Quoc Thyungen is a 40-year-old Vietnamese Canadian. His story really inspires(鼓舞)me. He came to Canada with 1 family when he was just a threeyearold boy. There was a 2 in his country, and his parents wanted to move to a place where they could raise their children in peace and safety. His life was just like other boys' lives. He went to school, and did well in university. When he graduated, he 3 a restaurant. But something was missing in his life.
One summer, he went on a trip to Vietnam(越南). When he arrived in Hanoi, he saw many 4 boys living on the streets. As he talked with them, he 5 how much he had been given in his life. He felt a 6 need to do something meaningful. He knew that a handout would not 7 change their lives. He thought of himself and those who had helped him.
Then he 8 a small house in downtown Hanoi. It served Vietnamese and Westernstyle food. He taught some of the boys to cook, others to work with the cash, and the others to wait on tables. So far, more than 75 kids have learned a 9. Seeing them, he felt happier than ever before. Thanks to Quoc, they earned their own money and no longer had to beg for it 10 strangers.
Quoc says that helping these kids has helped him find what was missing in his life.
