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    One day, an old bird came and sat on the tree. He saw the little bird was not {#blank#}3{#/blank#} and asked him why. After hearing the little bird's story, he {#blank#}4{#/blank#}, "Why don't you find {#blank#}5{#/blank#} tree to live in?"

    "I do not want to {#blank#}6{#/blank#} my friend," the little bird said. The old bird said, "Well then, are you just going to sit there and do nothing to {#blank#}7{#/blank#} your friend? What does your friend {#blank#}8{#/blank#}?"

    The little bird thought about the old bird's words. And he {#blank#}9{#/blank#} he could do something to help his friend. He flew to the river and brought {#blank#}10{#/blank#} to the fruit tree day after day. Soon, the tree turned green again.

    Teenagers can make money to buy things for themselves if they have one or two part-time jobs, which is good for them, of course. However, there're {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(many) teenagers volunteering than having part-time jobs now. A recent survey {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(show) that 56% of teenagers volunteer to help charities, while only 39% {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(take) part-time jobs to make money. Parents also say that 82% of teenagers do something to help others in their lives.

    Sara Johnson,  {#blank#}4{#/blank#} teacher at a high school in Chicago, realizes that teenagers are more {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (interest) in joining in charities. She said, “I think that kids are realizing how {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (importance) it is.” She believes that the teenagers in the younger generation do more in charities than her generation {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(do).Unlike other public high schools, Illiana Christian High School doesn't often {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(ask) its students to do public services, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} most of its students still volunteer. Suzanne Hammer, a junior, said, “I don't understand why you don't take part in voluntary{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (activity) if you can. I think everybody should try to help others.