Istartedvolunteeringatasoupkitchenseveralyearsago.TheoriginalreasonIwasgoingwas
to 16 communityservicehoursforschool.Myplanwasto 17 gothereafewtimesand
getmyservicehours,butittaughtmealot.Thetypicalvolunteerthereserved 18 topeople.
Basically,Iwas 19 servingbreadandjuicetowhoeverwantedit,whichwasasimpletask.
Someofthepeoplewerehomeless,andsomeofthemwere 20 families.Allofthemwere
peopleinneedofahotmealandaplaceto 21 foranhourorseveralminutes. 22 some
ofthemlookedlike they weren'tbehaving well,wealways tookcare of them.
ThefirsttimeIwenttherewasrightbeforeChristmas.Forthepeoplecomingtothesoup kitchen,itwasnotexactlya 23 time.ItmademethinkaboutmyhappyChristmasandmade
mefeelhow 24 Iwas.Unlikethem,IhaveahomeandIdon't 25 coldorhunger.Atthat
point,IdecidedthatI 26 wantedtogobackthere.Icouldn'tofferthemmuch,butIcould
alwaysoffermytimeand 27 .Theexperiencealsogivesmeafeelingof 28 .Whenever
Igothere,peopleare 29 thatIshowedupagain.TheyknowmynameandtheyknowthatI
ammorethan happyto 30 them.Ittrulyfeels goodtoknowthatyoucan 31 someone's
day.I'verealizedthatthefeelingofdoinggoodforpeoplecanbeabetter 32 thanany
amount ofmoney.You can't buy that feeling.
Ihavenever 33 asinglesecondofmyvolunteering.It 34 methatdozensofcities
havemadeitillegaltosetupasoupkitchen.ButIwillcontinuemyvolunteerworkandfindmore
ways to show my 35 to people in need.
16.A. reduce B. avoid C.complete D.cancel
17.A. yet B. just C. even D. still
18.A. food B. work C. time D.money
19.A. tired of B. worriedaboutC. responsiblefor D. free from
20.A.busy B.serious C.experienced D.struggling
21.A. hide B. rest C. live D. study
22.A. Although B. If C. Because D. Until
23.A. available B. strange C.pleasant D.painful
24.A. wise B. honest C. curious D.fortunate
