There are many good people who help to take care of others. 【小题1】 They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems.

Other young people volunteer to go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old. 【小题2】 For boys who no longer have fathers there is an organization called Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to baseball games or on fishing trips and help them to know things that boys usually learn from their fathers.

Each city has a number of clubs. Boys and girls can go to play games there. 【小题3】 Most of these clubs use a lot of high school and college students as volunteers because they are young enough to remember the problems of younger boys and girls. Volunteers believe that some of the happiest people in the world are those who help to bring happiness to others. 【小题4】

“Make-A-Wish” is one of the world’s most well-known charities.It makes wishes come true for children who have serious illnesses. It gives them hope and joy and helps them forget about their health problems and have fun.

It all started in 1980 in Phoenix, Arizona. Christopher was a 7-year-old boy who was very sick. He always dreamed of becoming a police officer. Tommy Austin and Ron Cox, two police officers made his wish come true. They gave Christopher a tour of the city in a police helicopter(直升机) and made a real police uniform for him. There are four kinds of wishes children usually have:

I wish to go. Children usually want to travel or go to a concert, a game or a park.     

I wish to meet. Children sometimes want to meet their favorite actors, singers or players.

I wish to be. Some children wish to become actors, singers or police officers.       

I wish to have. They oftèn want to have a computer, a game, a bike or many other things.

Let’s hope more wishes will come true in the future. People who work in the charity always try for the best. Almost 25,000 volunteers help work or give money. Will you be one of them?