Tony was born on a small farm near Yuma Arizona on March 31, 1931. Tony was ten years old __ (1) ____ he began working in the fields. He was forced to leave school after ___ (2) ___ (graduate) from the___ (3) ___ (eight) grade in order to support his family___ (4) ___ had very little money and often not enough food to eat. But Tony and his family never thought of __ (5) ___ (them) as being poor. His mother would often tell him and his brother Richard to find homeless and hungry men so she could cook them a meal.
A few years _ (6) _____(late), Tony met a man named Fred Ross. And his life__ (7) ____(total) changed. Fred Ross believed that if people worked together, they could make their community(社区) better. Tony now worked to bring people together and find ways to address their problems. Tony, Fred Ross and the Community Service Organization helped people in the community learn how to vote. They also__ (8) ____ (teach) people that community leaders should respect (尊重) voters. Tony worked in many communities __ (9) ___ (help) people get respect_ (10) _____ others.