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（2021·江苏·八年级练习）ConorGrennanwasunwillingtobeavolunteer.The29-year-old

Americanwasnotsureifhehadtheskillsorastrongfeelingforit.

However,hewenttoworkatanorphanage(孤儿院)inNepal.Hisfirstthoughtwastomakepeopleimpressed.

“IthoughtthatifIvolunteeredjustonce,Icouldretellthestoryoverandover,”GrennansaidintheHuffington

Post.

However,histhree-monthstayintheorphanageturnedintoanunusualexperience.Itwasin2018andGrennan

hadgivenuphisjobtobeginayear’slongaround-the-worldtrip.HisfirstthreemonthswerespentinNepal.

Whenhearrivedinthevillage,heknewnothingaboutthechildrenorthelocalculture.Whenheopenedthe

gateoftheLittlePrincesChildren’sHome,hewasfacedbytheexcitedchildren.

TheyoungAmericanendedupcaringfor18children.Helaterdiscoveredthattheyweretrafficked(被拐卖

的)children.Sohewalkedthroughthemountainswithgreatdifficultytofindthekids’families.“Istartedwalking

withphotosofthekids,”hetoldtheReuter’sreporter.“Iwouldshowupinvillagesandshowphotographsaround.

Iwentwith24photos,andIfound24families.”

Atthesametime,heputhisheartintoNepaleseculture.

Grennansaid,“Volunteeringisthesinglebestwaytoseehowtherestoftheworldlives.”

Healsoencouragedotherstodowhathehaddone.Hebelievesthatvolunteeringneedsonlymakingdecisions

toshowup.

Grennan’sfightagainstchild-traffickinghaschangedhim.Hisbook,LittlePrince,cameoutlastweek.

1．Atfirst,Grennansimplywantedto_________byvolunteeringinNepal.

A．writetravelstoriesB．learn