Growing up is not always easy.When you face difficulties，a spirit of depending on （1）y

ourself

ourself

is more useful than crying for help.That's what Hong Zhanhui's story of （2）g

rowing

rowing

from boy to man with family difficulties tells us.
   Hong was born in 1982 in a （3）p

oor

oor

family in Xihua County（縣），Henan Province.When he was only 11，his father became （4）b

adly

adly

ill and one day he came back home with an unwanted baby girl.A year later，Hong's mother left home.She no longer wanted to （5）l

ive

ive

such a hard life and face her sick husband.So everything fell onto the young boy's shoulders：to take care of his father and his younger sister Chenchen，and to go on to study.
   Although his life was hard，Hong didn't go （6）a

way

way

from his father and sister.He took several part-time jobs to feed his family.He even （7）c

ollected

ollected

bottles and paper to make money in his free time.A few years later，he studied at a（8）c

ollege

ollege

for higher education.To look after Chenchen，he worked hard to rent （租） a room for her，and sent her to school.
   Hong became a （9）h

ero

ero

in people's eyes after his story went public.But Hong （10）r

efused

efused

offers from otjye.airs.He said he felt thankful for kind offers，but he could depend on his own work.Thanks to his hard life，he has grown up from boy to man.