In a small house outside London lives an old man. People often see him look {#blank#}1{#/blank#} his flowers in his garden all the time.

    One day, a young painter {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (go) by the old man's house. He looked at the nice garden and the special room, picturing how happy he would be if he lived in such a {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (beauty) place. Suddenly he found the old gardener {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (terrible) blind. Shocked, he walked to the old man and asked, “Why are you taking care of the flowers every day which you can't see in fact?” The old man smiled, “I can tell you four reasons. First, I was {#blank#}5{#/blank#} gardener when I was young and I really love this job. Second, although I can't see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last, it's you.”

    “Me? But you don't know me.” answered the painter, still puzzled.

    “Yeah, it's true that I don't know you. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} I know flowers are gifts which everyone loves. And the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good mood.” answered the old man.

    The words of the gardener warm me with {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (please). He looked after the flowers {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (make) others enjoy the warm sunshine in spring. He can't see the beautiful flowers he planted, just like Beethoven, who can't hear his wonderful music {#blank#}9{#/blank#}.

    The old man is alone but not lonely. All of his flowers are his friends and neighbors. They {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (grow) in his heart. I believe that he can hear the voice of them.

    Encouragement is necessary for humans to develop and work hard. It helps people keep going. Here is a story of a simple note of praise. This note helped many people understand the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (important) of giving praise to other people.

    Robert Brooks is a psychologist (心理学家) now. He remembers the time when he was just a young man. He was in training to be a psychologist. He had to give a {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (speak) in front of a large group of people. And, he was very nervous. He did not like speaking in front of people. But his speech was very important.

    Robert gave his speech. He did a good job. But he did not have the chance to hear {#blank#}3{#/blank#} other people thought. Later that same day Robert looked into his mail box and {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (find) a small note there. The note {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (simple) said, "You did a great job today, Robert." Robert was very surprised and happy to see the note. It made him feel very good. And, Robert believes that that small note helped him through the rest of {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (he) training. He felt like he was able to do a good job.

    Now {#blank#}7{#/blank#} a psychologist, he teaches people how important it is to give praise to other people. He tells them the story of the simple note that he received. He tells them that the words on the note had power. Those words helped him to continue doing a good job. One day, a businessman, who had {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (attend) Robert's lecture, decided to take Robert's ideas to heart.

    The more this businessman encouraged his workers, the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (happy) they were. "The atmosphere in our company changed. We enjoyed working. We began to encourage each other too," said one of the {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（worker）. "People seemed happier. But, most important of all, a greater spirit of team work developed," the businessman added.