Going to a movie now has been a part of our life. But have you ever thought of blind people watching movies?

64-year-old Wang Fokun lost his eyesight in his fifties. He had to give up his hobby of watching movies then. But in the past two years, a theater has helped him to get his love for the cinema back. Every Saturday, Wang travels 40 minutes to “watch” a movie.

It’s at Xindeng Theater in Kunming that Wang “watches” the movie. With the help of volunteers, Wang enjoys himself along with many other blind people. The volunteers describe what is happening on the screen, including when the story happens, what the actors or actresses look like, what they are doing…Thanks to the description, the blind can throw themselves into the movie. They laugh when something funny happens and cry during sad scenes.

The task of describing the movie is not as simple as it sounds. The volunteers must be familiar with every scene in the movie. “I watch a movie at least three times and write down every small part,” one of the volunteers said. And they have to practice many times before they do the job. However, they all enjoy the experience. “We’re glad to bring enjoyment to the audience (观众) by explaining the movie,” they said. So far, thousands of blind people have enjoyed more than 100 films described by them. They all agree that the volunteers do a great job.

Four years ago, I received a call from the headmaster. He asked me to speak to the group.

After receiving the call, I was so ________ that I couldn’t sleep the whole night. Finally, I decided to give the speech. I thought that the school would never invite me to any of their programs again if I ________ this chance. The next day, I got to school. Before it was my turn, my whole body was shaking and my mouth was dry. It was on that day that I ________ my greatest weakness — public speaking.

After my speech, I met with the headmaster and explained what happened to me. He told me that it was very ________ and most people experienced it. He suggested that I try again the next week. I ________ it and spent a whole week practicing the speech. This time I became more relaxed but still not ________. I was not sure whether I did my best.

A few months later, the headmaster invited me to give a talk at a meeting attended by more than 100 headmasters. I ________ it day and night. This time it went very well and won the hearts of all the audience (听众).

After giving this speech ________, I said to myself, “If I dare to speak in front of so many learned audience, like headmasters who ________ others, I can now speak in front of others too.”

As the saying goes, a journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. Everything is possible if we have the ________ to take the first step.

There is an old Chinese woman doing kung fu in a video online. She is     26     medium height with grey hair. Her name is Zhang Hexian and people call her kung fu Grandma. Now she is     27     (get) popular not only in China but also in other countries.

Zhang started to do kung fu when she     28     (be) only 5 years old. “I practiced every day when I was young. I worked so hard. Now I’m old, but I still think kung fu is     29     exciting thing,” she says. Zhang has three sons and a daughter.     30     don’t live with her, but often visit her with some lovely gifts.

Zhang’s daily life is simple     31     healthy. She gets up at 5 a.m. and cooks by herself every day. Seafood is her favorite. Zhang’s house is on a hillside (山坡) , so she     32     (have) to climb the hill when she goes out.

A primary school set up a kung fu class 3 years ago. Kung fu Grandma Zhang volunteered to teach the     33     (child) kung fu there. The students feel     34     (luck) to have Zhang as their kung fu teacher. “It’s important for young people     35     (learn) Chinese kung fu and the spirit behind it.”, she says.

How is your winter vacation going? What are you doing now? Are you studying or are you having a good time with your family? My family and I are having fun in China. We are on a vacation in Kunming, Yunnan. Kunming is a great city. I like the weather in Kunming very much, especially in summer. 4. It is sunny and cool today, just right for having a trip. How is the weather in New York City? It is cool and cloudy, isn’t it?

5. 昨天我们去了动物园。There were lots of animals there, such as pandas, elephants, tigers and so on. I loved watching them running around. They were so cute. And koalas were my favorite. Because they looked so funny. Then we visited a science museum and saw many robots. If you’re interested in science, you can come here.

We will have dinner in a noodle restaurant called Yunnan Rice Noodle House tonight. It is not far from the hotel. We can just walk there. There are different kinds of noodles there. Beef and tomato rice noodles are their special. They are so good. You should come to try them someday.

See you soon.

Li Hua

41. 初中生活即将接近尾声，回首过去三年时光，父母、老师和朋友给予了我们许多帮助和支持。假如你是李华，你校将举行以“感恩”为主题的英文演讲比赛。请你根据以下提示，写一篇英文演讲稿。

My Heartfelt Thanks

	Thanks to parents: ●love me and support me
	Thanks to friends: ●help me with my… ●…
	Thanks to teachers: ●teach me knowledge ●…

How time flies! The past three years have been a wonderful journey with all of you. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________