"Ding. . . ding. . . ," the bell rang. The English teacher came into the classroom with test papers in his hand. All the students shouted. The teacher 1 with a smile on his face, "I know there are too many tests for you these days, but the test today is very 2 . " After hearing the teacher's words, all the students sat up straight and 3 for the test to begin. The teacher started to give out the test papers to each student. 4 he finished handing out the test papers, he asked them to begin.
There was not a question but only a small black "X" in the middle of the paper. The students were very5 to see that. The teacher 6 the students' surprise. Then he said, "I would like you to 7 about what you see there. You must finish it all by 8 . "
All the students thought about it hard and then wrote down their answers quietly. At the end of the class, the teacher collected their papers and read the answers. 9 of them described the black "X". The next day, the teacher said, "Everybody only paid attention to the black ‘X', but nobody wrote about the white paper. " The whole class listened 10 , because they worried that they might fail the exam.
Then the teacher said, "Don't worry about the 11 of this test. I just want you to think about your life. " Everyone smiles. The teacher added, "The white paper is like our whole life and the black ‘X' in the middle of the paper is just like problems in our daily life. Do you have some more thoughts?"
Then the students discussed and expressed 12 opinions actively. Finally they understood the teacher and this special test.
Our life is a 13 given to us by God, with love and care. 14 , we just care about the problems like illness and hunger, and never see that these problems are much smaller than everything else we have in our life.
We should try to take our eye off problems and enjoy each moment life gives us. Only then can we start a nice 15 and find true happiness in our lives.
