A traveler was in a large desert, planning to walk across it in one month. Twenty more days passed, the journey had been going on ______. “Soon I’ll be able to walk out of this desert,” he thought gladly.   

But the desert was never friendly to travelers. In a short time, there came a strong sandstorm. He hurriedly ______ his head with the clothes, prostrate on the sand. After about ten minutes, the sandstorm ______. He shook the clothes and stood up. At that moment, he found himself in a hopeless situation—the backpack with food and water was swept away by the ______.   

As we know, it seems ______ to leave the desert without food and water. Luckily, he had a pear left. He held it in his hands tightly. “Not too bad, at least I have a pear. I believe I can walk out of the desert.”   

Days and nights went by quickly, but the desert still looked endless. Besides, hunger, thirst and fear of ______ were always around him like ghosts, but each time he was close to losing hope, he forced himself to stare at the pear that he had been ______. “Not too bad, at least I have a pear.”   

A small pear became the ______ for his survival. Three days later, ______ he saw a village not far away, he laughed with excitement. He felt completely relaxed—the “pear” brought him back to life. To keep hope is the best weapon(武器) for victory, so never tell you “______” because only if you try to search, you can always find a “pear” to pull you out of trouble.