Johnnie Martin was born in a worker's family. His parentslived a simple life, saving money for the day when they could send him to agood university. They had dreamed that their son could get a good1and live a better life. However, to Johnnie, school lessons seemedlike a wall that was hard to go through.
One day when he was in Grade 11, Johnnie went2school psychologist's office to ask for help.
"Johnnie, I've been studying your marks of all thetests at school. I've made a3 study of them," said the psychologist.
"I've been trying hard." Johnnie was about to4.
The psychologist put his hand on the boy's shoulder,"People have different kinds of talents, Johnnie.
There are painters who were5able to learn maths, and engineers who can't sing on key. Somedayyou will find.6you are good at, and when you do, youwill7your parents and all of us very proudof you (为你骄做)."
Johnnie did as the psychologist said. He found a jobworking in the gardens around the town. Soon8amazing happened. His customers began to notice that Johnnie hadwhat they called" green thumb".
The plants he9grew well, and the roses blossomed.People started to accept his10for gardening, because he had an eyefor colour and light.
One day while he was downtown, he happened to11an unused dirty land behind the city hall.
He volunteered to make it into a garden. That very afternoonas soon as he got the permission(许可), he started the work,12 he couldn't afford all the tools or the plantsthat he13 for it. People gave him young trees, rose bushes,benches and many other things. Before long, it had become a beautiful little14.
Today Johnnie is the head of the business in gardening.Wherever he and his workers go, they15beauty before the eyesof people.
