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北京市中央民族大学附属中学2018届高三上学期英语10月月考试卷
How an undergraduate raised her sister and mother alone
For many undergraduates, finding a job or getting1education is a trouble at their age. However, a Henan girl faced more urgent and bigger issues when it came to job or further studies, because she had to help her family2before graduating from college.
Liu Jiaojiao, 26, was born in a village of Luyi county in Zhoukou city, Central China's Henan province. After3in 2014, she chose to be a teacher in a middle school in her hometown, so she could4her paralyzed mother.
Up to now,5the only bread-earner in the family, Liu has taken care of her mother who6from cerebral infarction(脑梗塞) for five years. She has remained7and strong to overcome the challenges of life,8complain about her fate.
In 2010, after finishing the college entrance examination, Liu was told that her father was9with esophageal cancer(食道癌) six months ago. Then her father was dead about one year later.
"My grandmother was over 70 years old, and my sister was still in high school at that time, which left my mother and me to10the family," Liu said.
Hou Panzhi, 50, Liu's mother, has been suffering from mental illness for a long time. Liu said: "She could say something to encourage me at the beginning; I did not feel alone at that time."
In order to11money, she spent less than 10 yuan ($1.5) every day. Besides doing some part-time jobs at the college, she also worked in other southern cities such as Guangzhou and Hangzhou in the summer and winter12.
However, Huo's13got worse in 2012; she suffered with cerebral infarction and became paralyzed. Liu then rented a house for her mother to take care of her while going to school nearby.
The teachers organized a donation and formed a volunteer team to help her. Liu also14a scholarship at school.
"I told myself that I am not15, there are many people around me. I had a strong16to support my family," Liu said. However, it was hard. She added: The most 17time was when I was sick at school."
Now, she works hard to strike a balance to take care of her mother and to teach students.
"I would like to tell my mother what happened in my math class after school, I feel she could hear it sometimes," she said with a smile. "I also buy an electro-tricycle two month ago, taking my mother to go outside."
She often18the photos with her mother on her WeChat, saying that wherever she is with her mom is home.
"Life is much better than before, I have a job, and my sister has grown up, we have become stronger and most confident than before," she added.
In July, Liu was nominated as a(an)19of the "National Moral Models" this year, which encourages and guides the young people to cherish the time with parents and have a sense of20.
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