2 . An old farmer had lived on the same farm all his life. It was really a good farm with fertile soil, but with the passing of the years, the farmer began to think that maybe there was something _______for him. Every day he found a new_______for criticizing some feature of his old farm. Finally, he decided to _______it. He listed the farm with a broker(经纪人)who quickly_______an advertisement emphasizing all the _______of the farm.   

When the broker read the ad. to the farmer for his _______to placing it in the local paper, the   farmer listened _______. When the broker had finished, the farmer cried out, “Hold everything. I’ve changed my _______. I’ve been looking for such a place all my life!”

I think you’ll_______that each of us, from time to time, ________about things such as our home, our car, or our job. As human beings, it is ________to want the best things in life.

The next time you find yourself________the relationship you have with your family, a neighbor or a friend, don’t worry. Human relationships have their ups and downs, so it is natural to ________at times if you might be better off with someone else. If you ever find yourself in this mood, sit down in a ________place and write an “obituary(讣告)”for that ________. Experience the powerful emotions that will surely overcome you when you ________having to sum up a loved one’s life in a few paragraphs that could________a newspaper obituary. Notice how easy it is to come up with nice things to say about the person. Notice how much________there “was” in this person. Some day you may actually have to________this exercise “for real”, wipe the tears and then go and spend quality time with that person.________the moment and realize how lucky you are to have such a person.

4 . I’ve heard such a story. On a Friday _________, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. The music was _________, and many people who hurried to go home _________ and put some money into the hat of the young man.

The next night, the young artist took out a large piece of _________ and laid it on the ground. Then he began _________. The music sounded more pleasant. Some people gathered and they found the _________ on that paper, ”Last night, a gentleman put a (n) _________ thing into my hat. Please come to get it back.“ When the people saw that, they felt very curious and _________ what it could be. After about half an hour, a man _________ there in a hurry and said, ”It can’t be true! You... you...“

The young violinist asked, ”Did you __________ something?“ ”A lottery ticket (彩票),“ the man answered __________.

The violinist took out a lottery ticket. “Is it?” he asked.

The man was too __________ to say a word. He __________ a lottery ticket a few days ago. The awards (奖) opened yesterday and he won $ 500, 000. So lucky and excited did he feel that he __________ 50 dollars and put it into the hat when hearing the music. However, the lottery ticket was also thrown into the hat without being __________. After the violinist finished his performance, he found the lottery ticket in his hat. Thinking that the owner would probably return to look for it, he came back to where he was given the lottery ticket.

Someone asked the violinist why he returned the lottery ticket to the man. He said, ”Although I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever."

5 . We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn’t even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed to a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down. While I watched mouth open in surprise, Mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop. She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up, Mum nodded and said, “Very dirty floor.”

“Yes. I’m glad they’ve finally decided to clean them,” the nurse answered. She looked at Mum strangely and said, “But aren’t you working later?”

Mum just pushed harder, each swipe(拖一下) of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book.

After a long time, Mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She quickly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, Mum bowed politely to the nurse and said, “Thank you.”

Outside, Mum told me, “Dagmar is fine. No fever.”

“You saw her, Mum?”

“Of course. I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. It’s a fine hospital. But such floors! A mop is no good. You need a brush.”

8 . It was a long weekend in May 2018 and my partner, Gabe Rosescu, and I were taking a road trip. We are both __, and we couldn’t wait to go hiking and exploring. It was our first __________ together.

At around 5:30 pm on Thursday, May 17, we were __________ about 11 miles west of Creston, on a steep mountain road. I was sending messages to my family on my cellphone and __________ enjoying the view. We weren’t _____ there’d recently been flooding in the area.

When I __________ from my phone, I saw a wave of mud and an enormous tree _________ down the mountain, right in front of our car. Gabe tried to brake, but it was __________. The mudslide (泥石流) __________ our car running nearly 300 metres down a rocky cliff. It __________ on its side among some trees.

I didn’t know how long we were __________, but I woke up to the sound of Gabe moaning (呻吟). There was blood everywhere. My right __________ was practically turned backward. And Gabe __________ his nose and cheek bones. Parts of his head were crushed and his __________ was damaged. But somehow we were both able to ______ out of the car.

We had no phone signal, so all we could do was yell for help. __________, four passers-by __________ us and came to our rescue. We were sent to the nearest hospital.

After surgery, I’ll walk with a limp (跛行) for the rest of my life, and Gabe __________ lost the vision in his left eye.

Before this all happened, we were optimistic people. We’re even more __________ now. We look at everything differently. Despite the injuries we sustained, we’re __________ that we’re still living a pretty good life.

9 . Earlier that evening, my mother called, telling my brother had been killed in a car crash. I stumbled (跌跌撞撞) around the house ________ what to put into the suitcases. My husband, Larry, and I had been ________ for moving to New Mexico. The house was in (a) total ________ .

I tried to hold my tears. I ________ picked things up and put them down. I couldn’t ________ . What I’d heard on the phone echoed through my head. Larry phoned a few friends. ________ , someone asked to speak to me. “If there is anything I can do, let me know.” “Thank you,” I replied. I didn’t know what to ________ .

The doorbell rang; I rose slowly for the ________ .

It was Donna. “I’ve come to ________ your shoes,” she said. ________ , I asked her to repeat. “When my father died, it took me ________ to get the shoes cleaned and ________ for my father’s ________ ,” said she. I hadn’t even thought about shoes.

Shoes were gathered. Donna ________ herself on the floor and got to work. The love in the act ________my tears. Watching her ________ on one task helped me pull my ________ into order. Laundry first, I told myself. One by one, the jobs fell into place.

Now whenever I hear of an acquaintance’s ________ of a loved one, I think of one ________ task that suits that person’s ________ . If the person asks, “How did you know I needed that?” I’d reply, “Because someone once did that.”

One morning, I was waiting at a bus stop, worried about     1     (be) late for school. Many people were waiting there     2     some of them looked     3     (patient). When the bus finally came, we all hurried     4     board. I got a place next to the window so I could have a good view. Suddenly, my attention     5    (fix) on a girl outside. She was riding a bike beside the bus and waving her arm. She was carrying something over her shoulder. I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver, but he refused     6    (stop) until we reached the next stop.

When the bus stopped, the girl ran up to the door of the bus and talked with the driver. Then the driver asked if anyone     7    (lose) a suitcase at the former stop. An old lady rushed up, took the suitcase and     8    (catch) the girl by     9     hand thankfully. Everyone thought     10    (high) of the girl.