Last summer I was a volunteer at a shelter for the homeless, a place for homeless people to sleep at night. I wasn’t working that summer and was 　 1　 only two classes in summer school, so I had some 　 2　 time.

Three nights a week, I 　 3 　in the kitchen of the shelter along with four other volunteers. We planned and　　 4　 　for 45 people hot meals 　 5　 　vegetables, chicken, fish and fruit. The homeless people　_ 6 　 this good food because many of them usually didn’t eat well.

I　 7　 　this volunteer work, making　　 8　 　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, 　 9　 　me.

I talked to a lot of the homeless people at the shelter. Their life stories　　 10 　me with sympathy. Some of them had　　 11 　 with alcohol or drugs while others only had bad　　 12　 . One woman worked for almost 30 years for a small company, and 　13 　she lost her job. She looked for a __14__ job, but couldn’t find one, for she was too　　 15　_. She could do nothing but sell her furniture--sofas, chairs, and tables _ 16　 　she could pay for her food. The woman　　 17 　on job hunting, but she __18_ couldn’t find one. She had no money for her 　19　 　and had to sleep in her car. Then she had to sell her car. Alone,　 20　 , and homeless, she finally came to the shelter.