It was raining heavily. I was standing at the bus stop when I saw a woman standing and1in the rain.

She was clearly sad about2and was trying to make a call on her phone. She shouted into the phone. The rain couldn't stop3tears (眼泪).

At that time, I was holding many4for my friend. I was going to her dinner party. I picked out one of them5gave it to the woman as she was getting into a taxi. When she saw it, she6Before she closed the door, she said to me, “Thank you.”

A few years later, I saw the same7at a party. I went over to introduce (介绍) myself. Then she thought of the day when I gave her a flower.

She hugged me and8me again. She said that the flower made her day. On that9day, she had a big fight (争吵) with her best friend. She felt terrible, but the flower showed her that there was still something10in the world.

Hello, I'm Miss Green. I'm your new eighth-grade English teacher. This will be my fourth year teaching eighth graders at Xiwang Middle School. I'm so excited to meet you and have you in my class. I'm sure we are going to have a school year of fun.

These days, a story about a 19-year-old girl moves a lot of people.

The girl is Li Xinyu. She is from Sichuan. She is a little different from other students. She lost her right hand. After the 2020 gaokao, she entered Central China Normal University (华中师范大学) in Wuhan, Hubei.

Li lost her right hand in the Wen chuan earthquake in 2008. The strong—minded girl didn't lose hope. She always tried her best to solve difficulties. Li's father said in bad times, she even comforted (安慰) the family.

After the terrible earthquake, Li started to practice writing with her left hand. She could write quite well three months later. Li was hard—working, and she did well in schoolwork. In 2020, she scored 625 in the gaokao and went to her dream school.

When people ask her about the university life, Li says she'll keep studying hard, join clubs and make more friends. She is ready for the exciting life in the university.

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