It was not long that I learned how important happiness was to life.

On that day I went with my mum to the bank. I was bored. _【1】___(突然), a man dressed in old clothes caught my eyes. He was sitting between the doors of two factories. He was homeless, I was not _【2】__(感兴趣的), for I had seen many like him before.

Compared with other beggars, he was ___【3】___(不同的) in some way. This man was not sitting down with a sad expression. He had a radio in his hand and was enjoying listening to the music happily. The radio __【4】___(似乎)to be the best thing he had.

“Mom, why does that man have a radio even __【5】___(尽管) he’s  homeless?” I asked.

“He ___【6】__(买) it ,” she replied.

“But if he’s homeless with an __【7】____ (空的) stomach, why doesn’t he use the money to buy food or clothes? He ___【8】____(浪费) it on something he doesn’t need. ”

“ Well, Sarah, sometimes food and clothes aren’t the __【9】___(最) important things. We need happiness, too.”

That man must care enough about music to buy a radio ___【10】__ (代替) of food or clothes. I soon realized that happiness is the key to life. Without it, there’s nothing to look forward to.[