Growing up is not always easy．When facing difficulties, courage and a spirit of independence can be more useful than crying for 1 !That’s what Hong Zhanhui’s story of 2 from boy to man with family hardships tells us．
Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Xihua County, Henan Province．When he was 3 11, his father became mentally ill and one day came back with an abandoned baby girl．A year later, Hong’s mother and younger brother both 4 home because of poverty and pressure from his sick father．
Their burdens fell onto the 12-year-old’s shoulders：to treat his father’s illness, to 5 the adopted sister Chenchen, and to go on to study．
Hong didn’t 6 ．Since a young age, he has worked in part-time jobs to feed his family．At the same time, he has studied at college．To take care of Chenchen, he worked hard to 7 a room near his campus for her, and send her to school．
After Hong’s story went public, people were 8 to tears by his unselfishness．Hard 9 his life was, Hong didn’t abandon his father and the adopted 10 , because they needed his help．With his hard-won money, he even aided other students 11 against misfortunes．
Today when many tend to worry more about their own happiness, Hong’s deeds 12 us of what we usually neglect：Love and care for others．Without these, 13 of us could survive．
Hong 14 donations from others．He said that he felt encouraged by kind offers, but he could 15 his own work．Short of money to buy food, the boy climbed tall trees to get birds’ eggs for his baby sister．He walked two hours at weekends to buy different things to 16 around his school to earn money．Through his hard life, the boy developed 17 against misfortune that made him a hero in people’s eyes．
Hong’s story shows that with love and willpower , no hardship can 18 a person but himself．So when facing difficulties, don’t 19 about bad luck．Consider what more you could do for your family and society 20 you’ll find the world smiling back．
As my wife greeted me one evening, her voice came through the door,“Guess what?”
I always take a deep 1 on this very leading question．“What?”I asked．
“I just won a sales contest at work and the 2 is dinner for two at the new fancy restaurant down by the river-front!”
She was so 3 ．We knew the restaurant was extremely good．“See?I told you there would be a 4 for me to wear my new spring outfit,”she shyly reminded me．
“ 5 can play at that game,”I responded．“I will wear my gray suit, my Borsalino imported straw hat and a new silk tie．We will be well 6 ．”
It was early 7 and nearing dusk as the waiter took us to a table by a window, with a(n) 8 of the river．And the table was 9 set, with a smoke-gray tablecloth and bright colored napkins．
A delicious meal 10 in such an atmosphere should be remembered a long time．As it 11 , this will probably never be forgotten．
As the shadows lengthened, the 12 rocking by the riverbank, I murmured,“Why not take a walk?”
Hand in hand, we walked by the stores．People smiled and nodded．“I 13 realized there were so many 14 people as we have seen this evening, dear,”I observed．
“Probably your new straw hat or your 15 ,”she said．
After receiving many smiles, we 16 ourselves back at the restaurant, looking at ourselves in the 17 ．It was then that I saw the 18 for all the smiles．
Caught in the fly of my trousers and 19 down for all to see was a bright red 20 from the restaurant!
When I was a little girl, every Sunday my family of six would put on our best clothes and go to Sunday School and then church．The 1 in elementary school would all meet together to sing songs, and then later divide into 2 based on their ages．
One Easter Sunday, all the kids 3 with big eyes and big 4 about what the Easter Bunny(复活节小兔)had brought． 5 all of the kids shared their stories with 6 , one young boy , whom I shall call Bobby, sat 7 ．One of the teachers , noticing this, said to him, “And what did the Easter Bunny 8 you?”He replied, “My mom 9 the door by accident so the Easter Bunny couldn't get 10 because he hadn't got a key．”
This sounded like a 11 idea to all of us kids, so we kept on going with the stories．My mom knew the true story, 12 ．Bobby's mom was a single parent , and she suspected(怀疑)that they just couldn't 13 the Easter Bunny．
After Sunday School was over, everyone went off to 14 ．But my mom announced that we were going home 15 ．At home, she explained that to make Bobby feel 16 , we were going to pretend(假装)to be the Easter Bunny , make a basket of our candies for him and 17 it at church．We all donated(捐赠)some to the basket, and 18 back to church．There, mom hung the basket over the hanger(挂钩)and attached(附上)a(n) 19 ：
Dear Bobby,
I'm sorry I 20 your house last night．Happy Easter．
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