We make a living with what we get, but we make a life with what we give.
--- Winston Churchill(溫斯頓 丘吉爾)
I am willing to 36 this saying. I have been 37 at the Boston Children’s Hospital every year since I was thirteen. At the beginning, I only wanted to go 38 I would get praise for entertaining children at the 39 . After giving my time for two months, my 40 changed completely.
When I first 41 into the waiting room on the ground floor, I was very 42 that I would be spending my entire summer with kids. As it became 43 for me to show up every day at 8 a.m., many kids began to 44 me. To my surprise, I began looking forward to seeing their 45 faces as well. They were always enthusiastic(熱情)about 46 . My heart warmed every time I heard their 47 voices asking me for a story or an answer to a question. I felt 48 and irreplaceable.
As I look back, I see the influence that these 49 children have had on me. It is because of them that I have 50 a desire to become a psychologist. Recently, I have volunteered for a month. I have been asked to 51 on many different floors besides the waiting room where I 52 . The kids on the floors above are usually there for a longer time.Despite their anxiety and desire to get better and go home, they always offer me a(n) 53 smile. I feel renewed about 54 a day with them because I realize that there is much more to 55 than money. It is much more important to love and to be loved.
A. know B. believe C. respect D. understand
A. working B. studying C. staying D. volunteering
A. unless B. until C. after D. because
A. hospital B. school C. room D. building
A. plan B. style C. opinion D. life
A. looked B. stepped C. turned D. changed
A. old B. busy C. nervous D. upset
A. special B. curious C. routine D. hopeful
A. notice B. expect C. watch D. annoy
A. foolish B. bright C. dirty D. silent
A. smiling B. sleeping C. learning D. playing
A. loud B. crazy C. deep D. eager
A. valued B. tired C. disappointed D. surprised
A. sad B. harmful C. special D. lazy
A. developed B. remembered C. worked D. improved
A. help out B. drop in C. go around D. turn up
A. found B. stood C. started D. gave
A. willing B. sad C. pitiful D. optimistic
A. spending B.taking C.living D.leaving
A. life B. habit C. nature D. family