It is hard to imagine how a person is to spend the whole life when only the head and hands are able to move.

    Xu Ruiyang, an 18-year-old student from Kunming, has suffered (遭受) from spina muscular atrophy (脊柱肌肉萎缩)1she was 2 years old. At that time, the doctor said that most children with spinal muscular atrophy will only live a few years.

    The family did not give up, or even just2. To help Xu Ruiyang live with dignity (尊严), her parents 3her living and learning skills strictly. Opening a book or raising hands, some very easy actions for common people,4, are big challenges for Xu. She had to use her head or5to work together with hands to finish these actions.

    When she started learning to write, she couldn't even6a pen. But she never gave up. Once she lost the pen, she picked it up and7writing. Xu finally could write 500 Chinese characters before becoming a primary school student, after8 thousands of times.

    Over the past few years, Xu has overcome (克服) many problems, including the 9 caused by the disease. Her parents worried about her health and 10her to drop out of school, but Xu's answer was no. "11I read a book and do my homework, the pain is gone," said Xu.

    When asked by reporters on how to deal with difficulties, Xu calmly said, “Patience. When you can't change anything, crying is useless, so just be12."

    In Xu's opinion, her sunny and self-confident13comes from the love of her parents.

    "If we are not able to make her live longer, we can make her life wider," said Xu's father. They travelled across China and more than 20 14 over the world, including Italy, Thailand and Singapore. During these trips, she developed an interest in learning a 15language. "I think it's cool to learn about other countries' culture and express your feelings to others," said Xu.

    Last June, she finished China's Gaokao and received an offer from Sichuan International Study University.

Ailing (Eileen) Gu is busy after winning three medals at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. 

She talked about singing a song together with Lay Zhang—one of the popular young Chinese singers—on a Dou—on a Douyin live that had over 120. 000. 000 likes in one day. She is also busy writing a book about herself and doing something useful for others. On 15 March, she participated in an activity in Beijing to help children with heart problems, and was the star of an important activity that took place at the Big Air Shougang. 

Eileen sad she not only enjoys skiing, but a so likes running very much. "Running is a little different from skiing because running can be done by everyone. There is no need to all and stand up again. Everyone can enjoy the fun of sports. " And running isn't the only sport that she will keep doing, surfing and skateboarding are next, with soccer and basketball on her list too. "I have always wanted to try surfing and skateboarding, and I also like playing basketball. I haven't played for a long time. I wish I can play a game or a game of soccer. I played soccer quite often when I was a kid. " As she was invited by the Chinese Surfing Team, she could go to the south and enjoy a surf with her good friend on the beaches of Hainan, China. 

Dear Li Hua,

 How's it going with you?

 It's Tuesday today. The weather is warm and sunny. We have three classes in the afternoon. After school, there are some activities for us. Now, we are doing different things.

 Look! The boy in a blue T- shirt and a yellow hat is Romeo、 He has short black hair and he is a little heavy. He is flying a model plane happily on the grass. Under the tree, there is a girl with a book. She is my best friend, Amy、 She has big round eyes and curly hair. She likes reading very much. She thinks reading can bring her good luck. Who's the boy playing soccer? Oh, he is Enzo. He is tall and thin. He is good at soccer and he is on the school team. Some girls are singing beautifully near the pool、 Even(甚至) the birds are enjoying their songs, too.

 Everyone is having a great time! Can you write and tell me what you are doing now?

 Yours,

 Lily

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