Lita CabEllut is one of Spain's most successful artists, “My 1 was like that of thousands of street kids around the world.” says Lita. She used to 2 the streets of Barcelona with other homeless children and 3 in the open air.

    Lita was 4 in a village in Aragon, north-east Spain, in 1961.While she was a baby, her mother 5 Barcelona. She was left with her grandmother—but 6 she spent most of her time out on the 7 .

8 , she says that “art was there because art is 9 around us”, but she didn't think about it in a 10 sense —she was focused on 11 .

    Lita's grandmother 12 when she was about 10 years old and she 13 a Barcelona orphanage（孤儿院）before being 14 by “a beautiful Catalan family” two years later.

She didn't 15 much about them, except that they 16 her to art. They took her to Madrid's Prado museum, and showed Goya's works to her. Her adopted family 17 Lita to keep painting—they 18 paid for private teachers to make up for 19 time. She slowly made progress at school, started to listen to the “voice of art” and 20 to study hard.

    I spent last summer volunteering at a hospital.It was a gift to 1so many amazing people and I'd like to share one of these moments.One day，I was called to a room where a(n)2woman was staying. Usually I helped with3who were ready to leave.Instead，she 4to go to the gift shop.I got a 5 ， helped her into it，and headed down to the entrance.

    When we got there，it wasn't open yet.After a 30-minute 6 ， we entered the gift shop.As I pushed her around，I could see the 7in her face as she looked at everything，happy to be out of her room.She 8some window decorations，and then saw chocolates.

    She asked me to push her in that 9 ， and then I helped her10all the different chocolate arrangements.11 she decided on three different boxes.

    She told me to write the numbers 1，2，and 3 on the boxes.She 12that the nurses were taking such good care of her，so she13chocolates for each of the three shifts of nurses.As we gave the current shift of nurses their box of chocolate，they14offered some to me before taking some themselves.

    There were15all around.Witnessing the old lady's16and getting the opportunity to spend time with someone who got so much joy from life was a17in itself. I have so many more stories，and each person made an impact on my life. I've 18that health has a way of bringing people together.19is a blessing，and being in a place where health is so 20and appreciated is unlike anything else.

    From a young age, my parents have taught me the importance of giving generously to the less fortunate. Out of1 whenever there is something I can2I give it to someone on the street.

    Last week,3 I left the house to run a few errands (差事)，I carried with me some old clothes, some food and a handbag to hand over to someone 4.

    As the car5 at the traffic signal, I saw a girl of five or six asking for money. I 6 her to come to me and quickly7 all the things I had. As I started handing them over, she seemed8She looked up at me with a sweet smile on her face and asked what was in the 9I told her there were some clothes and food for her.

    10she looked up at me and asked, “Can you give me some water?” It was then that I noticed her11 lips. It seemed as if she had not had a drop of water all day.

    I 12my bottle of water that I always carried with me and helped her to drink from it. She finished it quickly and gave me a heartwarming smile of 13.

    I was thankful that I could 14 her simple wish! I realized once again that day that you don't necessarily have to make big15to help someone. This experience 16once again my belief in the17acts of kindness and how they can make someone's18.

    The next time you want to do something nice for someone, don't 19waiting for the right chance.20 and do it.

    During the course of a lifetime, we all make mistakes. And, often we take for granted what we have. We think that we surely1what we already have. We also believe that we will never need anyone to2us out from difficult and changing times. Cecilia, not her real name, had a great job, a nice house and everything she3 She was4 not a kind person for several reasons that became obvious5you got to know her.

    It was very clear that she6pity for others who were not as fortunate as she was. She would not help anyone, nor would she even begin to express any7for anyone in trouble. Her8was that they were just lazy or that they were deserving because they had personal problems.

    But, then9the fateful day. Her husband got into financial difficulty, to the point, where he was10to declare bankruptcy（破产）. Now, she found that she was the one who had11 She was desperate for help. She found out that even her12were unwilling to help her but13for her, her husband's family was willing and able to help them through these difficult times despite the fact that she had14them from her life. I wish I could give you a beautiful ending to this story of help but I15cannot. Even though Cecilia was assisted

    16challenging times, once over, she17her true self.

    As we all know, we all need help somewhere along life's18whether we think we will or not. If you have remained19you should try your best to help those that need your hand. If you20through life helping, caring, forgiving, you will always have your own special fan club — it is those who always love and respect you.

    For those who love travel, particularly rail travel, China in 1987 was a can't-miss kind of place. In 1987, China was still operating steam trains on some rail routes, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} made people from many countries amazed. Bruce Connolly, a photographer from Scotland, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (be) one of them.

    Connolly first came to China in 1987, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (start) his continuous travelling throughout China. Since then, he {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (travel) to most parts of China except Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi. Wherever he went, his camera remained by his side. During his journeys in China, Connolly found China very different from {#blank#}5{#/blank#}he saw in photographs, which showed Chinese people very religious {#blank#}6{#/blank#}the way they dressed and behaved. Instead, what he saw was that people were {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(friend), welcoming and wore bright clothes. In the early years of his journey, most Chinese people were fascinated with foreigners visiting China, but now that has changed in cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, foreigners are no {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (long) curiosities.

    Another dramatic change that Connolly has felt in China is {#blank#}9{#/blank#}widespread use of new technology. China has become one of the most tech-savvy（懂技术的）societies. People now do everything with {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (they) smartphones, and use of cash is almost disappearing.

    In the close town of Whitesburg, Kentucky, Mick Polly, who lives with his teenage daughter Carolina in a house, is known as the bike man. Over the past five years, Mick has 1 hundreds of bicycles for poor kids.

    One day in 2011, a 13-year-old boy with a 2 bike walked by Mick's house. "I was working in my garage, and he asked if I could 3 it," says Mick, now 53. The boy 4 his bike, which had a broken bracket, with Mick, who asked friends on Facebook if they had the missing part. The town's former police chief saw the 5 and donated two used bicycles. Mick took parts from each to engineer a new set of wheels for the 6.

    Soon after, Mick, who 7 a toy business, repaired a bike for the boy's brother and made one for his sister. 8 spread, and within the year, he had fixed up dozens of bikes for 9 kids whose parents couldn't 10 to buy new ones.

    "People were 11 bikes day and night," says Mick. Mick stored the bikes and bike parts in his garage. "I take off the 12 tires or the handlebars or the seats and 13 them," he says.

    To date, the bike man has repaired hundreds of bikes and 14 nearly 700 newly built bikes. They're 15, but the kids must agree to two things: They've got to "remember who's 16 them'', and they've got to make 17 in school. If a kid's grades are 18, Mick requires a teacher's note saying that he is doing his best.

    Mick also hopes the bikes will get kids off the 19. "When I was growing up, we all rode our bikes," he says," 20 these kids can get some exercise."