Xiao Yan is thirteen years old, and she studies at Grade Seven 1 a small village far away from Shenzhen. She is a left-behind child (留守儿童). Three years ago her parents 2 to Shenzhen for work. Now she 3 with her grandmother. Her grandmother is so 4 that she can not do anything. So Xiao Yan has to do 5 by herself, such as learning to cook meals, doing the washing and 6 care of her grandmother who is seventy years old. Xiao Yan is quite 7 and studies very hard. Her parents send some money to her every month and she uses most of them to buy 8 . Xiao Yan misses (想念) her parents so much. She wants to live with her parents, 9 she knows that her parents make money for their better 10 . She hopes to get a good job, so she can take good care of her grandmother and her parents when she grows up.
Aunt Lily | Age &Career | 35, teacher |
Hobbies | writing poems, traveling | |
Characters | clever, beautiful, kind | |
Hopes | to visit China and write poems about it |
My most respectful person
Hi, my name is Li Hua. Aunt Lily is my most respectful person.
"Make-A-Wish" is one of the world's most well-known charities (慈善机构). It makes wishes come true for children who have serious illnesses. It gives them hope and joy and helps them forget about their health problems and have fun.
It all started in 1980 in Phoenix, Arizona. Christopher was a 7-year-old boy who was very sick. He always dreamed of becoming a police officer. Tommy Austin and Ron Cox, two police officers， made his wish come true .They gave Christopher a tour of the city in a police helicopter (直升飞机) and made a real police uniform (制服) for him.
There are four kinds of wishes children usually have:
I wish to go. Children usually want to travel or go to a concert, a game or a park.
I wish to meet. Children sometimes want to meet their favorite actors, singers or players.
I wish to be. Some children wish to become actors, singers or police officers.
I wish to have. They often want to have a computer, a game, a bike or many other things.
Let's hope more wishes will come true in the future. People who work in the charity always try for the best. Almost 25,000 volunteers (志愿者) help, work or give money. Will you be one of them?
