When he was 12 years old,the boy did something he only later realized probably hurt his teacher. He was,after all,a(n) ______ at that time. When he was older and wiser,he wanted to ______ this teacher and say sorry.______ the teacher seemed to have disappeared.

In the past thirteen years,the boy,Larry Israelson,______ turned to the Internet,typing the teacher's name into search boxes. He found ______.But he never stopped searching. Last month—by now nearly 42 years after the event happened—______ succeeded.

Excited,he started reading a news report I had written in a magazine about a program that helps kids. He saw a photo and found his teacher,who was a volunteer. He then e-mailed me and asked me to introduce him to the teacher,James Atteberry.

I got in touch ______ Atteberry. He agreed to talk to his student. Soon,I received a letter from Larry. I immediately sent it to Atteberry.

As Atteberry read the ______,he was brought back to 1973,when he was a history teacher. In the letter,Larry said,“I am truly ______ for leaving your class in Grade Seven during the 1972-1973 school year. I don't have many memories from school,but at the top of my exercise book you wrote ‘You will go far in life.’ ______ my school life,I was proud to be your student.”

When it comes to apologies,no one gets a pass. Everyone needs to receive one,and everyone needs to give one.

1.A. kid B. teacher C. old man D. famous person

2.A. refuse B. believe C. find D. leave

3.A. Since B. But C. Because D. So

4.A. never B. hardly C. seldom D. often

5.A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything

6.A. you B. they C. she D. he

7.A. for B. with C. about D. to

8.A. report B. story C. book D. letter

9.A. sorry B. happy C. proud D. excited

10.A. Looking forward to B. Looking back at C. Talking back to D. Catching up with

Depending on yourself

Growing up is not always easy. When we face difficulties, a spirit of depending on yourself is more useful than crying for help. That’s what Hong Zhanhui’s story of growing from boy to man with family hardship tells us.

Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Xihua County (县), Henan Province. When he was only 11, his father became badly ill and one day he came back with an unwanted baby girl. A year later, Hong’s mother left home. She no longer wanted to live such a poor life and face her sick husband. So everything hard fell onto the young boy’s shoulders: to take care of his father and the sister Chenchen, and to go on to study.

Although his life was hard, Hong didn’t go away from his father and sister. He worked in part-time jobs to feed his family. He climbed tall trees to get birds’ eggs for his sister. He walked two hours at weekends to the market to buy different things to sell around his school. A few years later, he studied at a college. To take care of Chenchen, he worked hard to rent (租) a room near his college for her, and sent her to school.

After Hong’s story went public, he became a hero in people’s eyes. But Hong refused offers from others. He said he felt encouraged by kind offers, but he could depend on his own work.

Through his hard life, he has grown up from boy to man.

From: Shanghai Middle School English Online

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Information Card

Hong’s spirit

67.1.

Hong’s birthplace

68.2.

Hong’s age when his mother left home

69.3.

The distance between Hong’s school and the market

70.4.

The way Hong fed his family

71.5.

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