A sufferer of Hansen’s Disease in Fiji, with twisted hands, became an internationally known artist. “My ____ I see as a gift led me to my life’s work,” he said. “If it had not been for it, none of these things would have ____.”
Some people succeed ____handicaps(残疾). Others succeed because of them. The ____is that our problems help to make us what we are. Those who____often learn the value of sympathy. And those who ____often teach others how to rise again. Our troubles can ____us in ways a carefree (无忧无虑的) existence cannot.
A ____is told about an Eastern village that through the centuries was known for its good pottery（陶器）. Especially ____were its pots, high as tables, wide as chairs; they were ____around the globe for their strong form and great beauty.
Legend has it that when each pot was seemingly ____, there was still one final step. The craftsman ____it---and then put it back together with gold filigree(金银丝).
A(n) ____pot was then transformed into a priceless work of art. What seemed finished wasn’t until it was broken.
So it is with ____! Broken by hardships, disappointments and tragedies, they can become ____and bitter. ____when mended by a hand of patience and love, the finished ____will be a work of beauty; a life that could ____reach its wholeness after it was broken.
If you feel broken, ____that you are a work of art! And you may not actually be complete until the ____are bonded with gold filigree of love.

A．sickness B．guilt C．danger D．complaint

A．failed B．spread C．happened D．stopped

A．in honour of B．in place of C．in advance of D．in spite of

A．decision B．truth C．excuse D．promise

A．escape B．suffer C．argue D．exist

A．fall down B．calm down C．get up D．turn up

A．scold B．shape C．trap D．disturb

A．story B．dream C．lie D．joke

A．boring B．frightening C．relaxing D．striking

A．saved B．lost C．admired D．stolen

A．counted B．purchased C．received D．finished

A．shared B．collected C．broke D．changed

A．ordinary B．precious C．small D．heavy

A．history B．culture C．people D．space

A．disappointed B．ashamed C．amused D．shy

A．Or B．But C．So D．Because

A．experiment B．building C．passage D．product

A．seldom B．never C．only D．sometimes

A．explain B．deny C．inform D．remember

A．edges B．pieces C．ends D．facts