— Why not ask his parents _______a talk with him?

    A man planted a rose and watered it carefully. Before it blossomed (开花), he checked it. He 1 the bud (花蕾) that would soon blossom, but he also saw the thorns (刺) upon the stem (茎). He thought, "How can any beautiful flower come from a(n) 2 with so many sharp thorns?" Then he didn't want to3 the rose. And just before it was ready to blossom, it 4.   

     So is it with many people. In everyone's mind, there is a rose. The good qualities that were planted in us at birth always 5 among the thorns of our mistakes. Many of us 6 ourselves and see only the thorns, the mistakes. We are7, thinking that nothing good can possibly come from us. We gradually forget to water the good within us, and finally it dies. We never realize our8 side.

    Some people do not see the rose within themselves; someone else must 9 it to them. One of the greatest gifts a person can own is to be able to pass the thorns and10 the rose within them. However, only a few people can realize it.     

      My name is Jenny. I have been volunteering for about 16 years. I got a serious illness so I had to stop working. My sister suggested that I should do voluntary work which I had never thought of before.

      I then decided to start volunteering in a hospital. The volunteers were making a team and chatting and I thought I'd like to help patients in that way too. In the Chapel (小礼拜堂), we take it in turns to do prayers (祈祷) for patients and we each have a room where we go and talk to patients. In the hospital, I often make tea and speak to patients especially if I see the patients who are sitting there on their own or don't have visitors. I go to the Chapel every Wednesday afternoon and go to work in the hospital on the second Monday in a month.

     There are so many good things about volunteering — meeting a lot of new people and building a friendship with them. I get as much as the patients do. I feel useful now and it's terrific to think I am making a difference to somebody. Some people are looking forward to seeing you the next week. Volunteering is the best thing I've ever done.

— Yes. I_______ lots of time on it. It's a good way to kill time.

— Of course not. It's easy ________ me to do it.

    — We should do something _________ her relaxed.

       — Yes. Many people ______ their houses.

       — I don't think so. Friends help you ________ than money.

       — Does he continue _________ there today?