1 . Once upon a time, there was a man who believed he could see the future through the stars. He called himself an astrologer and got used to _______ at the sky all night. He was always busy worrying about the _______ . The _______ often came to him, hoping to know what their future would be like.

One evening he was _______ on the main road outside the village. His eyes were fixed on the stars. He thought he saw that the end of the world was near. He was concentrated on thinking about the future. When he looked up at the stars, he walked without looking _______ . Suddenly he fell into a ditch (沟渠) full of _______ and water.

He was _______ in the muddy water, and _______ trying to climb out. Being unable to crawl (爬行) out and fearing for his _______ , he started to shout for help and his ________ soon brought the villagers running towards him.

As they pulled him out of the mud, one of them said, “You ________ to read the future in the stars, and yet you ________ to see what is at your feet! This may teach you to pay more attention to what is right in front of you, and let the future take care of itself.”

“What use is it,” said another, “to read the stars, when you can’t see what’s right here on the earth?”

We all want our future to be ________ and happy. However, the time doesn’t stop for anyone. There is always a tomorrow to look forward to and ________ , but you can’t go back to yesterday. So, maintain your ________ life while you work for a better tomorrow.