【推荐2】Dear reader, my name is Lemuel Gulliver. I was born in London. I liked traveling and I made several unbelievable journeys. I saw things that you will find d    1     to believe: People no bigger than this book; other people taller than the tallest tree; a country in clouds above us; and animals more civilized (文明) than h    2    . It was an interesting life.

I want to talk about my journeys, you may think I am mad. But please remember, as you read, that I am an honest man and that my words are t    3    .

When I was a young man, I studied medicine at Cambridge University to be a d    4    . I worked at London at first, but it was not easy to make money there. I d    5     to work as a ship’s doctor. One ship I w    6     on was called the Antelope. Our journey went well at first, but one day there was a great s    7    . The wind drove our ship on to a rock, which broke the ship in half. As I threw m    8     into the sea, I thought that this was the end.

But luck was with me. I could swim quite well and I did not want to end my days w    9     a fight. I swam for many hours in the water and I was very tired. Suddenly, I realized that the water was not deep any more—my feet t    10     the ground!

Do you want to know what happened after that? Read by yourself and try to find the answers.

The girl in the picture is Jiang Mengnan. She was born in a small town in Chenzhou, Hunan Province. Her parents are     1     teachers in a middle school.

When she was very young, she was     2     in her two ears. In order     3     help her daughter get into society better, Jiang’s parents     4     up teaching her sign language and let her learn pronunciation and lips instead. She     5     a lot of effort to practice. Finally, she got over all kinds of difficulties and learned to listen and speak     6     her lips.

In 2011, she went to Jilin University with a score of 615. She could’t communicate because of hearing problems,     7     she had to choose pharmacy (药剂学). Then she got a master’s degree (硕士学位) in Jilin University. A few years     8    , she went to Qinghua University to continue her study.

2021 Annual People Award Ceremony was held. And ten people were awarded for their moving stories and great contribution to the society. And Jiang is one of     9    . All of Chinese are     10     of her. Because she is hardworking and never gives up in the face of difficulties.