It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen _________in almost a month. The crops were dying. If it did not rain soon, we would lose ___________.On this day, I saw a wonder.

I was making lunch when I saw my 6-year -old son, Billy, walking very slowly ___________the woods. Trying to be as careful as possible, he was clearly walking with great _________. Minutes later he ran out again, toward the house. Soon after, he was once again walking in that _________way. This went on for an hour. Finally I walked out of the house quietly and followed him.

He cupped both hands in front of him as he walked, being careful not to _________the water he carried.

As I came closer, I saw several large deer standing in front of him. But the deer didn't hurt him and they didn't

Now I understood what was going on. The week before, he tried giving water to our horses but I told him not to waste water. Now when he stood up and turned, I was there in front of him. His eyes were filled with tears, "I'm not ___________," he said.

This time, I ____________him, handing him a small pot. As tears rolled down my face, they were suddenly joined by other drops...and more drops...I looked up at the sky. All I can say is that the rain that day saved our farm, just like the actions of one little boy saved another.

The Smiths enjoy having dinner out on the weekends. They always go to a local ________. Their favorite waiter is Victor. When they walk in, their 8-year-old son, Bert, always gets a high-five ________ Victor and they joke a lot. The boy is so happy when Victor ________ his order, which is the same every ________. Victor treats ________ with kindness, and he always knows exactly what they want. “I love working here as I have a chance to make people feel good every day,” he often says.

A few months ago, Bert learned more about Victor. He ________ a very poor life and the whole family lived in a small room. Every day he had to walk several miles to work. He wanted to buy a ________ car. He’d been having a(an) ________ time saving money for one.

Bert told his mother about Victor’s ________. He kept saying “We have to ask others to help Victor get a car.” Finally, Mrs. Smith ________ to help Bert set up a fundraising (募捐) website. The goal was to ________ $5,000. When a local news station found out, it spread the ________ online. Many of Victor’s other customers jumped in to help. The fund rose ________ to more than $30,000 in two months. That was enough for a car and to pay for an apartment for Victor’s family.

The 29-year-old Victor was deeply moved ________ he learned what his young customer had done. “I’d kept fighting quietly and didn’t want to ask anybody for anything,” he said. People were also touched by Bert’s kindness. Bert said he was ________ that so many people wanted to help. “This is the definition (定义) of community,” one of the customers wrote online.

I’m Cathy. This summer I went to Vietnam to do some volunteer work. I volunteered in an orphanage (孤儿院). There were about 220 children there. I ________ some babies and some younger children.

I liked helping out in the baby rooms. Those babies were so small and so lovely. At first I felt very sad to see those babies ________ they didn’t have a home. But after I saw that they were cared for well, I felt better. One of the babies was very special. She was only three months old and she was ________. She laughed as soon as she saw me.

The younger children were lovely, too. They liked to play with ________ and wanted more attention (关注). I ________ a five-year-old girl on the first day. She had nobody to talk or play with and seemed very ________ I tried to cheer her up and encourage (鼓励) her to ________ other children in different activities. By the end of my time there she had made some ________ and looked happier than before.

I loved to see the look of joy ________ all children’s faces and loved every minute there. All the children were so sad when I left, but I thought I was much sadder. I told them I would ________ them every summer.