Henry was going through a very hard time, His wife passed away one month ago. He thought his life became meaningless. Henry sat in his house 1 and did nothing.
One day, Henry's neighbor, Lisa, saw him from her yard. She wanted to 2 Henry. Then she had an idea. "Hello, Henry! Just look at this fence between our houses. It is broken. You are a strong man. Can you 3 this fence?" Lisa asked.
After hearing Lisa's words, Henry was a little 4 . He didn't want to help her. He thought he was the one who needed help. So he thought Lisa was kind of rude, However, he 5 Lisa because Lisa was too old to do the job herself. Henry worked on the fence for days. When he finished, Lisa thanked him, Henry gave her a 6. It was his first time to laugh after his wife passed away.
"What a wonderful job! Could you please paint it for me?" Lisa said to him. Henry couldn't believe it! But because he respected her, He picked up the 7 and did it in the hot sun. As his neighbors passed by and saw Henry, they all praised Henry for what he was doing. Henry felt 8He felt his life was not meaningless any more.
In fact, Lisa wanted Henry to know that staying9 could help him forget his sorrow(悲痛)Henry understood Lisa's 10 at last. He helped her, but she truly saved him. Sometimes, helping others is kind of helping ourselves.
