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.

    I'd like to talk about the school system in Australia today. The school system in Australia does depend on {#blank#}1{#/blank#} you go to a private school or a public school. In the state I'm from, there are a lot of private schools, and generally they are single-sex high schools. The public high schools are generally {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (mix). All of the private high schools insist that you should wear their school uniforms, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} that might mean{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (wear) a school tie and a school jacket. However, the public high schools often give you a {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (choose) of whether you want to wear a uniform or not. The school classes generally start anywhere{#blank#}6{#/blank#} 8:30 and 9 o'clock in the morning and run {#blank#}7{#/blank#} 3:30 in the afternoon, and they're followed by after-school {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (active) like sports and music theater. The school year generally starts in the{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (begin) on February, after our summer vacation, which lasts about six weeks around the Christmas period.

    The only thing I don't like about our school system is the idea of the difference in quality of education between the private and the public schools. It remains{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (see) whether you can get a better education, even if you are in a private high school. Most of our public high schools are quite good.

    When you step into a new environment,you might have some difficulty in fitting in.Here are some tips{#blank#}1{#/blank#} might help you.

    Be confident.You are unique in this world.Spend some time thinking about your{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(strong) and you will be able to build up confidence step by step.

Be kind to everyone.Kindness is the bridge to your own happiness.Always give more than you receive,and think more of others than of {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(you).A person who cares for others is popular everywhere.

    Be active in group activities.{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (vary) activities like playing football can help you to be known{#blank#}5{#/blank#}others. You may add more friends to your circle.At the same time,you'll be amazed{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(see) how much they like you.

    Be optimistic.Optimism{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(make) both you and others feel pleased.It helps you make{#blank#}8{#/blank#}good first impression.A pleasant smile costs the{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(little) but does the most.If you follow the suggestions{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(mention) above,you will be accepted by people around you.And you will fit in very well and enjoy your new life.

    Polar bears are suffering in a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (warm) world than ever before. Polar bears live in environments too cold for most animals. During much of the year, they live and hunt on the{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (freeze) Arctic sea ice. Nature has prepared them for the cold conditions but nothing has prepared the bears for the danger that {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (threat) the only home they know. The scientists have drawn a {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (conclude) that the polar bears' world is melting. Studies show that the polar ice has reduced{#blank#}5{#/blank#}9.8% every 10 years since 1978. Now about 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears live in the Arctic. Polar bears depend on the sea ice for their {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (survive). "The sea ice is more than just this platform that the bears walk over." As Andrew Derocher, a scientist who studies North American polar bear populations puts {#blank#}7{#/blank#}, "Only if polar ice melts quite slowly {#blank#}8{#/blank#}they survive on the earth." Some melting and refreezing of the polar ice is natural. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} in a warmer world, these cycles speed up, and bears have less time to hunt. Normally, they have three months in the spring when they gain more weight. The extra fat is used later, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} the bears are not actively hunting.

    Former First Lady Michelle Obama's memoir (回忆录) Becoming has become the best-selling book {#blank#}1{#/blank#} ( publish) this year in the US just 15 days after publication. The sales figure (two million copies){#blank#}2{#/blank#} (announce) by Penguin Random House last Friday.

    Becoming mainly tells the story about {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Michelle has balanced work and family {#blank#}4{#/blank#} a professional woman. The book is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} window into the personal life of the first African-American First Lady and the first black US President. About marriage, Michelle mentions, “I married a creative thinker, and I had to remind {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(I) that we were adapting to each other to make two individuals a solid, permanent us.” In the memoir, Michelle speaks {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (honest) of difficulties she met with in her life. The 54-year-old also criticizes (批评) US President Donald Trump, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (write) that she can “never forgive” him. That's because during his presidential campaign. Trump's “birther” theory that Michelle's husband was not born in the US {#blank#}9{#/blank#} therefore was not a legal President put her family's {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (safe) at risk.