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 I drove my blue Buick into the garage, I saw that a yellow Oldsmobile was 1 too close to my space．I had to drive back and forth to get my car into the 2 space．That left 3 enough room to open the door．Then one day I arrived home 4 , and just as I turned off the engine, the yellow Oldsmobile entered its space－too close to my car, 5 ．At last I had a chance to meet the driver．My patience had 6 and I shouted at her,“Can’t you see you’re not 7 me enough space?Park farther over．”Banging(猛推)open her door into 8 , the driver shouted back：“Make me!” 9 this she stepped out of the garage．Still, each time she got home first, she parked too close to my 10 ．Then one day, I thought,“What can I do?”I soon found 11 ．The next day the woman 12 a note on her windshield(挡风玻璃)：
Dear Yellow Oldsmobile,
I’m sorry my mistress(女主人)shouted at yours the other day．She’s been sorry about it．I know it because she doesn’t sing anymore while 13 ．It wasn’t like her to scream 14 ．Fact is, she’d just got bad news and was taking it out on you two．I 15 you and your mistress will 16 her．
Your neighbor,
Blue Buick
When I went to the 17 the next morning, the Oldsmobile was gone, but there was a note on my windshield：
Dear Blue Buick,
My mistress is sorry, too．She parked so 18 because she just learned to drive．We will park much farther over after this．I’m glad we can be 19 now．
Your neighbor,
Yellow Oldsmobile
After that, whenever Blue Buick 20 Yellow Oldsmobile on the road, their drivers waved cheerfully and smiled．
As I drove my blue Buick into the garage, I saw that a yellow Oldsmobile was 1 too close to my space．I had to drive back and forth to get my car into the 2 space．That left 3 enough room to open the door．Then one day I arrived home 4 , and just as I turned off the engine, the yellow Oldsmobile entered its space－too close to my car, 5 ．At last I had a chance to meet the driver．My patience had 6 and I shouted at her, “Can't you see you're not 7 me enough space? Park farther over．” Banging(猛撞) her door open into 8 ,the driver shouted back, “Make me!” 9 this she stepped out of the garage．Still, each time she got home first, she parked too close to my 10 ．Then one day, I thought, “What can I do?” I soon found 11 ．The next day the woman 12 a note on her windshield(挡风玻璃)：
Dear Yellow Oldsmobile,
I'm sorry my mistress(女主人) shouted at yours the other day．She's been sorry about it． I know it because she doesn't sing any more while 13 ．It wasn't like her to scream 14 ．The fact is that she'd just got bad news and was taking it out on you two．I 15 you and your mistress will 16 her．
Your neighbour,
Blue Buick
When I went to the 17 the next morning, the Oldsmobile was gone, but there was a note on my windshield：
Dear Blue Buick,
My mistress is sorry, too．She parked so 18 because she just learned to drive．We will park much farther over after this．I'm glad we can be 19 now．
Your neighbour,
Yellow Oldsmobile
After that, whenever Blue Buick 20 Yellow Oldsmobile on the road, their drivers waved cheerfully and smiled．
As I drove my blue Buick into the garage, I saw that a yellow Oldsmobile was 1 too close to my space．I had to drive back and forth to get my car into the 2 space．That left 3 enough room to open the door．Then one day I arrived home 4 , and just as I turned off the engine, the yellow Oldsmobile entered its space－too close to my car, 5 ．At last 1 had a chance to meet the driver．My patience had 6 and I shouted at her, “Can’t you see you’re not 7 me enough space?Park farther over．”Banging(猛推)open her door into 8 , the driver shouted back?“Make me!” 9 this she stepped out of the garage．Still, each time she got home first, she parked too close to my 10 ．Then one day, I thought, “What can I do?” I soon found 11 ．The next day she 12 a note on her windshield(挡风玻璃)：
Dear Yellow Oldsmobile,
I’m sorry my mistress(女主人)shouted at yours the other day．She's been sorry about it．I know it because she doesn't sing any more while 13 ．It wasn’t like her to scream 14 ．Fact is, she'd just got bad news and was taking it out on you two．I 15 you and your mistress will 16 her．
Your neighbor,
Blue Buick
When I went to the 17 the next morning, the Oldsmobile was gone, but there was a note on my windshield：
Dear Blue Buick,
My Mistress feels sorry, too．She parked so 18 because she just learned to drive．We will park much farther over after this．I'm glad we can be 19 now．
Your neighbor．
Yellow Oldsmobile
After that, whenever Blue Buick 20 Yellow Oldsmobile on the road, their drivers waved cheerfully and smiled．
When I began planning to more to Auckland to study, my mother was worried about a lack of job and cultural differences, Ignoring there 1 , I got there in July 2010． 2 I arrived, I realized the importance of getting a job 3 my living experience．
Determined to do this 4 I spent several weeks going door-to-door for a job ,but found 5 response(回应)．
One afternoon, I walked into a building to ask 6 there were my job opportunities(机会), The people there advised me not to continue my job search in that 7 ．As I was about to 8 , a man who bad been listening approached me and asked me to wait outside 9 ．Nearly ten minutes later, he 10 , He asked me about my plants and encouraged me to stay 11 ．Then he offered me to Royal Oak to 12 a job．
I was a little surprised．but had a 13 feeling about him．Along the way, I realized that I had 14 resumes(简历)．Seeing this, the man 15 at his business partner’s office to make me fifteen 16 copies．He also gave me some 17 on dressing and speaking．I handed out my resumes and went home feeling very 18 ．The following day I received a 19 from a store in Royal Oak offering me a job．
It seems that the world always 20 to you when you need it．And this time, it was a complete stranger who turned out to be a real blessing．