“Hello, sister” is a simple sentence. But for Shang Ruoyan, it means a lot. When she heard it from a little autistic (患自闭症的) girl, she almost ________. “That was the first time she greeted me on her own. I was so touched,” she said.

For over two years, Shang has volunteered at a local school for autistic kids. In fact, she has been a ________ for many years before this.

Every Tuesday, Shang would accompany (陪伴) autistic kids after school. She ________ their studies, played the piano and made pudding (布丁) for them.

She still ________ the “embarrassing (尴尬的)” scene when she first met with them. “When I asked what color they liked, they didn’t ________ me at all,” she said. But as she spent more ________ with them. She learned how to communicate with them. “It’s better to use simple words and short sentences ________ they are not sensitive (敏感的) to language, ”she said.

After she entered Junior 3, she was ________ with schoolwork. But she still helped them in another way. She opened a store on WeChat called Weselllove with her friends. They sold hand-made soaps and ________ a lot of money. They donated (捐赠) all of it to the school.

In her free time, she did a lot of ________ and read many books to learn about autism. She even wrote a report. “I put everything I learned in it. It may help more people learn about autism,” she said.

Eric was walking along the road of the countryside with his dad when he saw the tortoise (乌龟). He touched it. The tortoise stopped moving and retracted (缩) its head and legs to the shell (壳). Eric became angry. He used a stick and tried to force its head and legs to come out.

His dad saw this. He stopped him and said, “Son, you won’t get it open with a stick.”

Eric was surprised and asked, “Why?”

“Just wait and see,” his dad answered. Then to protect the tortoise, he put it in a bag and took it back home.

After getting home, the dad put it near the fireplace. A few minutes later, the tortoise stretched out its head and legs and moved a little. How exciting!

“See,” said his dad, “sometimes, you can’t force someone to do something. But if you give him warm first, he’ll do what you want him to do.”