题目内容：

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The world needs love and many people need our help. Several years ago, my teacher asked me 1. ( take ) part in a program that helps those who are disabled. Each week, I spend an hour in the classroom 2.( help ) with schoolwork, art project, games and other activities, including eating. My mother is a teacher, so I am used to 3. (help) children; however, I found that working with children with special needs would change my life forever.

At first, I thought it would be nervous 4.(be) with the children who are so different, but gradually I found there’s something special about these students. So there was no need to worry about it. Each Thursday I 5.(welcome) by the smiling faces of Thomas, Joey and Missy. Thomas has to sit on the wheelchair. He communicates with simple words like yes or no. Joey, a deaf girl, always welcomed me with a big smile. Missy 6.(bear) with a kind of illness and it makes her really small for her age. In a normal classroom, it would be common to hear a teacher comfort a child who is tapping his pencil, speaking loudly, or making unnecessary noises.

However, here, shouts, cries, and other noises are  encouraged. They’re signs of excitement and different ways of communicating.

Working with children with special need has changed my life. It has made me7.(notice) other’s need. One of my teachers 8.(believe) that we should be part of something bigger than ourselves. I never realized how true this was until I worked with these children. I believe everyone should get out and do something that makes a difference.