Mr. Wu is an English teacher. Last Monday at the beginning of class, he1 asked his students how their weekends had been. One girl said that she had spent a2 weekend—she had her wisdom teeth pulled out and they still hurt. "Why do you always seem to be so happy, Mr. Wu?" she asked.
The girl's3 reminded Mr. Wu of something he had read somewhere before. "Every morning when you get up, you have a choice about how you want to get close to life that day," Mr. Wu said with a smile. "I4 to be cheerful."
"And today is my lucky day," he added.
"5 ?" The whole class were curious.
"This morning, I6 to school as usual. I only had to go another kilometer down the road when my e-bike broke down..."
"Your e-bike broke down and it's your lucky day?" The students were7 . "What do you mean, Mr. Wu?"
"My e-bike broke down a quarter before class, so I8 it on the roadside, took my books, and walked down the road. It took me ten minutes to arrive at the9 . I live eight kilometers away. My e-bike could have broken down10 along the way. But it didn't.11 , it broke down in the perfect place-off the main road, within walking distance of here. I'm still able to teach my class12 I'll be able to get it repaired after class. If my e-bike must break down13 , it couldn't be arranged(安排)in a better way."
The students ' eyes opened wide, and then they smiled. Mr. Wu smiled back. Somehow, his story had14 them. He was happy that they had a perfect chance to consider15 in a new way.