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Section Ⅵ
Writing
NO 1
写作项目——Writing about an experience
NO 2
课时跟踪检测
目 录
写作项目——Writing about an experience
本单元的写作任务是描写一段经历,属于叙事类记叙文。该类作文以叙述事件为主,通过完整的故事情节和生动形象的语言,使读者在享受故事情节的同时有所感悟。写作时要注意把记叙文的六要素：时间、地点、人物、事件的起因、经过和结果交代清楚。
一、学写作范式
由课文学写作要点
二、学逻辑组材
1. 第一段作者开门见山,直接点明了这段经历的时间(Recently),地点(a “dark restaurant”)和目的(to understand the experience of being blind)等背景信息。
2. 第二段第一句为主题句,后面的内容为支撑句,是围绕主题句所做的进一步的阐释和展开。这种段落组织形式更有利于做到层次清晰、主题突出。
3. 尾段的最后一句是对全文的总结,同时照应了文章开头提到的to understand the experience of being blind。
三、学靓丽表达
1. 第一段第一句中作者使用了where引导的定语从句,具体解释了“dark restaurant”的含义,为下文内容的展开做了很好的铺垫。
2. 第二段中作者使用了动词(短语)knocked over和dropped以及副词slowly,第三段中使用了reached down和stuck以及形容词late和embarrassed, 这些词汇形象生动地描写了作者在“黑暗餐馆”的用餐体验过程。
3. 第四段最后一句中用了现在分词短语feeling hungry作伴随状语,通过细节描写形象地传达了作者的体验结果——以失败告终,加深了读者对盲人生活中的诸多不便的认知。
①You should involve yourselves in more community activities______________________________________.
你应该多参加社区活动,从中能获得成长经验。
②____________________ on the stone surface by accident and the broken pieces flied everywhere.
我不小心打翻了石质台面上的一个玻璃杯,玻璃碎片飞得到处都是。
仿写训练|完成句子
where you can gain experience for growth
I knocked over a glass
一、背写作词汇
1. attend v. 出席；上(大学等)
2. memory n. 记忆,记忆力
3. happen v. 发生
4. provide v. 提供
5. encourage v. 鼓励,激励
重积累丰富文笔
6. tiring adj. 累人的；使人疲劳的
7. set off 动身,出发
8. run across 偶然碰见
9. on the spot 在现场；当场
10. remind sb. of 让某人想起……
11. to sb's disappointment 让某人失望的是
12. be satisfied/content with 对……感到满意
13. be impressed by ... 对……印象深刻
二、背写作佳句
[常用开头句]
1. Although it happened three years ago, I never forget ....虽然这件事发生在三年前,但我从未忘记……
2. In order to encourage the students to do ... our school organized ...
为了鼓励学生做……我们学校组织了……
3. Once I was invited to ...but what happened later made me feel ...
有一次我被邀请……但后来发生的事让我觉得……
[常用主体句]
1. I was walking in the street when ...
我正在街上走,这时突然……
2. To my surprise, it is so interesting ...
令我吃惊的是……很有趣。
3. Only when I was told by ...did I begin to realize what a silly mistake I had made.
只有当……告诉我,我才开始意识到我犯了一个多么愚蠢的错误。
4. Seeing this, Mr Smith couldn't help laughing and told me how to ...看到这一幕,史密斯先生忍不住笑了起来,告诉我如何……
[常用结尾句]
1. This is really an unforgettable experience.
这真是一次难忘的经历。
2. This experience made me become more ...
这次经历让我变得更……
3. I got an important lesson from this experience ...
我从这次经历中得到了一个重要的教训……
Ⅰ.基础写作(根据汉语提示补全作文)
Last weekend, I ①_____________________ (参加了一个活动) with some friends to experience the life of the blind people.
多练笔成就美文
took part in an activity
At the beginning of the activity, we were asked to wear a blindfold (眼罩) and hold a tactile stick when ②___________________
________ (从一些障碍物中走过). Not being able to see where I was going, ③ ______________________(我一直在偏离路径) and turning in the wrong direction. What's more, without the ability ④____________
______________________________ (精准定位障碍物的位置), I kept knocking against them.
walking through some
barriers
I kept going off the path
to accurately
locate the position of the barriers
⑤______________________________________________ (正是通过这次经历我开始意识到) how inconvenient life could be for a blind person.
It is through this experience that I started to realise
Ⅱ.片段续写
阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
John was crazy about playing basketball. Every day after school, he would spend much time practicing basketball skills. Sometimes, he didn't go back home until sunset, which made his mother extremely angry. One day, as he was given a chance to watch a basketball game, he dreamed about being a member of the college basketball team the next year. On the way, he was delighted secretly. He thought no one in the world was luckier than him. Suddenly, a car hit him. What a terrible experience! It seemed like a bad dream.
John woke up in a hospital room. He was frightened to death. He realized that he couldn't move both of his legs. At that time, the doctor came in. When the doctor told him that both his legs were broken and that he had to sit in the wheelchair for the time being, he knew his college basketball dream was over. He was really depressed. John followed what the doctors had told him, but it did not work entirely. When he left hospital, John was sent to a health recovery center. He never heard of this center before, but it was not far away from his house. Although he felt unwilling to go there, he had no choice but to accept the fact.
A week later, he arrived there unhappily. The first person he met was Sunny Chen, who was so kind and friendly that he warmly welcomed John to go there. Sunny's legs were badly hurt in a skating accident. He told John that he would help him recover soon. Though Sunny couldn't move his legs, he became the coach of a basketball team called the Suns. After a period of recovery training, John felt his legs were all right. So Sunny invited him to join the game. Sunny guided the team on his wheelchair. John played badly, but for the first time since the accident, he stopped feeling sorry for himself.
John was glad that his dream of being a member of the basketball team came true. Basketball was like medicine for him. He was much better and more confident than before. He practiced hard to improve himself. He was always the first to come to the court, and the last to go back home. Although it was not easy for him to play and did badly at first,he never thought about giving up hope. He was a boy with a strong mind.
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.要求逻辑通顺,情节合理,着重描写故事引发的感悟。
Sunny saw all John did, lost in thought.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
参考范文：
Sunny saw all John did, lost in thought. He could not help praising John for his courage and love for basketball. There were many ups and downs in life. No one knew what would happen. However, as long as there was love and hope in our heart, nothing could stop us from achieving what we desired. As a matter of fact, what we should do was hold fast to the dreams and fight to the end.
Ⅰ.阅读七选五
Life is full of hard choices. And what should you do when all alternatives seem equally good Here are some tips on making decisions.
Relax. If you're stressed, you're more likely to overlook something important. However, when you're relaxed, you can think clearly, weigh your options and make a better choice. 1
No.2 课时跟踪检测
Focus on the present. You can become stressed out with the big picture, trying to see how your decisions will affect your future. 2 But no one can be sure of the future until it comes. So just focus on the present and make the best possible decision now.
Accept failure. Your biggest fear probably is that your decision may lead to bad results. 3 And whatever the decision is, it will enrich your life anyway, in one way or another. So do not worry about making wrong decisions.
Seek good advice. Don't ask every one of your friends or family! 4 Don't be afraid to ask for advice, and be willing to listen. Sometimes others' advice can make a new way for you.
5 No matter how you come to your decision, claim the ownership of your decision. Take full responsibility for your choices. Even if you meet with failure, you at least know you have tried your best and gained some valuable experience.
A. Make your own decision.
B. Therefore, slow down and keep calm.
C. But we can recover and learn from bad decisions.
D. Being kind to yourself lessens your need for approval.
E. Not every problem can be solved by making a decision.
F. Only consult those who have faced similar circumstances.
G. This process is tiring as you're trying to see your future clearly.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。人生充满了各种艰难的选择，那么到底应该如何做出决定呢？本文从放松自己、关注现状、接受失败、寻求建议以及自己做决定等方面提出了相关建议。
1. 选B 根据段首的Relax可知,本段主要围绕放松心态进行论述。空处位于段末,应是对本段内容的总结,B项“因此,放慢速度,平心静气。”符合语境,B项中的keep calm与上文中的Relax相呼应。
2. 选G 本段的主题是“关注现状”。空前一句提到,探寻未来会令你焦虑不安,讲的是探究未来的负面影响。G项承接空前内容,继续讨论探究未来的弊端,选项中的tiring与上文中的 stressed out相呼应。
3. 选C 空前提及“你可能最担心你的决定会带来坏结果”,空后提及“不管决定是什么,它都会以某种方式丰富你的生活”。由此可推知,空处内容应表转折,说明这样也会带来好处,故C项符合语境。
4. 选F 根据上下文的内容可知,此处讲我们应该向谁征求建议,再结合空前的“Don't ask every one of your friends or family！”可知,F项“只咨询那些遇到过类似情况的人”符合语境。
5. 选A 空处考查段落主旨。根据下文中的“...claim the ownership of your decision. Take full responsibility for your choices.”可知,本段讨论的是“要自己做决定”,故A项符合语境。
Ⅱ.应用文写作
假定你是李华,某英语网站正在讨论对“The man who has made up his mind to win will never say ‘impossible’. ”的理解。你打算跟帖参与讨论,内容包括：
1. 你对此的理解；
2. 结合具体实例论证；
3. 你的启发与感悟。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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参考范文：
This quote highlights the importance of determination and devotion. To me, a strong willpower is what it takes to accomplish anything difficult.
This is apparently true to Tu Youyou. Faced with the challenges to find a cure for a disease, she encountered numerous obstacles. However, she made up her mind to settle the problem instead of acknowledging defeat. After endless attempts, she led her team to discover the cure and win the battle against the disease, saving hundreds of thousands of people's lives.
Overall, I'm inspired by Tu Youyou and her team. Their contribution demonstrates that in time of difficulties, we are supposed to spare no effort to win. Hopefully, we can turn “impossible” into “possible”.
Ⅲ.读后续写
阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Every early morning Gleen would run to school to start the fire and warm the room before his teacher and classmates arrived. Their little schoolhouse was heated by an old fashioned coal stove in winter.
One chilly morning, the teacher and students arrived, only to find the schoolhouse in flames. Gleen was dragged out of the flaming building, unconscious. The lower half of his body was badly burned and he was immediately sent to a nearby hospital. From his bed, Gleen faintly heard the doctor talking to his parents. “He could hardly survive,” the doctor said in a low voice, “for the terrible fire had destroyed the lower half of his body.”
“I don't want to die, Mum.” Gleen told his mother. He was determined to survive. To the doctor's amazement, he did survive. When the serious danger was past, he again heard the doctor and his parents speaking quietly. “He was bound to be disabled for life,” the doctor whispered, “since the fire had destroyed so much flesh in the lower part of his body. He can't walk like a normal person.”
“I will walk, Dad.” Gleen told his father. Once more, the brave boy made up his mind. He would not be disabled. But unfortunately, he had no feeling from the waist down. His thin legs just hung there, lifeless. Ultimately, he was discharged from the hospital.
Back home, Gleen's mother would squeeze and rub his little legs every day, hoping to help them recover, but it made little difference. He was either in bed or attached to a wheelchair. Yet his determination that he would walk never faded. Instead, he kept thinking about how to make himself stand up and walk again.
On a lovely summer day, as usual, Gleen was wheeled out into the yard for some fresh air, where his father had just built a fence by driving the stakes (木桩) into the grassland. Sitting in the wheelchair, Gleen was staring at the fence around the yard.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式作答。
It occurred to him that he could make the most of the fence.
__________________________________________________
After that, Gleen began to do this every day until he made a flat path beside the fence.
____________________________________________________
参考范文：
It occurred to him that he could make the most of the fence. He had his mother wheeled him to the fence, beside which he threw himself onto the grass from the chair. Then, using all his strength, he struggled to raise himself up by holding on to the fence. Then, stake by stake, he began moving himself forward along the fence, dragging his legs behind. “Mom, Dad, I will make it,” Gleen smiled at his parents, his eyes full of determination.
After that, Gleen began to do this every day until he made a flat path beside the fence. He kept practicing standing up and walking with the help of the fence while his mother kept squeezing and rubbing his legs every day. As time went by, with his mother's daily massages and his persistence, he did regain the ability to first stand up by himself, then to walk unsteadily, then to walk by himself, and finally to run. Gleen, the boy who was never expected to survive, walk or run, proved that nothing is impossible to a willing heart.Section Ⅵ Writing
写作项目——Writing about an experience
本单元的写作任务是描写一段经历，属于叙事类记叙文。该类作文以叙述事件为主，通过完整的故事情节和生动形象的语言，使读者在享受故事情节的同时有所感悟。写作时要注意把记叙文的六要素：时间、地点、人物、事件的起因、经过和结果交代清楚。
由课文学写作要点
一、学写作范式
二、学逻辑组材
1．第一段作者开门见山，直接点明了这段经历的时间(Recently)，地点(a “dark restaurant”)和目的(to understand the experience of being blind)等背景信息。
2．第二段第一句为主题句，后面的内容为支撑句，是围绕主题句所做的进一步的阐释和展开。这种段落组织形式更有利于做到层次清晰、主题突出。
3．尾段的最后一句是对全文的总结，同时照应了文章开头提到的to understand the experience of being blind。
三、学靓丽表达
1．第一段第一句中作者使用了where引导的定语从句，具体解释了“dark restaurant”的含义，为下文内容的展开做了很好的铺垫。
2．第二段中作者使用了动词(短语)knocked over和dropped以及副词slowly，第三段中使用了reached down和stuck以及形容词late和embarrassed，这些词汇形象生动地描写了作者在“黑暗餐馆”的用餐体验过程。
3．第四段最后一句中用了现在分词短语feeling hungry作伴随状语，通过细节描写形象地传达了作者的体验结果——以失败告终，加深了读者对盲人生活中的诸多不便的认知。
①You should involve yourselves in more community activities ____________________________________________.
你应该多参加社区活动，从中能获得成长经验。
②________________________ on the stone surface by accident and the broken pieces flied everywhere.
我不小心打翻了石质台面上的一个玻璃杯，玻璃碎片飞得到处都是。
重积累丰富文笔
一、背写作词汇
1．attend v． 出席；上(大学等)
2．memory n. 记忆，记忆力
3．happen v. 发生
4．provide v. 提供
5．encourage v. 鼓励，激励
6．tiring adj. 累人的；使人疲劳的
7．set off 动身，出发
8．run across 偶然碰见
9．on the spot 在现场；当场
10．remind sb. of 让某人想起……
11．to sb's disappointment 让某人失望的是
12．be satisfied/content with 对……感到满意
13．be impressed by ... 对……印象深刻
二、背写作佳句
[常用开头句]
1．Although it happened three years ago, I never forget ....
虽然这件事发生在三年前，但我从未忘记……
2．In order to encourage the students to do ... our school organized ...
为了鼓励学生做……我们学校组织了……
3．Once I was invited to ...but what happened later made me feel ...
有一次我被邀请……但后来发生的事让我觉得……
[常用主体句]
1．I was walking in the street when ...
我正在街上走，这时突然……
2．To my surprise, it is so interesting ...
令我吃惊的是……很有趣。
3．Only when I was told by ...did I begin to realize what a silly mistake I had made.
只有当……告诉我，我才开始意识到我犯了一个多么愚蠢的错误。
4．Seeing this, Mr Smith couldn't help laughing and told me how to ...看到这一幕，史密斯先生忍不住笑了起来，告诉我如何……
[常用结尾句]
1．This is really an unforgettable experience.
这真是一次难忘的经历。
2．This experience made me become more ...
这次经历让我变得更……
3．I got an important lesson from this experience ...
我从这次经历中得到了一个重要的教训……
多练笔成就美文
Ⅰ.基础写作(根据汉语提示补全作文)
Last weekend, I ①___________________________ (参加了一个活动) with some friends to experience the life of the blind people.
At the beginning of the activity, we were asked to wear a blindfold (眼罩) and hold a tactile stick when ②_______________________ (从一些障碍物中走过). Not being able to see where I was going, ③____________________ (我一直在偏离路径) and turning in the wrong direction. What's more, without the ability ④________________________________________________ (精准定位障碍物的位置), I kept knocking against them.
⑤________________________________________________ (正是通过这次经历我开始意识到) how inconvenient life could be for a blind person.
Ⅱ.片段续写
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
John was crazy about playing basketball. Every day after school, he would spend much time practicing basketball skills. Sometimes, he didn't go back home until sunset, which made his mother extremely angry. One day, as he was given a chance to watch a basketball game, he dreamed about being a member of the college basketball team the next year. On the way, he was delighted secretly. He thought no one in the world was luckier than him. Suddenly, a car hit him. What a terrible experience! It seemed like a bad dream.
John woke up in a hospital room. He was frightened to death. He realized that he couldn't move both of his legs. At that time, the doctor came in. When the doctor told him that both his legs were broken and that he had to sit in the wheelchair for the time being, he knew his college basketball dream was over. He was really depressed. John followed what the doctors had told him, but it did not work entirely. When he left hospital, John was sent to a health recovery center. He never heard of this center before, but it was not far away from his house. Although he felt unwilling to go there, he had no choice but to accept the fact.
A week later, he arrived there unhappily. The first person he met was Sunny Chen, who was so kind and friendly that he warmly welcomed John to go there. Sunny's legs were badly hurt in a skating accident. He told John that he would help him recover soon. Though Sunny couldn't move his legs, he became the coach of a basketball team called the Suns. After a period of recovery training, John felt his legs were all right. So Sunny invited him to join the game. Sunny guided the team on his wheelchair. John played badly, but for the first time since the accident, he stopped feeling sorry for himself.
John was glad that his dream of being a member of the basketball team came true. Basketball was like medicine for him. He was much better and more confident than before. He practiced hard to improve himself. He was always the first to come to the court, and the last to go back home. Although it was not easy for him to play and did badly at first, he never thought about giving up hope. He was a boy with a strong mind.
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.要求逻辑通顺，情节合理，着重描写故事引发的感悟。
Sunny saw all John did, lost in thought.
Section Ⅵ
由课文学写作要点
三、①where you can gain experience for growth
②I knocked over a glass
多练笔成就美文
Ⅰ.①took part in an activity ②walking through some barriers ③I kept going off the path
④to accurately locate the position of the barriers
⑤It is through this experience that I started to realise
Ⅱ.参考范文：
Sunny saw all John did, lost in thought. He could not help praising John for his courage and love for basketball. There were many ups and downs in life. No one knew what would happen. However, as long as there was love and hope in our heart, nothing could stop us from achieving what we desired. As a matter of fact, what we should do was hold fast to the dreams and fight to the end.UNIT 2 课时检测(六) Writing
Ⅰ.阅读七选五
Life is full of hard choices. And what should you do when all alternatives seem equally good Here are some tips on making decisions.
Relax. If you're stressed, you're more likely to overlook something important. However, when you're relaxed, you can think clearly, weigh your options and make a better choice. __1__
Focus on the present. You can become stressed out with the big picture, trying to see how your decisions will affect your future. __2__ But no one can be sure of the future until it comes. So just focus on the present and make the best possible decision now.
Accept failure. Your biggest fear probably is that your decision may lead to bad results.__3__ And whatever the decision is, it will enrich your life anyway, in one way or another. So do not worry about making wrong decisions.
Seek good advice. Don't ask every one of your friends or family! ___4__ Don't be afraid to ask for advice, and be willing to listen. Sometimes others' advice can make a new way for you.
__5__ No matter how you come to your decision, claim the ownership of your decision. Take full responsibility for your choices. Even if you meet with failure, you at least know you have tried your best and gained some valuable experience.
A．Make your own decision.
B．Therefore, slow down and keep calm.
C．But we can recover and learn from bad decisions.
D．Being kind to yourself lessens your need for approval.
E．Not every problem can be solved by making a decision.
F．Only consult those who have faced similar circumstances.
G．This process is tiring as you're trying to see your future clearly.
Ⅱ.应用文写作
假定你是李华，某英语网站正在讨论对“The man who has made up his mind to win will never say ‘impossible’．”的理解。你打算跟帖参与讨论，内容包括：
1．你对此的理解；
2．结合具体实例论证；
3．你的启发与感悟。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Ⅲ.读后续写
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Every early morning Gleen would run to school to start the fire and warm the room before his teacher and classmates arrived. Their little schoolhouse was heated by an old fashioned coal stove in winter.
One chilly morning, the teacher and students arrived, only to find the schoolhouse in flames. Gleen was dragged out of the flaming building, unconscious. The lower half of his body was badly burned and he was immediately sent to a nearby hospital. From his bed, Gleen faintly heard the doctor talking to his parents. “He could hardly survive，” the doctor said in a low voice, “for the terrible fire had destroyed the lower half of his body.”
“I don't want to die, Mum.” Gleen told his mother. He was determined to survive. To the doctor's amazement, he did survive. When the serious danger was past, he again heard the doctor and his parents speaking quietly. “He was bound to be disabled for life，” the doctor whispered, “since the fire had destroyed so much flesh in the lower part of his body. He can't walk like a normal person.”
“I will walk, Dad.” Gleen told his father. Once more, the brave boy made up his mind. He would not be disabled. But unfortunately, he had no feeling from the waist down. His thin legs just hung there, lifeless. Ultimately, he was discharged from the hospital.
Back home, Gleen's mother would squeeze and rub his little legs every day, hoping to help them recover, but it made little difference. He was either in bed or attached to a wheelchair. Yet his determination that he would walk never faded. Instead, he kept thinking about how to make himself stand up and walk again.
On a lovely summer day, as usual, Gleen was wheeled out into the yard for some fresh air, where his father had just built a fence by driving the stakes (木桩) into the grassland. Sitting in the wheelchair, Gleen was staring at the fence around the yard.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式作答。
It occurred to him that he could make the most of the fence.
After that, Gleen began to do this every day until he made a flat path beside the fence.
UNIT 2 课时检测(六)
Ⅰ.阅读七选五
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。人生充满了各种艰难的选择，那么到底应该如何做出决定呢？本文从放松自己、关注现状、接受失败、寻求建议以及自己做决定等方面提出了相关建议。
1．选B 根据段首的Relax可知，本段主要围绕放松心态进行论述。空处位于段末，应是对本段内容的总结，B项“因此，放慢速度，平心静气。”符合语境，B项中的keep calm与上文中的Relax相呼应。
2．选G 本段的主题是“关注现状”。空前一句提到，探寻未来会令你焦虑不安，讲的是探究未来的负面影响。G项承接空前内容，继续讨论探究未来的弊端，选项中的tiring与上文中的 stressed out相呼应。
3．选C 空前提及“你可能最担心你的决定会带来坏结果”，空后提及“不管决定是什么，它都会以某种方式丰富你的生活”。由此可推知，空处内容应表转折，说明这样也会带来好处，故C项符合语境。
4．选F 根据上下文的内容可知，此处讲我们应该向谁征求建议，再结合空前的“Don't ask every one of your friends or family！”可知，F项“只咨询那些遇到过类似情况的人”符合语境。
5．选A 空处考查段落主旨。根据下文中的“...claim the ownership of your decision. Take full responsibility for your choices.”可知，本段讨论的是“要自己做决定”，故A项符合语境。
Ⅱ.应用文写作(参考范文)
This quote highlights the importance of determination and devotion. To me, a strong willpower is what it takes to accomplish anything difficult.
This is apparently true to Tu Youyou. Faced with the challenges to find a cure for a disease, she encountered numerous obstacles. However, she made up her mind to settle the problem instead of acknowledging defeat. After endless attempts, she led her team to discover the cure and win the battle against the disease, saving hundreds of thousands of people's lives.
Overall, I'm inspired by Tu Youyou and her team. Their contribution demonstrates that in time of difficulties, we are supposed to spare no effort to win. Hopefully, we can turn “impossible” into “possible”．
Ⅲ.读后续写(参考范文)
It occurred to him that he could make the most of the fence. He had his mother wheeled him to the fence, beside which he threw himself onto the grass from the chair. Then, using all his strength, he struggled to raise himself up by holding on to the fence. Then, stake by stake, he began moving himself forward along the fence, dragging his legs behind. “Mom, Dad, I will make it，” Gleen smiled at his parents, his eyes full of determination.
After that, Gleen began to do this every day until he made a flat path beside the fence. He kept practicing standing up and walking with the help of the fence while his mother kept squeezing and rubbing his legs every day. As time went by, with his mother's daily massages and his persistence, he did regain the ability to first stand up by himself, then to walk unsteadily, then to walk by himself, and finally to run. Gleen, the boy who was never expected to survive, walk or run, proved that nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
