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(2012·山东)Whenever we hear about“the homeless，”most of us think of the Developing World.But the __1__ is that homelessness is everywhere.For example，how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a __2__ country like Germany?
Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making __3__ for the homeless of Berlin，Germany's capital.They first __4__ one long hot summer when most Germans were __5__ on holiday.Kurt and his wife stayed at home，made sandwiches，__6__ a table in the street and gave food to the homeless.
The Mullers soon realised that food and clothing weren't __7__.“What these people also need is warmth and __8__，”says Rita.The Mullers didn't __9__ to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime.Rita __10__ there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always __11__ to anyone who couldn't face another night on the street.
The couple were soon __12__ all their time and money，so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to __13__ donations.Today，over thirty companies __14__ donate food and other goods to the cause and volunteers help to __15__ them to the homeless.The public also give clothes and money and a shoe producer __16__ new shoes.
Kurt and Rita receive no __17__ for their hard work.“We feel like parents，”says Rita，“and parents shouldn't __18__ money for helping their children.The love we get on the streets is our salary.”Though Rita admits she often gets __19__，she says she will continue with her work because she likes the feeling of
