I seldom thought I had a passion. I would sit before the TV all day, thinking about nothing but the next show. It was not long ago that I first learned how important1.(have) a passion is to life.

One day I went with Mum2.(drop) my sister off at the gym. Then, as Mum stopped at a red light, someone on the roadside caught my eyes. It was a man3.(dress) in rags, homeless. That didn’t interest me, for I4.(see) many like him before.

But the man wasn’t sitting down with a sad 5.(express). He had a radio in his hand and was dancing6.(merry) to the music. The radio seemed to be the most precious thing7.he had.

“Mum, why does that man have a radio even though he is homeless?” I asked.

“He bought 8.,”she replied.

“But if he is homeless, why doesn’t he use the money to buy food or clothes? He wasted it on something he doesn’t need.”

“Well, Sarah, sometimes food and clothes aren’t the only important things. We need happiness, too.”

“I see.” The man9.care too much about music, so he bought a radio instead of food and clothes. I realized that happiness is the key to life. Without it, there10. (be) nothing to look forward to. A passion a person the happiness he needs to keep going!

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