There once was a farmer who lost his watch in his barn(谷仓)．The watch was only cheap but was very 1 to him because it was a gift from his father．
After 2 the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for 3 from a group of children playing nearby．
He 4 them that the person who found the watch would be rewarded．
Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn 5 ．They searched everywhere but still could not find the 6 ．Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another 7 ．
The farmer looked at him and thought, “ Why not? After all, this kid looks honest．”
So the farmer 8 the little boy back into the barn．After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he 9 where the rest had failed．
The boy replied, “ I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch．”
This shows us that sometimes a 10 mind can think better than an excited one．”
British people love to have a picnic whenever the weather is good enough．It is a great 1 to spend a sunny afternoon．Even in the center of London, on sunny day, the 2 are full of office workers eating their lunch outside on grass．But if people were 3 picnic on the beach 4 at the park, they would probably 5 a cool bag with different homemade sandwiches, snacks, cake, fruit and soft 6 ．They might have a picnic rug(毯子)to 7 and paper plate and cups．University students 8 having picnics, and usually take along some kind of sports equipment to 9 off some energy after lunch．British student picnics usually 10 drinking beer or wine too! For small children, the idea of a teddy bear’s picnic is popular．Some people love to have a very 11 picnic．A picnic could be a romantic occasion(浪漫的场合)， but only if it is in a quiet place, not in a 12 park with lots of children playing 13 ．There might be champagne or cold wine to drink, 14 a homemade or bought from a local food shop．Of course, you can never 15 the British summer weather, so taking an umbrella along might be a good idea．
I was waiting for the bus when I met the woman．“You look 1 ．Come and sit here,”she said．“ 2 are you going?”
“I don't know．I just want to catch a 3 and see what it will be like at the end．”
“I'm afraid you'll see 4 there．Why don't you enjoy the sights on the way?”
“How can I do that while my heart's 5 ?”I asked sadly．My best friend had left me．
The woman seemed to understand my feeling．“Don't cry, little girl．I've had a similar experience to you．Thirty-five 6 ago, my husband left our three children and me．I was deadly sad．I decided to kill myself and the children, so I took 7 to the sea． 8 , they seemed to know what would happen, so they 9 loudly．Their cry suddenly woke me 10 ．How could I 11 my hope to live for one of life's problems?After that, I worked hard to raise the children．Now they all live 12 and one of them has his own family．
Then the woman gave me a 13 ,“We should never wait for the door to 14 before us．We should find the key to the 15 or try to find another way”
Have you ever complained why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes seem dark to you? Are your lessons sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and 1 all the time．If you see the world with your warm heart, you'll 2 the whole world smiling to you．
On a sunny morning, you plan to have a walk 3 yourself．Just before you go out, it suddenly starts to rain．Maybe you would feel very sad and start to complain about the weather．But dear friends, why 4 sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature brings you? And with the timely rain, crops(庄稼)in the fields will grow better and farmers will have a good harvest(收成)．
Everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, 5 life isn't a bed of roses．It's very common to meet difficulties on the way 6 success．In fact, difficulty isn't terrible．The real terrible thing is that we are afraid of it．Difficulty is like spring(弹簧)．If you are 7 , it will be strong．Attitude(态度)decides 8 ．With an optimistic(乐观的)attitude, life is easy and 9 ．So when you meet difficulties, don't give up．Instead, you should face them with a smile．Remember these five rules：Free your heart from hate; Free your mind from worries; Live an easy life; Give more; Expect 10 ．