An old man lived in a nice village with a large garden. People often saw him looking after his _________ all the time. One day, a young painter passed by this garden. He was deeply _________ by the beautiful flowers. Then, to his surprise, he found the old gardener was _________. The painter asked _________, “Why are you busy looking after these flowers which you can’t see?” The gardener _________, “I can tell you the reasons. First, I was a _________ when I was young, and I like this job. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, I can _________ them. Third, I can smell the _________ of them. As to the last one, it’s you.”

“Me? But you don’t know me.”

“Yeah, it’s true that I don’t know you. I _________ many people who love life would stop by, and the beauty of my garden will get them into a good __________. At the same time, it also gives me a chance to have a word with them here, and to __________ the happiness these flowers have brought us.”

“I believe every flower has eyes with which they can see the __________ of the old man’s heart. He __________ flowers in his heart. Although he can’t see the beauty of flowers, he   __________ can hear the voice of them,” the painter picked up his pen and wrote. “This is the most __________ picture in the world!”

Jim is a butcher(屠夫). One day, he saw a dog coming inside his shop, he drove him away. But later, the dog was _________ again. So, Jim went over to the dog and noticed he had a _________ in his mouth. He took the note and it read,” Can I have 12 sausages (香肠), please. The dog also had _________ in his mouth.”

Jim looked inside and found a ten-dollar note was there. So, he took the money and put the sausages in a _________, placing it in the dog’s mouth. Jim was so _________ that he decided to follow the dog.

The dog came to a _________ stop and sat on one of the seats provided. Along came a bus. The dog walked around to the front, looked at the number, and went back to his _________. Once another bus came, the dog _________ it’s the right bus, and climbed on.

_________, he got up, and moved to the front of the bus. He __________ the button to stop the bus. Then he __________, his groceries still in his mouth.

The dog and Jim were __________ along the road, and then the dog walked up the path, dropped the bag on the step, and began barking.

Then an old woman opened the door and took the bag. But she seemed not very __________ as she ignored the wagging tail of the dog. Jim ran up curiously and asked why. The woman __________, “This is the second time this week that this dog’s forgotten his key!”

When it comes to the workplace, some employers do not know how to __________ the people who have served them loyally through the years.

When I first met Begay at Los Ninos Elementary on “King and Queen Day”, she was wearing a smile ear-to-ear.

This morning, though, Begay was________. The parent she had been trying to________was a no-show again. Begay________needed to talk to her. Her boy was smart, but now about a year behind. She________ there were problems at home. He was always late and had already missed too much school.

By 8 a.m. , kids were arriving, and Begay’s classroom quickly became a beehive(蜂窝)of activity. Forty-five minutes later, the little boy finally walked in, with his head and shoulders________. Rather than________him in front of the class, Begay welcomed him warmly. He was testing Begay’s long-held________that no child is a lost cause, no matter how troubled he seems. “It’s the unspoken ________teachers start out with,” Begay said.

During lunch I sat down with Begay’s students and asked them what they liked about her.

“ She never gets angry, “ said one girl. A boy________:” She’s funny and likes telling jokes.”

Before we left the________, the shy, quiet girl next to me________,” She teaches me when I don’t want to learn.”

Her_______stayed with me. When I shared it with Begay, I told her that I felt it was a very ________thing for a child to say. She agreed.

“They never express that to me.” said Begay, “But that’s what I________. I want them to enjoy school. I want them to feel like someone________them.”