An old woman had two large pots - one on each end of a pole(扁担). She_______the pole with the pots on her shoulder. One of the pots had a crack(裂缝)in it, while_______pot was perfect and was always_______of water. At the end of the long walk_______the local well(井)to the woman’s house, the cracked pot arrived only half-full.

This happened daily for two years, with the woman bringing home_______one and a half pots of water. Of course, the perfect pot was_______. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection.

One day, the cracked pot spoke to the woman while they were at the well,”I am ashamed of myself_______the crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house,”it said. The old woman   smiled   and said,   “Did you   _______that there are flowers on your side of the path, but not on the other pot’s side? That’s because I have_________known you were cracked. I________flower seeds on your side of the path. And every day while we walk back, you water________.

“For two years, I have been able to________these beautiful flowers to decorate( 装 饰 )my dining table.________you being just the way you are, I would not have this beauty.”

Each of us has our own________. But it’s these cracks that make our lives so interesting and meaningful.

My mother used to ask me what is the most important part of the body. Through the years I would _______the correct answer. When I was young, I thought _______ was very important to us as humans, so I said, “My ears，Mummy.” She said，“No. Many people are _______. But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon.”

Several years passed before she asked me again. Since making my first _______, I had often thought over the question. So this time I told her, “Mummy，it must be our eyes.” She looked at me and said, “You are _______fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind.”

_______ the years, Mother asked me a couple more _______ and always her response to my answer was, “No，but you are getting _______ every year，my child.” Then last year，my grandpa _______. Everyone was heartbroken. Everybody was crying. My mum looked at me when it was our ________ to say our final goodbye to Grandpa. She asked me, “Do you know the most important body part yet，my dear?”

I was ________ when she was asking me this now. I always thought this was a ________ between her and me. She saw the ________ on my face and told me, “This question is very important. It shows that you have really ________ your life.” I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, “My dear，the most important body part is your ________.” I asked, “Is it because they hold up your head?” She replied, “No，it is ________ on them a crying friend or a loved one can rest his or her head. I only hope that you have enough ________ and friends and that you will have a shoulder to cry ________ when you need it.” Then and there I understood the most important body part is not a ________ one. It is sympathetic to the pain of ________.

It is just past five o’clock on the Chinese New Year’s Eve. The dinner table is already ________ with white china plates and bowls, full of all sorts of dishes. Luo Yan, ________ the cover of a large bowl to breathe in the ________ smell of the soup his wife and mother have prepared. His son, Bofeng, happily takes a ________ of the chicken his grandfather has already ________ for him.

Six-year-old Bofeng has not ________ his grandparents in person for almost a year, and he is full of joy and excitement. ________, the whole family could not be happier to be together. Despite (尽管) the ________ outside, their happy faces fill the air with warmth while merry ________ rings (环绕) throughout the house. The young couple and their son have settled in the ________ city. Every year, like most Chinese, they travel a long way back for the Spring Festival. It’s ________ for Chinese to get together to enjoy the joy of “three generations under the same roof” on this special day.

After, dinner, the whole family ________ around the television to watch the Spring Festival Gala, while eating snacks and ________ each other excitedly. In the warmth and ________ of the room, Luo Yan talks about his plan for the future. “I hope we won’t have to be separated again,” he says, looking at his ageing parents. “We’ll come back more ________. After all, home is where all family members are together.”