A man got off the bus and Sam, the bus driver, drove on. Soon the bus1to the next stop.2old man got on it. “This boy 3you his seat." Sam said to the old man. But the boy in the front seat did not move4the old man went up to him, Sam looked at him. Then he said again to the old man in a 5voice,“This boy will be glad to give you his seat.” This time the boy6it. His face 7red. He got up at once. Then the old man sat down 8 said to the boy, “Thank you, my boy."“Most people want 9nice,” Sam told the old man. “They just forget that. Sometimes they need a little10. I am glad to give them such a push sometimes, too.”

从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

    Jadav Payeng is a forestry worker from Jorhat, India. Over the past 38 years, he has planted trees on a sandbar (沙洲）of the Brahmaputra River and has1it into a forest.

    One day in 1979，16-year-old Payeng was walking2the bank of the Brahmaputra River. He saw many snakes on the sandbars. These snakes died in a few days' time3the heat and the absence of trees. Payeng felt very4 when he saw this. He decided to plant some trees. Single-handedly, he started planting bamboo trees, as only bamboo trees could survive (存活）in the sandbars.

    To water the trees was a difficult5for one man. With his hard work and great effort, day by day the6bamboo trees grew into a forest. His tree planting has changed the soil (土壤).Now the sandbar is a thick forest and7to thousands of plants and animals. A large group of around 100 elephants visit the forest every year and8there for a few months.

    Payeng is now in 9fifties. He has planted close to 1,400 acres (英亩)of forests and is10as the Forest Man of India. In 2015，he was honored with Padma Shri, one of the top awards in India.

    One day, when Confucius(孔子) and his students were walking through a large forest, they 1 an old man standing under a tree, catching cicadas(蝉) with a bamboo stick. Confucius was 2and asked. "How could you catch the cicadas so easily? Do you have any special3 ？"

    "Yes." the old man answered. "There are many cicadas in this forest. But it is difficult to catch them. The cicada is a4little insect. If they hear the noise of the leaves in the wind, they will fly away5Therefore, people who want to catch cicadas must 6their hands to hold a bamboo stick without shaking. If you can7three pellets (弹珠) on the top of the bamboo stick without falling off, catching cicadas is as8as picking a ball up from the ground. At the same time, I have to say one can 9make it without practicing again and again. "

    He then added, "But that is not enough.  People must be good at 10 themselves. Right now, I am standing under a tree like half of a tree stump(树桩), with my 11reaching out like part of a withered twig（枯萎的树枝). Last, one must be attentive(专注).12 I am catching cicadas, I only see the cicada's wings. No matter what happens, 13 will distract(使…分心) me."

    Hearing this, Confucius 14 his students and said, "No matter what you do, you can only succeed if you love what you're doing and 15 it. This is what this old man has taught us. "

    There is an old saying: "Take the time to stop and smell the flowers." I think we should also take the time to1 flowers. My grandmother knew just 2 to do that she grew flowers: with earth water and love, so her back garden was filled with beautiful flowers. She would smile when she saw 3 the shine down on them. In her front garden she planted flowers, 4. You could see red, white and yellow flowers in it. My mom and 1 used to walk 5 them and enjoy their smells. Beautiful botflies (蝴蝶) flew down on them. Grandma also cared for the wild flowers. She would send 6 and my brother out to pick flowers and would then turn them into delicious wine(酒) Grandma not only planted flowers in the gardens 7 also planted flowers in our hearts. Her delicious dinners: made with love encouraged us. Her sweet smile always made us 8  Her hugs (拥抱) and kisses were the sunshine that kept our own love 9 day after day. Take the time to plant a few flowers yourself today. Show your smiles, kindness and love. Plant your wishes, talents and pleasure. Make this 10 brighter and brighter with your sunshine.