Have you ever complained why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes seems d___1____to you? Well, friends, cheer up and smile all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you will find the whole world ____2___ to you.
On a sunny morning, you plan to have a walk to relax y__3____. Just before you go out, it s___4____starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start to complain about the weather. But dear friends, why not sit down and e___5_____ the free concert that the nature brings you? And with the timely rain, crops in the fields will grow better and farmers will have a good harvest.
A___6____everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do; life isn’t a bed of roses. It’s very common to meet difficulties on the w____7____to success. In fact, difficulty isn't terrible. The real terrible thing is that we are afraid of it. Difficulty is l___8____a spring (弹簧). If you are w___9____, it will be strong. So when you meet difficulties, don't give up. Instead, you should face them with a smile.
Attitude(态度) d___10_____ everything. With an optimistic (乐观的) attitude, life is easy and pleasant.

Li Ming (L) and John (J) have just finished swimming.
L: How nice and cool the water is! But I’m feeling a bit hungry now.   【小题1】 
J: Sounds good.
L:  【小题2】 
J: Yes, there is.
L:   【小题3】
J: It’s only five minutes’ walk. Let’s go.
L: Yeah. Oh, I almost forgot my CD player.
J: Oh, it’s over there.   【小题4】 
L: Pop music. I often listen to it when I’m not busy. How about you?
J: Light music. I think it can relax myself.   【小题5】
L: Sure.
J: OK. I can lend you some CDs. I’ll bring them to school tomorrow.
L: Thanks.

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I think that the most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. When people are talking, there's no need to do a   1.    but receive them. Listen to what they're saying. Most times letting someone talk is more i   2.   than understanding it.

When I was teaching in a middle school, one of my s   3.   told me that sometimes when she tried to tell her story, people often interrupted (打断) to tell her that once had something just like that h   4.  to them. Finally she stopped talking to most people and became very l    5.    . We connect through listening. When we l    6.   , they know we care. Many people with cancer can talk about the relief (安慰) of having someone just listen.

I have n    7.  learned to respond (反应) to someone crying by just listening. I just listen. When they have cried all they need to cry, they find me there w   8.    them.

This simple thing has not been that easy to learn. It certainly went a   9.   everything I had been taught since I was very young. I thought people listened only because they were too s    10.     to speak or did not know the answer. A loving silence often has far more power than words.