Question

Xie Liang, over 80 years old, has offered free help to people asking for directions for more than 10 years. He has been f1. as “the king of giving directions” in Beijing since 2001.

Every day, Xie goes to Dongzhimen Long-distance (长途) Bus Stop and gives help to at least 1,200 people asking for directions. During holidays, the n2. may be even 3,500. There are more than 50 roads and streets meeting at Dongzhimen, and at l3. 100 thousand people pass by there every day.

The reporter of Beijing Youth Daily had an i4. with Xie. At that time, he arrived at the bus stop and placed his little table with maps and guidebooks w5. by himself on it.

“Is it really f6. to ask you for the way?” asked a man with a strong southeast Chinese accent (口音).

“Of course,” answered Xie with a smile. “Quite a lot of people have asked me the s7. question. I am a volunteer.”

The reporter found that more than 5 people came to ask him for the way in a minute, and Xie told them the way p8. and gave every one of them a note with his words on it.

Xie has a husky(沙哑的) voice. People think that it’s the r9. of his hard work.

Now Xie has encouraged several other volunteers to join him. Many people hope to do volunteering work like Xie, but it’s hard to do the work as w10. as he does.

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