Some people probably assume 【小题1】 volunteer work is “hard work with no pay,” but in fact it can make an unbelievable difference in your life. There are several things you can learn while volunteering. For instance, you can find out 【小题2】 type of work fits you and have a clearer career goal. Volunteer work is also a great way to know   【小题3】 you are capable of being a real team player and 【小题4】 you can work with. Finally, volunteering is a brilliant way to find out 【小题5】 your true strengths and skills are.

Ronni Abergel of Copenhagen has always been curious 【小题1】 the lives of other people. In 2000, with his brother and friends, he launched the Human Library, 【小题2】 (fill) it with “human books” — volunteers recruited from often-stigmatized backgrounds (for example, they may have been labeled as homeless, ADHD, Muslim, or obese). “I wanted to create a safe place 【小题3】 it was okay to ask other people questions,” Abergel says.

The first Human Library 【小题4】 (hold) at a music festival, and the concept caught on. More than 85 countries now have human libraries, often in actual libraries. People can browse the catalogue and check out a “human book” for 30 minutes. “It’s 【小题5】 chance to see what it’s like to walk in their shoes, and to dispel fear,” says Abergel, adding that the organization trains applicants 【小题6】 (ensure) they’ll be open-minded and genuine.

In 2020, the Human Library went online for the first time. Weekly virtual sessions are available and are 【小题7】 (typical) fully booked with participants from around the world. Abergel says it takes a special kind of person to volunteer as a human book, opening 【小题8】 (they) up to whatever is asked. 【小题9】 has rewards, too. “This forum allows them to explain themselves,” says Abergel. “Who doesn’t want to be understood if for most of your life you 【小题10】 (misunderstand)?”

The China International Search and Rescue Team (CISAR) was【小题1】(official) formed in 2001 and is now made up of hundreds of rescue workers and about 20 sniffer dogs. The team brings help and hope to those【小题2】lives are changed by a 【小题3】(various) of disasters.

After long and careful training, the team went on【小题4】(it) first international rescue missions in 2003. Since then, the CISAR【小题5】(complete) many missions. The list of people【小题6】whom help has been given is long. The team treated more than 3,000 people who【小题7】(injure) in the 2006 earthquakes in Indonesia, helped 2,500 wounded after the earthquake that hit Haiti in 2010, and spent【小题8】(month) giving aid to over 25,000 victims of the 2010 floods in Pakistan.

As rescue workers, they have to work under dangerous conditions,【小题9】means they have to be strong in both body and mind. They must have big hearts, too. It takes a lot of love and courage 【小题10】 (risk) one’s own life to save someone else’s. The members of the CISAR have plenty of both and are always ready to go whenever help is needed.