These days I heard a story about a famous research scientist. A newspaper reporter asked him why he was able to be so much more creative than the other people.

He answered that it all came from an experience with his ________ that happened when he was about four years old. He tried to take out a bottle of milk from the fridge, ________ he couldn’t hold the bottle and it fell, spilling the milk all over the kitchen floor—a sea of ________!

When his mother came into the ________, instead of shouting loudly at him or punishing him, she said, “Robert, what a great and ________ mess you have made! Well, the damage has already been done. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes ________ we clean it up?”

Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, ________ mother said. “You know, Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, you have to clean it up. So, ________ would you like to do that? We could use a mop, a towel or a sponge. Which do you prefer? “He chose the sponge and together they ________ the spilled milk.”

His mother then said. “You know, what we have here is a failed experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with ________ small hands. Let’s go out in the garden and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without ________ it.” The little boy learned that if he held the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a(n) ________ lesson!

The scientist said it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be ________ to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just ________ for leaning something new which is, after all, what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment “doesn’t work”, we usually learn something ________ from it.

When I was a young child, my parents often told me that a positive heart brought a man everything. I didn’t understand and wondered why ______ had such a big influence on a person. And now, although I’m just a middle school student, I’d like to ______ my own opinions on this saying.

Once I read a sentence “To make this world a ______ place to live in, rather than the whole world, you’d better change your ______.” It made me lose in thought. There are so many things around us that go ______ our will. We can’t force life to follow our wishes. The earth won’t ______ turning whether we accept it or not.

What we can do is just to wake ourselves suit the world. I think we should learn to ______ welcome whatever life gives us, the spring sunlight or the winter snowfall, and try to ______ from it.

I have tried to catch every pleasant thing in my life, but I ______ catch most of the pleasant moments, such as being hugged by mother when in fear, being ______ by the teacher when in trouble, being helped by a stranger when ______.   I realize that I don’t just live alone and that there are others around me I should ______. They all pay attention to my growing up, and are proud of my achievements ______ it is just a little progress. It is their care and love that ______ remind me I live in a warm and happy world.

Different people may have different attitude towards life. But remember: To make the world ______, there are always some rules that should be followed.

Sam was worried. The following morning, he would have art class. It was his favourite class, but there was a _________. Sam saw the world differently from everybody else. When he drew, birds had different-sized wings, and buildings had strange shapes. Every time he painted a picture, his teachers and classmates would be _________.

It was time for the art class. Nervously, Sam looked at the white piece of paper in front of him.

“ Good morning, class, ” said Mr. White. “ Today, we’re going to paint … ”

Sam _________, wondering what the next word would be. Please, he thought, not houses. Not buildings …

“ We’re going to paint _________” said Mr. White, with a smile.

“ Yes! Great! ” said Sam _________.

“ We can’t paint that! ” shouted Mike from the other side of the classroom.

“Sure, you can,” replied Mr. White _________. “ Think about it, Mike. What makes you happy? ”

“ Umm … beaches, sunshine, and … ice-cream! ” said Mike.

“ Well, there you go. That’s how you paint it. Start working! ” said Mr. White.

Sam was already _________. He splashed (泼洒) large amounts of paint all over the _________. It was really beautiful! There were shapes that we didn’t have in the real world and the colours were so shining. The whole class _________ and Sam looked proud.

From that day on, Sam was never ____________ about art class. He knew that he could paint happiness, no matter what he painted.