GavinThomas, an 8-year-old American boy, is an online star in China. Chinese fans knowhim as "fake(假的) smile boy".

    Gavinfirst came to people's attention when he was only two years old. His uncle, NickMastodon, posted a few shot videos of him on Vine, a popular video-sharing sitein the US. In one of the videos, Nick put a gecko(壁虎) on Gavin's head. His nervous yet funny reaction soon won him a lotof fans online.

    Gavinis in primary school right now. "We take a lot of photos. My uncle Nick andI make videos together. My family thinks it is really cool for me to have many fansonline and my friends in class know that I make videos and take photos," Gavinsaid.

    On July12, 2018, Gavin opened an account (账户) on Sina Weibo. In less than four hours, he got more than 400 thousandfollowers. One day later, it reached 1 million. 4 months later, the number doubledagain.

    "Isaw Gavin's smiling photo about one year ago when one of my friends sent it to me.My friend was working on the weekends and used the photo tocomplain abouthis boss," said Tian Qian, a primary school teacher in Beijing. Gavin's smileexpressed her friend's feeling at that moment.

    "Welive in afast-paced(快节奏的) city and are under a lot of pressure. Gavin's smile makes us feel relaxed,"Tian said. I have been following him on Weibo and it's very enjoyable to watch hisvideos. We are happy that he is bringing joy to our lives."

    Karan Singh is just like any other five-year-old- except for the fact that he is 5 feet 7 inches tall! When he was born, he was 15 pounds- the usual1of a newborn baby is about half of this, and he was four inches taller than the usual baby.2his height and weight at birth, his father Sanjay thought there might be something wrong with him, but doctors found he was3and really fine.

    Before he could walk or talk, Karan was made into The Guinness Book of World Records in 2008 as the tallest and heaviest newborn baby. Karan clearly4his mother, Shweatlana, who is 7 feet 3 inches tall and one of the5women in South Asia! Sanjay is also quite tall at 6 feet 7 inches.

    Being so tall isn't always a great thing for Karan and his6. Karan used to get bullied about his height, but he doesn't anymore. "But they all say that I am cheating when we7 basketball," Karan said.

    Shweatlana also had trouble finding diapers that fit him when he was8and still has trouble finding children's clothes for him sometimes. "Now I just buy him adult size9. They fit him perfectly well," she said.

    She is also10about her health and that her son might have the same condition she has. "I used to get about 1.5 inches of height every year because of too much growth hormone. I sometimes feel afraid that my son has the same disease as I have. But I know he is doing well and he will grow up to be a nice and healthy person."

We may have many difficulties in life, and sometimes it's even unfair for someone, but it depends on how you face them. Sally is a student from a university, she made a 1 last August. She decided to take her grandmother 2 their hometown and live with her in a rented room（出租房）near her school. Sally's family have met a lot in the past few years. Her grandmother 3 her legs and she could walk only with a stick. Her father died because of illness. Sally's mother was plagued （受折磨）by these events, she lost the4 to take care of others, "This was the only choice. No one else could 5  my grandma, " Sally explained. Her grandmother has also had a6  life. The old woman's three sons have all died, and Sally couldn't leave her alone where7  could look after her. A room with two beds, a desk and a table is their new home. The room8 her several hundred yuan every month. In order to make money, Sally works in a supermarket after class and spends the money9  the family. "I was brought up by my grandma, and now it's my10  to take care of her, " said Sally. When she was young, her grandmother "magically" prepared every meal on time for her every day, 11  she could not read a clock. In the eyes of Sally's teacher, the girl is a (n)12 student. " Though taking care of her grandmother takes her lots of13 , Sally has tried to stay on top of all her courses. She is 14  preparing for an English singing contest, " her teacher said. Sally even 15 help from others. "It's kind of like only getting without giving, " she explained. At present, the girl is able to support(支持，支撑) the home with her weak shoulder. 

How did artists learn English? Here are two examples.

A famous Chinese actress {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Zhang Ziyi had a small part in the American movie Rush Hour 2with Jackie Chan. The role was difficult for her because she wasn't {#blank#}2{#/blank#} to speak English. Chan had to translate everything from Chinese into English for her.

After Rush Hour 2, Zhang studied English in New York. She not {#blank#}3{#/blank#} watched television but also listened to music in English. She {#blank#}4{#/blank#} attention to practice pronouncing words and tried to get them right. Then she found it easy to speak English well {#blank#}5{#/blank#}doing so. Zhang's biggest challenge came when she played the leading role in the film Memoirs of a Geisha. A friend told Zhang, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} will be difficult to express your feelings in English." But she took the part and studied even {#blank#}7{#/blank#}

Shakira is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Many people wanted to translate her songs from Spanish into English. Shakira agreed, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} she felt nervous about losing control of her music. Then she decided to write her own songs in English. Shakira wanted to know {#blank#}9{#/blank#} to use English to express feelings as well, so she also read newspapers and poetry.

Today, Shakira writes and plays her music {#blank#}10{#/blank#} both Spanish and English for fans around the world.

Selena {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(miss) her grandparents very much and she wants to visit them. In order not to miss {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(catch) the early bus, she gets up at 6:30 am.