四、短文填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Volunteering takes up our time, energy, and even costs money. It can be hard work. So 1 should we do it? Well, here are some reasons:
Firstly, volunteering is good for others. The world is not perfect. Many people and animals need help.
2 (second), governments try to meet everyone's needs, but it's 3 (possible) for them to do all that.
Thirdly, if we never help each other and only care about 4 (we), the world will be a sad place. If we work together, we can make life easier and 5 (happy). But what can we do?
Bring food to hungry people, and bring comfort and happiness to lonely people.
Make neighbourhoods safer and friendlier.
Protect wildlife and natural areas; help care for pets and wild 6 (animal).
At the same time, it is good for us to do volunteering work 7 our society. We can get many benefits like the following through it:
Get important skills and experience.
Build confidence and self-esteem (自尊).
Feel satisfied after 8 (help) others.
Since volunteering is so good for us, for others and for the whole society, why don't we try our 9 (good) to do it? If everyone of us 10 (give) our love to others, the world will become much better!
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1. why 2. Secondly 3. impossible 4. ourselves 5. happier 6. animals 7. for 8. helping 9. best 10. gives

1. 考查疑问词，前文提到志愿活动耗时费力，后文阐述原因，此处询问“为什么”，故填why。2. 考查序数词，对应前文的Firstly，此处用副词Secondly（首字母大写）。3. 考查形容词，根据语境政府不可能满足所有人的需求，possible的反义词为impossible。4. 考查反身代词，句意为只关心我们自己，故填ourselves。5. 考查比较级，and连接并列成分，前面是比较级easier，故happy用比较级happier。6. 考查名词复数，animal是可数名词，此处指野生的动物，用复数animals。7. 考查介词，do sth for sb/sth表示“为……做某事”，故填for。8. 考查动名词，after是介词，后接动词ing形式，故填helping。9. 考查固定搭配，try one's best表示“尽某人最大努力”，故填best。10. 考查动词时态，主语everyone是单数，一般现在时谓语动词用第三人称单数形式gives。