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　　The hardworking blacksmith(铁匠)Jones used to work all day in his shop and so hard working was he that at times he would make the sparks fly from his hammer．The son of Mr．Smith, a rich 　　1　　, used to come to see the blacksmith every day and for hours and hours he would enjoy himself watching how the tradesman worked．

　　“Young man, why don't you try your hand to learn to make shoe tacks(铁钉), even if it is only to　　　2　　?” said the blacksmith．“Who knows, one day, it may 　　3　　 to you．” The 　　4　　 boy began to see what he could do．But after a little 　　5　　 he found that he was becoming very 　　6　　 and soon he was making some of the finest tacks．

　　Old Mr．Smith died and the son 　　7　　 the war lost all his things．He had to leave home and began to live a simple life in a small village in another country．In this village there were a lot of 　　8　　 who were spending a lot of money buying tacks for their 　　9　　 and even 　　10　　 when they paid high prices they were not always able to get what they wanted,　　11　　 in that part of the country soliders' shoes were in great need．

　　Our young Mr．Smith, who was finding it difficult to 　　12　　 his daily bread, remembered that once upon a time he had learned the art of making tacks from his neighbor and had the sudden idea of making a bargain(达成协议)with the shoemakers．He told them that he would make the tacks 　　13　　 they would help to get him settled(安家)in his workshop．The shoemakers were only too glad of the offer．And after a while, Mr．Smith found that he was soon making the finest tacks 　　14　　．“How 　　15　　 it seems,” he used to say, “even making tacks can make my life better．My skill is more useful to me than all the riches that I've had before．．”

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　　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　　 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 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．

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