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When hard times came, the depression (沮丧) settled over my soul. The park bench was __1__ as I sat down to read beneath an old willow tree. A young boy out of breath __2__ me, all tired from play. He stood right before me with his head tilted (倾斜的) down, saying in great __3__，“Look what I found！”
In his hand was a flower, and what a __4__ sight, with its petals (花瓣) all worn — not enough rain, or too little light. __5__ him to take his dead flower and go off to play, I __6__ a small smile and then shifted away. But instead of __7__， he sat next to my __8__ and placed the flower to his nose and declared with surprise, “It surely smells pretty and it's beautiful, too. That's why I __9__ it; here, it's for you.”
The flower before me was dying or dead. But I knew I must __10__ it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower, and __11__， “Just what I need.” But instead of placing the flower in my hand, he __12__ it midair without
