shelters for the homeless. 【小题2】 it has traveled to many places in the US.

Practicing the piano is something Zhang does every day. Luby does the same, especially on the days 【小题3】 they are to perform.

It takes a few minutes to change the truck into a stage. Luby says people can listen to music almost anywhere 【小题4】 of wireless electronics and devices that connect directly to the ears. 【小题5】 , that experience is very different from attending a performance.

Zhang says Luby first got the concert truck idea. “ 【小题6】 he came up with this idea, I thought he was a little crazy, but then I watched this movie, Chef. It’s about a chef 【小题7】 has a food truck and travels across the country. I thought that kind of life would be so cool, 【小题8】 I decided to do this with him. ”

“When people walk by and listen for a second and keep going, you definitely notice, but the fact 【小题9】 someone will stop even for a minute is a nice thing, for you are able to share that moment with people.”

That dream is 【小题10】 makes Luby and Zhang feel more energetic and on the road, bringing the concert truck and classical music to new audiences.

Over the past 10 years, Qian Yutian, 76, 【小题1】(purchase) more than 30,000 books from waste recycling stations, donating more than 10,000 of them to children 【小题2】need. Sharing that he enjoys collecting historical materials, Qian 【小题3】 (frequent) goes to waste recycling stations.

“【小题4】number of books I can purchase each time is not certain. I usually donate about 70 books at a time every 7 to 10 days,” he said, adding that there is a standard for the books 【小题5】 (choose) by him: at least 80 percent of them should be new; there should be no drawings; the content of the books should be positive.

Talking about his 【小题6】 (child), Qian shared the reason why he donates books to children, “I came from the countryside. Books were 【小题7】precious to me when I was young that I even dreamt of reading.”

In Qian’s view, many books can be recycled 【小题8】 (avoid) waste. Through his 【小题9】 (practice) actions, he wants to allow more children to have access to books and form the good habit of being thrifty (节俭的). Qian said that he would always keep on 【小题10】 (go) to the waste recycling stations to buy and donate books.

A 56-year-old enthusiastic backyard bird watcher named Stuart Dahlquist spent years leaving out food for 【小题1】 family of crows (乌鸦) and was astonished when he found a gift from them. He first became familiar with the bird family after he rescued two baby 【小题2】 (bird) that had come of their nest (鸟巢) in his front yard five years ago.

Dahlquist had always thought it 【小题3】 (delight) to listen to the baby crows chip (鸟叫) to their parents during feeding time. When he found the tiny crows 【小题4】 (lie) on the ground, he went to help. Despite the alarm from the adult birds, Dahlquist managed 【小题5】 (pick) the crows up and put 【小题6】 (they) back in the nest. He even 【小题7】 (leave) out food and water at the base of the tree in case they fell a second time. He then began regularly throwing bird food into his front yard, 【小题8】 the crows obviously took notice of it.

One day, Dahlquist was preparing for his daily feeding routine when he found a branch left in the exact place 【小题9】 he fed the crows. The next day, he 【小题10】 (offer) another one and he was amazed by the discovery.