题目内容：

Lots of people are calling for September 11 to become a national day of volunteering in America.Helping others in need is a(n) ____ part of the American way of life，so many high schools ask their students to ___ a certain number of hours volunteering in order to graduate (毕业)．So what can you volunteer to do?

Help kids learn and grow

Become a Big Brother or Big Sister for them.You can also take ___ in an after­school sports program.These are great ___ to get to know kids who have special needs.

Do something over the holidays

___ Thanksgiving dinner for the poor people，volunteer at your local (当地的) food bank，or ___ toys to kids.

Work at a local animal center

Most centers often need many volunteers to look after the cats and dogs.And to become a volunteer there，you must ____ animals very much.

Protect the environment

Join a group and help ____ the environment.There are many things you can do such as cleaning the river，___trees and using less paper.

If you have more than one thing you love，find a ____ to put them together.For example，if you love kids and are good at art，visit your local children's hospital and play some art games with them.After volunteering for some time，you will be surprised to find that great changes are coming to your life.

1.A. small    B. hard    C. important    D. enough

2.A. come    B. spend    C. stay    D. grow

3.A. part    B. place    C. picture    D. note

4.A. ways    B. letters    C. results    D. changes

5.A. Buy    B. Sell    C. Fix    D. Give

6.A. try out    B. give up    C. give away    D. put up

7.A. hate    B. love    C. forget    D. play

8.A. protect    B. pollute    C. train    D. take

9.A. cutting    B. painting    C. planting    D. cleaning

10.A. way    B. problem    C. knife    D. joy