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 It was June 15, and in two days I would be turning thirty. I was afraid that my best years were now behind me. So I a  1.  my neighbour Nicholas, a 79-year-old man, “What was the best time of your life?”

Without hesitation(犹豫), Nicholas said: “Well, Joe, this is my philosophical(哲学的) answer to your philosophical question:

“When I was a child in Austria and everything was t  2.   care of for me by my parents, that was the best time of my life.

“When I was going to school and learning the things I k  3.   today, that was the best time of my life.

“When I got my first job and had responsibilities(责任) and got paid for my e  4.  , that was the best time of my life.

“When I met my wife and f  5. in love, that was the best time of my life.

“When World War Ⅱ came, my wife and I had to flee Austria to save our lives. When we were together and s  6.  on a ship to North America, that was the best time of my life.

“When we came to Canada and started a family, that was the best time of my life.

“When I was a young father, watching my c  7.   grow up, that was the best time of my life.

“And now, Joe, I am seventy-nine y  8.  old. I have my health, I feel good and I am in love with my wife just as I was when we first m  9.  . This is the best time of my life.”

Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not b  10.   they never found it, but because they didn’t stop to enjoy it.