Romain Rolland once said, “There is only one kind of heroism in the world, and that is to still love life after recognizing the truth of life.” Cai Lei, a patient with ALS (渐冻症), perfectly ________ this sentence.

Cai Lei was once the vice president of Jingdong Group, with a ________ job and a happy family.

But who would have thought that at the age of 41, he was diagnosed (诊断) with ALS and could only watch his body “frozen” until he could not breathe.

The illness gave him a fatal (致命的) wound but he didn’t want to bow to it. He began to think about ________ he could do for the people with ALS in the remaining days.

After much thought, Cai Lei ________ an idea: he wants to produce medicine that is good for the treatment of ALS.

When Cai Lei told others about this idea, everyone thought he was ________. You know medicine development takes at least 10 years. ________, the period from diagnosis to death of patients with ALS is no more than 5 years. Allowing patients at the moment to use medicine is impossible.

What’s worse, many people in society still misunderstand him. That misunderstanding is like a ________, burning Cai Lei’s heart.

Although he is heartbroken, he never says anything for himself. He devotes himself to the research and development of the ________. He believes: “Even if we can’t use this medicine, we should let our future generations use it.”

【推荐2】Once there lived a wise man. However, his son was very _______ and did nothing all day. The wise man was _______ about his son’s future. One day, he said to his son, “I want you to find some _______. I have drawn a map to guide you.” Then he _______ his son a bag. Inside the bag were clothes, some food, a little money and the map.

The son _______ the next day. He had to travel across forests, rivers and mountains. Along the way, he was helped by some with food and by some with rooms to live in. He came across robbers (强盗) who tried to rob him. He also saw changing scenery (风) and seasons. _______, after a long year, he got to the place his father said. He spent two days looking and digging for the treasure, but _______ nothing.

So he had to head back to his home. On the way, he experienced the same scenery. Sometimes, he would _______ to enjoy the beauty of nature. He also learnt to make meals. He even had to fix his clothes himself. He was now able to tell time by the position of the Sun. He met the same people who had _______ him earlier. This time, he stayed and helped them in order to repay them.

When he got home, he said ________ to his father for not finding the treasure. “There wasn’t any treasure in the very first place, my son.” the father answered with a smile. “But I think you have found your life’s true purpose.”

【推荐3】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 ___________ 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 stopped. 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, thirsty and fear of ___________ were always around him like ghosts. However, 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 (生存). 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.