I have finally been able to become an active volunteer(n.志愿者) with the Free Meal Program in the city {#blank#}1{#/blank#} I live. I will volunteer(v.做自愿者) at weekends and {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (hopeful), I will help feed less fortunate people at the Rescue Center every week. At the thought of this, I can't feel {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (happy)!

    I have applied at several other places {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (volunteer), like SPCA and my local hospital. There is a great sense of {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (accomplish) and pure joy in giving back to the community, helping others and in showing kindness. This is one of the things I live {#blank#}6{#/blank#}! I want to do what I can for society and help make a difference. I wish that many {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (inspire) to devote a bit of their time to local organizations in the future. There's always {#blank#}8{#/blank#} strong need for people to come together and help out fellow humans and animals too! When {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (do) voluntary work, we do our part in helping others. Meanwhile, volunteering {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (promote) our social awareness. We all believe volunteering is rewarding and look forward to more of it.

When young F.W. Woolworth was a store clerk, he tried to convince his boss to have a ten－cent sale to reduce inventory(存货). The boss agreed, and the idea was {#blank#}1{#/blank#} great success. This inspired Woolworth {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (open) his own store and price the items at a nickel and a dime (角). He needed capital for such a venture ，{#blank#}3{#/blank#} he asked his boss to supply the capital for part interest in the store. His boss turned him {#blank#}4{#/blank#} directly."The idea is too risky，" he told Woolworth." {#blank#}5{#/blank#} are not enough items to sell for five and ten cents."

Woolworth went ahead {#blank#}6{#/blank#} his boss' support. But he not only was {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (success) in his first store, but {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (eventual) owned a chain of F.W. Woolworth stores across the nation. Later, his former boss {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (hear) to remark，"As far as I can figure out, every word I used to turn Woolworth down {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (cost) me about a million dollars."

    More and more people live in large cities these days,{#blank#}1{#/blank#} means that it is becoming more and more difficult to find space and time for{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (we). But for many people, personal privacy (隐私) is very{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (importance). In many homes, a few minutes in the bathroom is all the privacy that is available.

    Teenagers especially need their own personal space{#blank#}4{#/blank#} home where they can feel relaxed and private. But, of course, not all teenagers{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (be) lucky enough to have a room of their own. Where space is short, they often have to share a bedroom {#blank#}6{#/blank#}a brother or sister. In that case, it's a good idea for them to have a special area or corner of the room to call their own. It is {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (similar) important for young people to have somewhere to keep their personal things. This may or may not be a tidy place and it is not a good idea for parents to try and tell teenagers how{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(organize) their space as this is likely to lead to{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (argue). Parents can, however, make sure that there are enough storage (存储) spaces{#blank#}10{#/blank#}as shelves, cupboard and boxes. This will allow the teenagers to keep their space tidy if they want to.

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    Johnny, a lizard(蜥蜴), liked sunbathing every morning. One day, he felt so {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(relax) that he didn't notice some boys coming up behind him. The boys {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(catch) Johnny, and he could only escape by losing his tail.

    After the children left, Johnny came out to look {#blank#}3{#/blank#}his tail, but found no sign of it. Feeling sad, he made a {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(decide) to spend all his time looking for it. Time passed, and Johnny kept asking everyone whether {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(them) had seen his tail. One day, he asked a boy, who surprisedly replied, “Why do you need two tails?” Hearing this, Johnny turned back and saw a new, stronger tail. He {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(sudden) realized how silly it had been to waste so much time on such a problem.

    On his way home, he found his old tail on the roadside. {#blank#}7{#/blank#}it looked terrible, Johnny was still excited to have it back. He picked it up and was about to continue his journey when an idea hit him {#blank#}8{#/blank#}he shouldn't look at the past. He then dropped his old tail, {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(leave) with it all his past worries. All he took with him {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(be) thoughts of the future.

    The day that you enjoy all{#blank#}1{#/blank#} satisfaction of having all the housework done by a robot might still be a few decades off. But increasingly engineers are saying that{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (robot) are going to make the leap from the factory floor to your family room.

    Bill Gates once predicted the “Dawn of the Age of Robots”. What's behind this new era? It's{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (part) a matter of technology. Devices that can recognize and respond to a human voice have been developed. There are now a few different ways for robots {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (move) around. They can walk crawl or ride on wheels. They are being made smaller and smaller these days and also {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (become) more and more efficient.

    A bigger part of the story depends{#blank#}6{#/blank#}the consumers. People around the world have tirelessly searched for ways to get{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (lazy) from the 1950s{#blank#}8{#/blank#} the television remote control was invented. Also {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (consider) the increasing wealth of people ，engineers believe the time appears ripe to introduce robots to ease our daily lives. Robots will do most of the basic housework {#blank#}10{#/blank#}just help you have more fun on the basketball court.