Once upon a time，there was an island.All the feelings lived in the island：Happiness，Sadness，Richness，Knowledge, and all of the others,    1    (include) Love.One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink，so they constructed boats    2    left，except for Love.

Love was the only one who stayed.Love wanted to hold out    3    the last possible moment.When the island had almost sunk，Love decided to ask for help.Richness was passing    4    Love in a grand boat.Love said，“Richness，can you take me with you？”

Richness answered，“No，I can’t.    5    is a lot of gold and silver in my boat.There is no place here for you.”Suddenly，there was a voice，“Come，Love，I will take you.”It was an elder.So blessed and overjoyed，Love even forgot    6    (ask) the elder where they were going.    7    they arrived at dry land，the elder went her own way.    8    (realize) how much she owed the elder，Love asked Knowledge, another elder，“Who helped me？”“    9    was Time，”Knowledge answered.“Time？”asked Love.“But why did Time help me？”Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered，“Because only Time is capable of understanding how    10    (value) Love is.”

Life is difficult. But life is no     1     (long) difficult when we truly understand and accept it. Most people do not fully see this truth.     2    , they complain about their problems and     3     (difficulty). They think life should be easy.

What makes life difficult     4     (be) the process of facing and solving problems. Problems make us sad or     5     (lone)or angry. These are uncomfortable feelings. Since life has lots of problems, it is always difficult and full of pain and joy as well. However, when we     6     (successful) solve them, we can feel that life is very     7     (interest) and pleasant.

Problems are serious tests that can tell success     8     failure. In school we set problems for the students and encourage them     9     (learn)well. We learn through the pain of meeting and     10       (work) out problems. For this reason, wise people learn to face and deal with the difficulties bravely in their life.

Solar terms, which     1     (be) also called Jieqi in Chinese, are days marking one of the 24 time buckets or the solar year in traditional Chinese calendar, used to indicate the alternation of seasons and climate changes in ancient China.

As far back as the Spring and Autumn period, there were four solar terms: mid-spring, mid-summer, mid-autumn    2     mid-winter. After continuous improvement, by the Qin and Han dynasties, 24 solar terms have been     3     (full) established.

The Yellow River Basin in Northern China is believed to be the cradle of the solar terms system. China’s 24 solar terms are a knowledge system and     4     (society) practice formed through observations of the sun’s annual motion and cognition of the year’s changes in season, climate and phenology. Ancient Chinese divided the sun’s movement through the sky     5     24 segments, with each segment     6     (equal) one roughly two-week-long “solar term”.     7     (base) on the sun’s position in the zodiac, the 24 solar terms were created by farmers in ancient China     8     (guide) the agricultural affairs and farming activities. They serve as an instruction manual of sorts for farmers, allowing them to know     9     conditions to expect or what agricultural activities to carry out during certain periods of the year.

Solar terms are often called “the     10     (five) great invention” of China after paper making, printing, gunpowder and the compass.

Grain Rain (Chinese guyu) is the last solar term in the spring. It     1    (originate) from the old saying, “Rain brings up the     2    (grow) of hundreds of grains”, which shows that this period of rainfall is extremely important for crops to grow. The Grain Rain signals the end of cold weather     3     a rapid rise in temperature. The main feature of the weather of the Grain Rain is     4    it is rainy, and the rainfall increases after the Grain Rain solar term. With sufficient and     5    (time) rainfall, cereal crops grow stronger.

There is an old custom in southern China that people drink tea on the day of Gran Rain. Spring tea during Grain Rain is rich     6    vitamins and amino acids,     7    can help to remove heat from the body and is good for the eyes. It is also said that drinking tea on this day would prevent bad luck.

    8    (go) out to view the wonderful sight of peonies (牡丹) in bloom three days after Grain Rain    9    (become) a tradition in China. The peony coincides with Grain Rain so it is also known as the “Flower of the Grain Rain”.     10    flowers are large and bright, with many layers of colored petals (花瓣). The flower represents grace and dignity in Chinese culture. Chinese people also associate peonies with wealth and rank.