If you knew you had only three years left to live, ________ would you use your time? It’s a hard question and ________ of us would even like to think about it. But ________ young boy who called Huang Ge has to answer this question and he says, “ I want to thank the people who ________ me.”

At age one, Huang’s mother left the family. Six years later, he was ________ ill. He has been using a wheelchair since 9 years old. Doctor said he would only live to be 18.

After Huang’s story went on TV, ________ Chinese sent money to help him. The boy was ________ moved that he decided to thank every one of them. But it is not an easy ________, because Huang was too sick to drive a mosquito(蚊子) away from his leg. He has to be tied to his wheelchair to stop him from ________ out. And they can only afford(提供) a three-wheeled motorcycle(摩托车). ________ 2003, the father and son have traveled 14,000 kilometers to different provinces and thanked more than 30 helpers.

“I’m moved by the story of this boy. We need the courage to face death, and we should also feel the thankfulness for those who help us,” reads an online post on cctv.com.

As a teenager, I had a lot of anger and was not good at communicating with my parents. One day, when I was getting ready for school, my mother handed me a T-shirt. It was my father’s, not mine. At that time, I was taller and stronger than my father. So when I put the T-shirt on, I felt like I was being chocked (窒息) in it! I realized that it was a small mistake by my mother, but the feeling of being choked made me very angry. Without thinking, I ripped (撕破) the T-shirt! Later, my mother told my father what had happened, “See what your son had done.” Instead of scolding (责骂) me, my father asked my mother to repair the T-shirt. Then he wore it to work the next day. He spent the whole day wearing a ripped T-shirt. When my mother told me what my father did, I felt sorry about what I had done. At the same time, I was filled with great admiration (钦佩) for my father. His kindness taught me a life lesson I would never forget. On that day, I made a decision that I would never let anger beat me.

So far, a few big changes in people’s life in China have drawn the world’s attention. Among them, four ideas stand out. They are known as “China’s four great modern inventions”.

High-speed trains

China’s new high-speed train Fuxing made its first run from Beijing to Shanghai on 21^st September, 2017. It ran at a speed of 350 km/h, which makes it the fastest train in the world. Actually, the high-speed train has became a new name card for China overseas (在海外).

Bike sharing

Besides the high-speed train, many other innovations (创新) have also changed people’s lives in China. Bike sharing, for example, is not a new idea but China has given it a whole new meaning. In China, there are about 10 million shared bikes. People don’t need to find stations to put the bikes. This makes bike sharing much easier.

Cashless payment (无现金支付)

Suppose you are riding a bike on the street and stop to buy a bottle of water without any money on you. Don’t worry. In China, now you are able to just shop by paying with your cellphone. All you need to do is just to scan a store’s quick response code (QR code,二维码). Even a vegetable seller on the roadside has a QR code for WeChat Pay or Alipay.

Online shopping

As for shopping, China has many big online shopping platforms, such as Taobao, Tmall and JD.com. Some foreign customers have even made foreign-language websites to help foreigners buy products from China.