“The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.” That’s one of the best-known old 【小题1】 （say） in English. It means other places often look beer, more interesting than the place 【小题2】 you live.

Troubles in life are sure 【小题3】 （appear）if we always think that way. We will not be able to see the goodness of our own lives, 【小题4】 （believe）that we have nothing good to work with. We’ll lose focus, self-confidence, and even hope. We might feel sad and 【小题5】（anxiety）, feeling that what we have cannot ever be enough. 【小题6】（bad）still, it leads us to turn away from the main task of life — to make the most of what we have.

In fact the grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence. It only appears that way. The grass is the greenest where it 【小题7】 （water）. When crossing over fences, carry water 【小题8】 you and take good care of the grass. The way to happiness is 【小题9】（actual）quite simple — the secret is to learn to value what you have 【小题10】 not to envy what you don’t have.

On the way back home from Houston a few weeks ago, I had a flat tyre (爆胎). There was no one in Houston to pick me up. I immediately locked the doors and picked up my phone 【小题1】(call) for help. Soon 【小题2】 man knocked on my window and asked if he could help me. From his 【小题3】(appear) and behaviour, I knew he was far more likely to rob than help me , so I 【小题4】(polite) refused. He finally said, “Madam, you need help. You aren’t going anywhere 【小题5】 you don’t change that tyre.”

I looked hard, straight into his eyes, and instinctively (凭直觉) saw someone different 【小题6】 the man who appeared to be at first sight. So I got out. He looked 【小题7】(surprise), but at once tried to find the spare tyre.

It took a while, since it 【小题8】(store) under the car. He changed the tyre and said, “Thank you for 【小题9】(let) me help you. You gave me a chance when most people would never open the door to someone like me. Would it be okay if I give you a hug ?” When I recovered, I gave him a big hug. I 【小题10】(leave) with a new tyre and a renewed faith in human nature.

A loyal Liverpool Football Club fan is always making sure to cheer on his beloved team whenever they play and thanks【小题1】 a letter from his loving older brother, the team was recently able to return the favor.

Ian, a Liverpool City native, 【小题2】hoped his hometown soccer team would do something special for his brother David, 【小题3】(write) a letter to the club about David’s condition. Since David was starved of oxygen as an infant, he developed differently than other kids. Though David struggled【小题4】(academic), his enduring loyalty to Liverpool FC never left him, and he is well known in the community as being a great kid and a passionate fan.

David is a season ticket holder who   【小题5】(try) to go and see Liverpool play as many times as he can. He could never have expected that one of the 【小题6】(great )members of the team would go to see him while he was at work.

Liverpool FC defender Virgil Van Dijk, 【小题7】(consider)to be the best defender and one of the best players in the world, visited David’s place of work to give him the surprise of a lifetime: 【小题8】 trip to Liverpool FC’s training ground to meet the team.

NOT only that, Van Dijk presented David with【小题9】(ticket )for all the rest of the game to make sure they had his support from the stands for every one of the 25【小题10】remain) games this season.