This was a reading question. The topic was A Lonely Journey. The full text was as follows: Du Yong, who returned to the shack empty-handed, shouted loudly when he didn't see Du Xiaokang.

This was a reading question. The title was A Lonely Journey. The full text was as follows:
It was dark. Du Yonghe, who had returned to the shack empty-handed, shouted when he did not see Du Xiaokang. But other than the silence after the rain, there was no response. He walked in the direction where Du Xiaokang had gone.

Du Xiaokang found the dozen ducks, but they got lost in the reeds. The same reeds, the same endless layers. The ducks darted around and soon he lost his direction. It was already dark. He stopped and shouted for his father. Just like how his father could not hear his response, he did not hear his father's response either.

Du Xiaokang suddenly felt extremely tired. He stepped on some reeds and lay down.

The dozen or so startled ducks actually squatted down next to their owners.

Du Xiaokang could smell the feather on the duck. He tilted his head so that his face was almost buried in the fluffy feathers of a duck. He began to cry, but it was not sadness. He couldn't understand why he wanted to cry.

The sky was clear after the rain, brighter than any other night. Du Xiaokang had never seen such a blue sky in his life. And the moon was so bright.

Du Xiaokang picked up a few white and tender reeds and chewed them in his mouth. Looking at the sky in a foreign land, he couldn't help but think of his mother and many children in Youmatei. But he did not cry. He felt that he had suddenly grown up and become stronger.

The next morning, Du Yonghe found Du Xiaokang. At that time, Du Xiaokang was lying quietly on a reed. It was unknown whether it was because he was too tired, or because he was hungry and tired and could not hold on any longer, but Du Yonghe was actually unable to wake him up. Du Yonghe carried his weak son and walked towards the shack. Du Xiaokang's foot was still bleeding, drop by drop. The blood dripped onto the grass, into his father's footprints, and also onto the feathers of the ducks behind them...

The ducks also grew up and became real ducks. Their feathers began to become bright and dense, and not a drop of water could be poured in. The drakes became even more beautiful. Their blue and purple feathers of different shades shone like soft satin under the sun.

One morning in August, Du Xiaokang opened the duck pen and let the ducks walk into the water. Suddenly, he saw a white thing in the grass. He ran over to pick it up in surprise and then shouted at the shack,"Egg! Dad! Duck eggs! The ducks are laying eggs!"

Du Yonghe took the egg that was still a little warm from his son's hand and kept saying,"The egg is laid, the egg is laid…" 

Answer 1

It was dark. Du Yong, who had returned to the shack empty-handed, shouted when he didn't see Du Xiaokang.

Xiao Kang, Xiao Kang, where are you? Du Yonghe called out as he walked towards the door.

He came to the door of his shack but found that the door was locked. He tried to push the door open but found that it was firmly stuck.

At this moment, he heard footsteps coming from outside the door. He thought that Du Xiaokang might have come back and heard his call, so he shouted even more excitedly.

However, the footsteps were getting closer and closer, but there was no response. Du Yonghe felt very depressed and began to doubt whether Du Xiaokang was still alive.

He began to look around, hoping to find any clues. He searched every corner of his house but still couldn't find any trace of Du Xiaokang.

In the end, he went to the courtyard and tried to find Du Xiaokang. He walked along the wall until he saw an unfamiliar figure.

It was a young woman. She was crying and holding a piece of paper in her hand. Du Yonghe was very surprised. He walked up to the woman and asked if she knew Du Xiaokang.

The woman cried and said, I don't know where he is. I've been looking for him all day.

Du Yonghe felt very sad. He realized that he had lost his most important friend. He comforted the woman and told her that he would find Du Xiaokang's whereabouts as soon as possible and bring him home.

The woman was extremely grateful and the two of them began to talk. They found that they were all residents of the same area, so they decided to look for Du Xiaokang together.

With their joint efforts, they finally found Du Xiaokang. He had already frozen to death and was only wearing a thin piece of clothing as he stood alone on the cold street.

Du Yonghe felt very sad, but he also felt very happy because he finally found his long-lost friend and learned to cherish everything in front of him.