A wise man was on his long journey with a young man. _________ was falling, so they decided to find a place to stay. They _________ for a long time and at last found a tiny old house. A poor family lived in it. They gave the two visitors a warm welcome and prepared a(an) _________ meal for them including fresh milk and cheese.

After the meal, the wise man asked how they _________ in such a poor place. In a low voice the husband replied, “We have a _________. We sell her milk to our neighbors and keep some for _________ own needs—make some cheese and cream.”

The next morning, the two visitors continued their _________. After they walked a few miles, the wise man said to the young man, “Go back and push the cow off the cliff (悬崖).” “_________? Without the cow, they will have nothing.” The wise man repeated his order, “Go back and kill the cow.”

The young man was _________ about the future of the family. But _________ he returned to the old house and did as the wise man told him.

A few years later, the young man travelled on the same road. He decided to visit the family again. _________, he saw a large house with a beautiful garden there.

He knocked on the door _________ a well-dressed man answered it. He was the son of the family. The man invited him to enter the house and told him how their life changed. “You know, we had _________ but a cow to keep us alive years ago. But one day she fell off the cliff and died. We had to come up with new _________ of making a living. You see, we are much _________ than before.” At his words, the young man smiled.

Life comes in a package (包裹). This package includes love, happiness and sadness, failure and success, _______ and despair (绝望). Life is a learning course. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a(n) _______ person. With each passing day we learn to deal with different situations.

_______ plays a main role in our life. Love makes you feel wanted. Without love, a person could become cruel. In the early stage of our life, our _______ are the ones who show us with love and care. They teach us about _______ is right and wrong, good and bad. But we don’t always care about it. It is only after marriage and having kids that we can understand our parents’ feelings.

Happiness can bring people a peaceful mind. No mind is happy without peace. _______ is the cause by the death of a loved one or the failure. But all of these things will _______.

Failure is the path to success. It helps us to _______ the sky, teaches us to live and shows us a specific way. Success brings us money, _______ and self-respect.

Hope is what keeps life going. Parents ________ hope their children to do well. Hope ________ us dream. Hope builds in patience.

Life ________ us not to despair even in the darkest hour, because after every night there is a new day. Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and is out of our ________. Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dark. ________ the only choice is to work hard today, so that ________ will enjoy a better tomorrow.

【推荐1】Dear head teacher, teachers, parents and fellow students, I’m very ________ that you have chosen me to speak to you today. I have three roses here: a red one, a ________ one and a white one. These roses are to thank three groups of people for the three most important things that I have learnt. These three things are friendship, effort and trust.

I give the red rose to my friends. When I started school here, my Chinese was not good. I once tried to say “xiexie”, but I said “xiaxia” ________. They taught me to say many things in Chinese.

I give the white rose to my teachers, who have taught me that there is no success without effort. I’ve learnt to try my best, not only with studying ________ with whatever else I do.

I give the yellow rose to my parents for teaching me that love is about trust.

I’m sure that you all have your own ________ about the happiness of the last three years, and the people whom you want to thank for it, so let’s all stand up and say, “Thank you, friends, teachers and parents! We love you!”

【推荐2】One day, I picked up my daughter Eloise from school and went to the supermarket for a few things. I was hoping to be in and out _________ .

I found a short line with just one person in front of me. It was a(an) _________ woman, and she was paying for her things with only _________. After a long day at work, I was a bit angry with this woman.

But then I watched the young clerk(职员). He helped her _________ her change so politely, taking it from her shaking hands. I _________ him repeatedly(重复地) say to her, “Yes, ma’am.” When she asked if she had enough to buy a bag, he told her she did. Then he went two lines over to get _________ for her. This clerk was patient and kind.

As I was watching him, Eloise was watching, too. I realized that my daughter was learning an important _________ from a complete stranger.

_________ the woman finished her shopping, the clerk thanked me _______ my patience. I thanked him, too.

Then we left the supermarket with a full cart (购物车), but also with a __________ full of thankfulness for such an important lesson.