Zhu Xiangbing has been teaching at the Dongxi Primary School in the mountains of Hubei Province for 39 years. He has helped over 200 students get out of the mountains.

Back in 1984, Zhu graduated from middle school and was preparing to take the exam to enter high school. One day, the leader of his village came to visit him and asked if he would like to be the teacher at the village’s primary school. It was a hard decision for Zhu to make. Accepting the job meant he would not be able to leave the village, but if he refused the offer, the students there would be left with no teacher.

After spending a whole night thinking, Zhu decided to take the offer. Then he began to work hard to learn teaching skills. Besides learning from his own teachers, he also taught himself in his spare time. Quickly, Zhu became a good teacher. Zhu often walks for several hours on mountain roads to visit his students’ homes. He encourages them to study hard. With his help, more than 30 students from poor families have been able to go to school and receive education.

Because of the school’s terrible working and living conditions, many teachers don’t want to stay there. To get them to stay, Zhu tries his best to make them feel at home. He often invites them to live and eat in his house.

Over the years, Zhu has had many opportunities (机会) to leave the village, but he has turned all of them down. “I want to stay and help more young teachers grow and take root (扎根) here so that our kids can get a good education,” he said.

I’m so happy to be here with you today. You’ve worked hard this year and you should all be     41     (pride) of yourselves.

I remember when your first     42     (start) at this school, and now look at you! You’ve     43     (grow) so much and learned so many things. You should feel good about all the progress you made. But I want     44     (remind) you that you didn’t get here alone. You had help from a lot of people along the way: Your teachers, parents and friends. So make sure you take the time to thank them     45     their support.

I know that the following year might feel a little scary. You will take     46     big exam and move up to high school and I want you to remember that you can handle (应付) whatever comes your way. You might make mistakes along the way,     47     that’s OK. Mistakes help you learn and grow. So don’t be too hard on yourselves if things don’t go perfectly. Just keep     48     (try) your best, and you will get there. And don’t forget to have fun along the way! Learning can be exciting, and there are many new     49     (thing) to discover. So stay curious (求知欲强) and keep exploring (探索).

    50     (final), I want to say that even though you might be moving on to new things, you will always be a part of this school community and will always be welcome here.

So congratulations and good luck in all your future adventures (冒险经历).

Thank you.

56. 假如你是李华，下面是你的英国朋友Rachel填写的关于环境保护的问卷调查结果，请根据她的选择，给她回复一封电子邮件，给她提几点建议，告诉她如何保护环境。

Thanks for your help. According to the questionnaire you filled out, I’d like to give you some advice.

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I hope we can join together to protect our planet.

Yours,

Li Hua