Once a fisherman (渔民) was sitting under a tree near the beach. A rich trader walked to him. He _______ why the fisherman didn’t go out to fish, but just sat under the tree.

The trader asked, “Why are you so relaxed? Don’t you need to work?”

The fisherman answered, “I caught _______ fish for today.”

The trader didn’t understand this. He asked, “Well, why don’t you go to catch more fish but _______ time sitting under a tree?”

The fisherman answered, “Why would I want to catch more _______?”

“You could sell them, and make more money, and buy a _______ boat.” said the trader.

The fisherman asked again, “OK, _______ what would I do with a bigger boat?”

“You could go fishing in deeper water and catch more fish, and get more money. Then you could become a rich trader _______ me. ”

“What would I do after that?”

The man said, “You could enjoy your life _______. ”

Finally, the fisherman said, “What do you think I’m doing now?”

You don’t have to be rich to enjoy _______ life. Sometimes a simple and quiet life is more enjoyable than a rich and busy one. It’s important to _______ quiet time in life and not worry too much about tomorrow.

As my family and I drove to my grandmother’s house, my dad pointed out all the houses he once lived in as a kid. I counted 12, probably _______ one or two along the way.

At 16, my dad had to _______ high school to support his family. He told my brothers and me stories of when he was about our _______.

One time, he came home from school only to find an _______ house and a notice that his family had to move out. He said it like it was nothing. We started to understand why he has no pictures of his younger self.

His dad spent all his money on gambling and alcohol（赌博和喝酒）. He was not _______ when talking about this. Instead, he seemed to miss the time with his dad. His little sister would cry at birthday parties because she couldn’t _______ her own birthday at home. We celebrated my dad’s first birthday party when he was at least 40.

He always tells us to work hard and stay in school. We’ve heard it so much that sometimes we feel impatient. But now I find a new _______ every time I recall it: There’s nothing you can’t do if you stay in school and work hard. I wonder how _______ my father could have lived his life if he’d had just one person saying those words to him.

My dad loves his _______ very much. He works 16 hours a day. He works hard to provide us with a better life. I am so ________ of you, Dad.

It is not always easy to discover yourself. From a (/an) _________ age, I had a strong sense of who I would become—but an accident changed everything.

To me, skating was more _________ than anything else in the world. Nothing else filled my heart with so much _________. I spent 24 hours a week developing my skills. I had no social life or interests except _________. And I was rewarded with first place medals in nearly every competition.

_________, during one competition, I fell and was badly injured. The doctor told me that I couldn’t skate any more. The pain in my back was _________ to bear and even basic daily tasks became difficult.

My passion(激情) had been _________. I lost heart and had no idea what I would become. After eight months of suffering, something had to _________. Instead of sitting around and wasting my days, I began to work with local community service projects. By volunteering as a swimming teacher and summer reading assistant for kid, I got an idea of whom I wanted to become. After a few months, I _________ a new interest. Little by little, I stepped out of the shadow and rebuilt my confidence.

Sometimes, challenges in life will get in the way. We can choose to stay behind or try to get past these challenges. My __________ was a challenge that failed to stop me from reaching success. Today, I’m a very confident and optimistic person.