A funny story circulated recently about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. Doyle clearly told of a time when he climbed into a    in Paris. Before he could     a word, the driver turned to him and asked, “Where can I     you, Mr. Doyle?”
Doyle was    . He asked the driver if he had ever seen him before.
“No, sir,” the driver responded. “I have    seen you before.” Then he    : “This morning’s paper had a story about you being on     in Marseilles. This is the taxi stand where people who return from Marseilles always arrive. Your      color tells me you have been on vacation. The    spot on your right index finger suggests to me that you are a  writer. Your clothing is very English, and not French.      up all those pieces of information, I      that you are Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.”
“This is truly amazing!” the writer    with excitement. “You are very like my     creation, Sherlock Holmes!”
“There’s one other thing,” the driver said.
“What’s that?”
“Your     is on the front of your suitcase.”
Perhaps the     was no master detective, but he was observant! He paid attention and paying attention is an important part of living    .
Life isn’t a matter of milestones, but of     . A life lived to the full is lived from moment to moment,    from milestone to milestone. It is more of a series of days in which we truly pay attention, than a few     events along the way.
Pay attention to the things of life, to people, to events, to your senses, even to the ordinary. Your life will never    beauty. By making the most of the moments, you make the most of the years.
A. train         B. taxi           C. bus         D. plane
A. write          B. hear         C. say         D. read
A. take           B. meet         C. wait        D. leave
A. pleased        B. scared       C. disappointed   D. surprised
A. just          B. never        C. ever        D. always
A. admitted      B. started      C. explained   D. remembered
A. business       B. duty        C. holiday     D. work
A. skin          B. hair         C. clothes     D. shoes
A. blood          B. dirt         C. mud         D. ink
A. Making        B. Taking       C. Putting     D. Adding
A. concluded     B. realized     C. imagined    D. expected
A. sighed        B. screamed     C. whispered   D. roared
A. mental        B. physical     C. fictional    D. psychological
A. license       B. address      C. resume      D. name
A. driver        B. writer       C. detective   D. waiter
A. well          B. fully        C. happily      D. peacefully
A. stages         B. steps        C. periods      D. moments
A. more than      B. less than    C. rather than  D. other than
A. small          B. major        C. personal     D. social
A. lack           B. create       C. appreciate   D. enjoy