Last summer I was a volunteer at a shelter (避难所)for the homeless, a place for homeless people to sleep at night. I wasn’t working that summer and was  36  only two classes in summer school, so I had some  37 time.
Three nights a week, I  38 in the kitchen of the shelter along with four other volunteers. We planned and  39 for 45 people hot meals  40 vegetables, chicken, fish and fruit. The homeless people  41 this good food because many of them usually didn’t eat well.
I 42 this volunteer work, making  43 with the four volunteers in the kitchen. One was a very nice elderly housewife, one a movie actor, another a young teacher, and the other a college student,  44 me.
I talked to a lot of the homeless people at the shelter. Their life stories  45 me with sympathy (同情). Some of them had  46 with alcohol(酒精) or drugs while others only had bad  47 . One woman worked for almost 30 years for a small company, and  48 she lost her job. She looked for a  49 job, but couldn’t find one, for she was too  50 . She could do nothing but sell her furniture — sofas, chairs, and tables  51 she could pay for her food. The woman  52 on job hunting, but she  53 couldn’t find one. She had no money for her  54 and had to sleep in her car. Then she had to sell her car. Alone, afraid and   55   , she finally came to the shelter.

A Shelter for the Homeless

Last summer I was a volunteer (志愿者) at a shelter for the homeless, a place for homeless people to sleep at night. I wasn’t working that summer and was  36  only two classes in summer school, so I had some  37  time.

Three nights a week, I  38  in the kitchen of the shelter along with four other volunteers. We planned and  39  for 45 people hot meals  40  vegetables, chicken, fish and fruit. The homeless people  41  this good food because many of them usually didn’t eat well.

I  42  this volunteer work, making  43  with the four volunteers in the kitchen. One was a very nice elderly housewife, one a movie actor, another a young teacher, and the other a college student,   44  me.

I talked to a lot of the homeless people at the shelter. Their life stories  45  me with sympathy (同情). Some of them had  46  with alcohol (酒) or drugs while others only had bad  47 . One woman worked for almost 30 years for a small company, and  48  she lost her job. She looked for a  49  job,but couldn’t find one, for she was too  50  . She could do nothing but sell her furniture — sofas, chairs, and tables  51  she could pay for her food.The woman  52  on job hunting, but she 53 couldn’t find one.She had no money for her  54  and had to sleep in her car. Then she had to sell her car. Alone,   55  , and homeless, she finally came to the shelter.