Volunteering is one of the noblest (最崇高) tasks a person can do in life. It is for people who want 【小题1】 (change) the world. These people are happy to donate (捐赠) their time, money, and effort to help others. And for some volunteers, the true meaning of life 【小题2】 (be) the joy of giving.          

Nowadays, more and more young people are taking on volunteer work. They do unpaid work for charities (慈善机构). They build homes for poor people, care for the homeless, 【小题3】 help protect endangered animals. Some volunteers even help build 【小题4】 (school) for children around the world.

Volunteers from some charities also organize 【小题5】 (education) programs for children. They teach them different subjects and help them to learn. They help them explore (探索) the world through books. Besides, volunteering is also 【小题6】 great learning experience for volunteers.

“Can we make a 【小题7】 (different) in the world by volunteering?” some people might ask. Well, yes! Thanks to volunteers, the lives of 【小题8】 (million) of people around the world are improving. And in their eyes, the sun is probably 【小题9】 (shine) brighter than it used to. Although volunteers cannot change the world in two or three weeks, they are trying to do their part to make the world a much 【小题10】 (good) place.

Most people think children only have some simple wishes, such as 【小题1】 (get) delicious snacks and having enough playtime. But one six-year-old girl 【小题2】 (name) Grace surprised everyone by making an unexpected 【小题3】 (decide).

Grace’s teacher Mrs Tara promised Grace a reward in a class—choose 【小题4】 (sit) with whoever she wanted at lunch. Mrs Tara thought for sure that she knew who Grace would pick. However, Mrs Tara was 【小题5】 (surprise) by Grace when she picked a little boy who Never got picked by anyone for 【小题6】 (something). The boy was very shy, and he was alone all the time. Grace really made 【小题7】 (he) day. Other children started 【小题8】 (pick) the boy as well. Now, he is a completely different child.

Mrs Tara 【小题9】 (say) that Grate’s action reminds her why she loves teaching. People on the Internet also praise the little girl for her kindness. Grace shows us that a simple act of kindness can change a 【小题10】 (person) life.

Do you know flash mobs (快闪) ? Flash mobs are sudden and planned public performances 【小题1】 a group of people. They usually find out about the events through social media (社交媒体), 【小题2】 (website) or text messages. Flash mobbers meet at a certain time and perform a short action together when a signal (信号) 【小题3】 (give). The performance finishes at a planned time and the people then walk away 【小题4】 (quick). For some people, flash mobs are about having fun. But for others, they’re a way of 【小题5】 (express) their ideas.

Joel is a 19-year-old 【小题6】 (Canada) and he’s a strong supporter of recycling. He talked about one of his plans. “I’ve decided 【小题7】 (organize) a flash mob event on Saturday to promote (推动) recycling. It starts at ten in the morning. I put information on Twitter and Facebook. According to the weather report, it’s going to be 【小题8】 sunny day on Saturday, so I hope that lots of people will be there. We’re going to leave some rubbish near a recycling bin and then wait in the park. We’ll look like everyone else, enjoying a day out. But we’re going to start clapping (鼓掌) 【小题9】 cheering as soon as someone picks up the rubbish and puts it in the recycling bin. I hope this event will help draw people’s attention to recycling. Though some people may not understand what we’re doing, I think it is 【小题10】 (mean) and fun.”