Chinese writer Mo Yan has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature (文学). He is the first Chinese 1 has won this prize.

    Mo Yan was born into a family in Shangdong 2 1955. He left school at the age of twelve, first on a farm and 3 in a factory. In 1976 he 4 the PLA and during this time he began to study 5. His first short story came out in 1981. He has written many famous books about his childhood and his hometown. Many of his books have been translated into English, French and many other 6.

    Mo Yan's winning of the Nobel Prize is bringing more confidence (自信) to the nation's young 7.

    Stephen, a young worker, got serious heart disease unluckily. And he used to work in a big computer company. But now he couldn't work for a long time. Thinking he could still do something, he decided to be a 1at a Children's Hospital. Stephen loved children very much. With his love, he did his job well. Every time he 2 one of his children in hospital, he felt sad in his room alone. They died. At that time, he would tell these sad parents that he would be with their children in heaven and he would 3 them. His words seemed to help those parents.

    There was a girl who could not walk because of a disease. She couldn't do anything and she was very unhappy. What was 4, the doctor said that they could do little for her. Stephen decided to help her. He stared to visiting her, bringing brushes and paper. He put the brushes in his 5 and could do anything she wanted. With the help of Stephen, at last she began to 6 with her mouth. She and Stephen became friends. Day by day, the little girl was getting better and better. She was allowed to leave the hospital.

    One day, to Stephen's surprise, she walked to see him on her own feet! She gave him a picture she had drawn. At the top, it sad: 'Thank you for 7 me talk. It's because of your 8.

    Love can sometimes be more 9 than doctors and medicines. Love makes world more beautiful and colourful.

    Stephen died a few days later 10 after the girl gave him the picture.

    That day was like any other day in his life. After school Michael walked past the shop in the street corner. He stopped to1the front row of shoes, and he felt sorry for himself. He2wanted to have a pair of shoes for his birthday.

    He walked away sadly and thought of what to tell his mother. He knew she would give him 3if she could. But he also knew very well she had 4money. He decided not to go home 5, as he looked worried and his mother would notice it. So he went to the park and sat down on the grass. Then he saw a boy in a wheel chair. He noticed that the boy moved the wheels with his hands. Michael looked at him carefully and was 6to see that the boy had no feet. He looked 7at his own feet. "It is 8better to be without shoes than 9feet." he thought. There was no reason for him to 10so sorry and sad. He went away and smiled, thinking he was more lucky in his life.

    I'd like to tell you something about my trip. First, we landed in Cape Town and took a taxi to our new friend Richard's house. We 1 there for a few nights. We did some cool things. We visited a bird and monkey park and saw many kinds of African 2 there.

    After 3 some time with Richard and his daughter, we left them to go to a place called Grootbos. 4 we were there, we saw my dad's friend Michael and we had supper together. We had fun5 Michael and staying at Grootbos. The food there was great. We really enjoyed 6. The next morning, we went to see whales and we got really 7 because we saw twelve of them. One pair came right up to the boat and rolled over on top of each other.

    From Grootbos we 8 to Cape Town to meet our friends who came to visit us on their vacation. We were both so 9 to have friends from home coming to 10 us in Africa. We spent a few days with them. It was very cool visiting Grootbos with them.

    Now we are going Oil Safari. I'll tell you about that later.

    People in a town once went hungry. A rich man who made bread and cakes invited twenty of the 1 children, and told them to take a loaf (条) of bread from a 2 every day till the hard days passed.

    The hungry children came together 3, and argued for the bread, because each wished to have the largest one. Finally, they went away without even thanking the good gentleman.

    But Gretchen, a poorly-dressed little girl, did not argue or 4 with the rest, but remained standing quietly far away from them. 5 the bad-mannered children left, she took the smallest bread, which was alone left in the basket, kissed the gentleman's hand, and went home.

    The next day the children were as bad-mannered as before, and poor shy Gretchen 6 a loaf hardly the size of the one she got the first day. When she came home, her mother cut the loaf open. Many new shining pieces of 7 fell out of it.

    Her mother was very surprised and worried, and said, "Take the money back to the good gentleman at once, for it must have got into the dough (生面团） 8 mistake. Be quick, Gretchen! Be quick!"

    But when the little girl gave the rich man her mother's 9, he said, "No, no, my child, it was no mistake. I had the silver pieces put into the smallest loaf to give you. Always be as satisfied. quiet, and 10 as you now are. Go home now, and tell your mother that the money is your own."