In the tenth grade, I began volunteering at a vet hospital in order to get experience for what I thought would be my future job. As it turned out, the experience I got at the hospital taught me the opposite: my future was not in vet medicine. However, there is one particular Saturday morning that taught me something maybe more important.
The hospital was in the middle of one of the poorer sections of the city and we often had people come in who could just only pay for the most basic treatments. This Saturday a man and his young son, who was probably about 7 years old, walked in with a small cat in a cardboard box. I remember the cat had an eye infection (感染) but the man could not afford to pay for the cost of the medicine in addition to the exam. When he asked where the nearest the animal shelter（庇护所） was, his son cried and started to argue with his father. Out of the blue, an older woman who was sitting in the waiting room stood up, walked up to the counter, and told the man that she would pay for anything that he could not afford. The man thanked her and the son got to keep a healthy cat.
I had always thought it was the right thing to help out a needy person, but it was only seen on TV or in movies. The woman in the vet’s office taught me that these things do happen in real life, and should happen more often. When I am hesitant (犹豫) to help someone who is in need, I remember that woman, and have the courage to do it. Sometimes other people follow.
【小题1】Why did the writer work at the vet hospital?

根据短文内容和所给汉语提示，写出短文在空白出的个单词的适当形式。每空限用一词。

Parents, especially those of teenagers, care about their children’s education more than anything _1.____ （别的）.They would do everything for their children. Many of them spend most of their __2._ (多余的 ) time helping their children with studies. If they have no time or can’t do it themselves, they would hire family teachers or _3.__ （送） their children to after-class schools. It seems as if a better education is all that parents ___4. （期待）for children.

How can we explain the present situation? First of all, many parents have? 5. ?? （意识到）that future success ___6._（取决于） more and more on skills and education. Secondly, in a competitive(竞争的)___7.__(社会) there are both losers and ?? 8.? （胜利者） .Those who have better skills and more knowledge will enjoy more opportunities.

??? Certainly, it is ____9.___（重要的） to learn to succeed, but the first thing to learn is how to survive (生存), how to be a qualified citizen(合格的公民). If this is __10.___ (包括)in good education, the children will surely have a bright future and be healthy in body and mind.

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Dear students,

As we all know, good health is important for success in exams, so I’m   1.  (写) to give you all some ways which are    2.  (有帮助的) to you

First of all, it is necessary that you sleep well    3.  (在……期间) the exam period in order that you can have   4.  (足够的) energy. Second, a healthy, balanced   5.  (饮食) is important to your success. In order to eat healthily, try to avoid eating food high in fat. It’s   6. (更好) for you to eat a lot of vegetables and fresh fruit which are   7. (充满) of vitamins. Besides, don’t forget to take exercise no matter how busy you are. It can help you build a strong  8.   (身体) as well as making you relaxed.

 9. (另一个) way I will share with you is this: studying with other people will help you discuss and form your own ideas. Plus, you won’t feel   10. (孤单的)!

Best wishes and stay healthy.

Yours,

Li Hua