In June this year, a video of a deliveryman (外卖员) jumping off a high bridge ______ a woman in the water became very popular online.

In the video, the man, wearing a black T-shirt and black pants, was at Xixing Bridge, a 12-meter-high bridge over Qiantang River. He jumped into the river after he held onto the rail (栏杆) for a moment. Then he swam to ______ woman quickly, held her, and took her to safety. Soon, a lifeboat came to pick ______ up.

Peng Qinglin, the 31-year-old deliveryman, ______ his job when he heard someone call for help. He quickly took off his glasses and shoes, put down his phone and jumped into the river. Peng said he was a little scared ______ the bridge was high. But he knew he had to help the woman. After they were ______ safe, Peng said he was worried about being late with the delivery. ______, the customer understood. Later, Peng ______ to the hospital. The doctor said that he had hurt his back and needed to stay in the hospital ______ a week to get better.

Because of his brave act, Peng has won a lot of praise and awards. For example, his delivery company gave him 50,000 yuan and the chance to study in college for free. Peng said he’s just like any ______ deliveryman, and he will always help out if he is needed.

I wanted to visit my grandparents alone. I didn’t see them for a long time and I ______ them a lot. Although my parents agreed, they were worried about my ______. So they told me something that would happen on the way to my grandparents’ home and ______ me to solve the problems by myself.

When the ______ came, my parents saw me off at the train station. While we were ______ the train, my father gave me a letter. He told me I could read it if I felt afraid on the way.

After I got on the train, I looked out of the window and saw beautiful villages. And I was very ______. After a while, a tall man came and sat next to me. I got a little nervous. Suddenly, I ______ what my father gave me at the station. I opened the letter. It said, “Never be afraid. I’m together with you on this train.” Seeing this, I began to feel ______. I tried to talk with the man and he talked with me so ______. We both felt quite happy all the way.

In our lives, there are many times that we need to do something alone. We needn’t be afraid ______ our parents are always with us and they strongly support us. We should try to solve the problems by ourselves.

Short Story Writing Competition

Short Story Writing Competition will be held in July 2024. We will invite all the students to enter this competition.

As usual, it is free. You can win prize money, certificates (证书) and presents.

Competition rules

The competition is open to all the students at school. Deadline for the competition is the 10th of July 2024. Winners will be announced on July 30, 2024.

The story has to be written in English.

You can choose the topic you like.

Only one story is accepted per person.

The required length of the story is as follows.

Grade 7: 400+ words        Grade 8: 600+ words        Grade 9: 800+ words

Mentioned the following information below your story:

A. Full name        B. Title of your story       C. Group entered        D. Word count (including the title)

Any story that is copied will not be accepted

There will be three winners for the first prize, five winners for the second prize and ten winners for the third prize in each grade.