On Saturday all my classmates and I took part in voluntary work in the near our school. We arrived there at 9:00 in the . There were two groups. They were Group One and Group Two. The students in Group One trees and watered flowers. Group Two I was in mainly the playground for children. Most of us worked very hard after knowing what we needed to do. At last, we finished all the work at 11:00. We felt tired, but we were because we did a good job.

    If you can speak more than one language well, then you are probably called "big headed" by your friends. According to a study, learning another language causes an increase (增长) in the size of your brain.

    Scientists have known that learning another language changes the way you think for a long time. But now, with a special machine, they find that it also changes the fabric (结构) of the brain.

    A study at the Swedish Armed Forces Interpreter Academy showed that learning another language caused the important parts of the brain to grow larger. At the school, language learners who were good at learning new languages went through the strictest language training program in the world. They learned many different languages in just thirteen months. The young students took in a large number of new words all day long, including weekends and holidays, to prepare them for very special duties (任务). The results showed that some areas of the brain in the language learners grew clearly in size.

    It was the learning of foreign languages instead of other skills that caused the change. The students with the greatest growth in the key brain areas had better skills of languages than the other students in the course.

    Other recent studies showed that students with good foreign language skills did better in exams than those with poor language skills. For adults with good foreign language skills, the problem of losing memory came much later. "Brain growth" is something that, at the very least, seems like a good development.

    Volunteering (志愿) is becoming popular now. Have you ever (take) part in voluntary work? You could work with groups to pick up something dirty, help to teach kids or feed people without homes. People will thank you your work.

    Volunteering doesn't just help those groups. You can also improve (you). When you volunteer, you can make friends, learn something (use) and experience many meaningful things.

    Volunteering helps with your body and mind. When you volunteer, you'll become (friend) than before. So if you don't have enough friends now, be volunteer. You'll meet people who can share your interests and feelings. Voluntary work will mean a lot to you. That's your work makes a difference (影响) to someone's life.

    After you join a group and decide (be) a volunteer, someone may give you lessons on how to be a good volunteer. I think you will enjoy (help) others in need. Maybe you will teach new volunteers one day.

Although you never (appear) at some voluntary work before, it's not late to start from now on.

    I remember my first day to go to a new school. My dad and I went to the bus stop together. As we 1 the school bus, he took me by his hand. But I still felt worried and 2. I had to go into a new environment. There I had no fiends and no familiar(熟悉的) teachers or classmates.

    The yellow school bus arrived soon. As I got on the bus, I felt 60 eyes looking at me. I felt 3 and sad. I turned around and looked at my dad. When the 4 went away, I couldn't stop crying.

    I walked into my 5 and sat quietly. I looked out of the window and really 6 to see my father's kind figure (身影). It seemed my heart was still with my father. 7, he was there! He stood there, made the shape of a heart and said, "Everything will be okay."

    My father saw me 8 through the window of the bus so he followed the school bus. He wanted to make sure that I wouldn't be too 9 on my first day there.

    With his 10, I'm now studying in a university. Today is Father's Day, and I want all of you to thank your parents for their love. Love is not about changing but about helping each other.

    One afternoon, as I was driving back home, I stopped at a busy crossing as the traffic light turned red.

    Suddenly, an old woman appeared and started asking for money. The old woman was standing very close to my car. As she begged, I closely watched her face. There were lots of wrinkles (皱纹) on her face. Her eyes showed lots of sadness and her body was shaking. I guessed there was no one to look after her so that she had to beg on the streets.

    After seeing this, I felt pity for her. I usually gave change to beggars. However, that day I gave her a lot so that she could have a good meal that evening.

    Without any hesitation (犹豫), I took out a large amount of money from my wallet and placed it in her hand. The old woman raised her face with a toothless smile, blessed (祝福) me and then went on her way. At the same time, the traffic light turned green, and it was time to move on.

    As I drove back home, I was in great joy because I was able to do something for at least one person. Her blessings will be one of the most valuable memories in my life.

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Dear Mr Zhang,

    We are writing to ask permission to have a voluntary activity.

Yours sincerely,

Ben