When Mark was in Grade Seven, he sat next to a girl named Jenny. Mark found that his handwriting looked not good enough. 1 , Jenny's handwriting was really nice just like a piece of 2 . Jenny told Mark a lot about the stories of 3 calligraphers (书法家) like Wang Xizhi. So Mark decided to practice calligraphy (书法). But the result of 4 practice was not as good as Mark 5 . Mark was very sad and wanted to give up. Jenny found Mark's 6 . She told Mark not to worry 7 and gave him some advice. She taught Mark the proper way to hold the pen and encouraged him that he could do better if he kept practicing. She also told Mark she had spent three years 8 . With Jenny's warm help, Mark kept on.
Mark also offered some help to Jenny. Jenny was 9 about the basketball exam. She didn't know how to play basketball. Mark told Jenny that just 10 calligraphy, it took a lot of practice to master the skills of playing basketball. Now, they are in Grade Nine, Mark has good handwriting and Jenny can do well in basketball.
