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.

At the beginning of the first class on Friday, Mr López told the whole class that the governor (州长) would visit the classroom on Monday. He wanted to honour (给予表扬) the students in Mr López’s class because they had read so many books over summer vacation.

Mr López chose Mark, Nicole, and Kim-Zu to plan a programme for the governor. Nicole suggested they each give a report on a book they had read.

Mark liked Nicole’s plan but felt it would take too long. He suggested a short play. The class could vote (投票) on its favourite book and then act out one of the scenes.

Kim-Zu said there was not enough time to prepare for Mark’s programme. She thought the best idea was to choose one or two students to talk about the importance of reading. Then they could have a reception. Kim-Zu liked the idea of talking about books and eating at the same time!

“Let’s vote on the best programme,” Mark said.

But Mark, Kim-Zu, and Nicole each voted for their own idea.

Then Nicole had a good idea. “I’ve got it!”

She suggested that they combine (融合) all three ideas. Students would wear outfits (特别的服装) on Monday representing characters from their favourite books. Mr López would have a list on the board of all the books they had read. Two students would give a talk about the fun of reading. Then everyone would eat!

Everyone in the class liked Nicole’s plan. Mr López was glad to see they had worked together to find the perfect programme for the governor.

1.The story happened     days before the governer visited the classroom.

A. three B. four

C. five D. six

2.The governor planned a visit to Mr López’s classroom because    .

A. Mr López had once been the governor’s teacher

B. Mr López had given money for the reading programme

C. Mr López and the governor were best friends

D. Mr López’s students had read so many books

3.In this passage, a reception is most like a    .

A. book B. party

C. play D. list

4.We can learn that Mark    .

A. had written a book

B. liked to dance

C. was interested in plays

D. enjoyed eating

5.This passage is mainly about    .

A. enjoying cookies and fruit with the governor

B. planning a programme for the governor

C. putting on a play based on a book

D. reading a lot of books during the summer

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