I bought a jasmine(茉莉花) for my office. When I bought it, I was told it would bloom. My office would be full of _________sweet smell. I had the plant for 2 months and I often_________at it, but there weren't any flowers or nice smell. I was not happy with the _______. So I gave the plant to my friend Linda.

One day another friend, Mary called and invited me to her office. _________ I walked in, her jasmine flowers surprised me. I held out my hand to_________the flowers. Mary cut some and gave them to me, I couldn't help smelling them. I was lost in the_________ smell of only a handful of these flowers. I suddenly understand _________.

Mary bought her plant the same time I did. It took a year for her jasmine to bloom so _________. But I was not patient enough.

In the way my life is like the jasmine plant. I need to be patient and let things _______.

Last Sunday Linda told me that she was going abroad next week and she returned the plant back to me. This time, I am going to __________ my jasmine to bloom and I know that when we want something in our life, we have to be patient.