A traveler was in a large desert, planning to walk across it in one month. Twenty more days passed, the journey had been going on1. "Soon I'll be able to walk out of this desert," he thought happily.
But the desert was never friendly2travelers. In a short time, there came a strong sandstorm. He hurriedly 3 his head with the clothes, prostrating（俯伏）on the sand. After about ten minutes, the sandstorm4. He shook the clothes and stood up. At that moment, he found himself in a hopeless situation—the backpack with food and water was swept away by the5.
As we know, it seems impossible to leave the desert without food and water. Luckily, he had a pear left. He held it in his hands tightly. "Not too bad, at least I have a pear. I6I can walk out of the desert."
Days and nights went by quickly, but the desert still looked endless. Besides, hunger, thirst, and fear of7were always around him like ghosts. However, each time he was close to losing hope, he forced（强迫）himself to stare at the pear that he had been8. "Not too bad, at least I have a pear."
A small pear became the9for his survival（生存）. Three days later, as soon as he saw a village not far away, he laughed with excitement. He felt completely relaxed—the pear brought him back to life.
To keep hope is the best weapon（武器）for victory, so10tell you "nothing" because only if you try to research, you can always find a "pear" to pull you out of trouble.
