Tom does well in sports, but he isn't good at {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (play) chess and he is tired of {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (watch) soap operas. He prefers {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (go) out to play sports to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (watch) TV even though on a rainy day. One day his mother asked him to go shopping with her. He told his mother that he would rather {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (watch) sports shows than {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (do) some shopping. He asked his father to teach him how {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (play) chess well. But his father is busy {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (repair) his car.

    One day, it was raining heavily outside.  A little monk(小沙弥) asked his master. "Dear master, I'm so {#blank#}1{#/blank#}these days. I don't know what to do because my life is full of {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (difficult). "The master took him to see the rain and asked, "Does the rain have sound?  Of course. "The little monk answered. The master said, "As a matter of {#blank#}3{#/blank#}, the rain {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (it) doesn't have sound. But why can we hear the sound when it's raining? What we {#blank#}5{#/blank#}is the echo(回声) of the rain when it drops on other things.

    Our life is like the rain, it doesn't have sound. Everyone is {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(bear) to be ordinary(平凡的), and life is supposed to be peaceful.  {#blank#}7{#/blank#}, we meet problems, life is {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(change). It becomes exciting and wonderful, just like the rain striking on other things. "

    The little monk seemed to understand. One thing is for sure-life is always going to make us meet unexpected problems. How to {#blank#}9{#/blank#}with them is our choice. Remember to face them {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (brave). Once you smile to life, life will smile back to you.

—Yes. I enjoyed{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(I).