A ship was lost at sea and the only survivor was washed up on a small, inhabited ( 无人居住的 ) island. He prayed ( 祈祷 ) 1 for God to rescue him and for hours he just stared at the horizon ( 地平线 ), waiting for a heaven-sent 2 but it never came. Then he decided to do something. 3 tired and upset, he gathered some branches and dry grass. Hours of hard work paid off and a little shelter was built. The “Robinson Crusoe” began his life on the island. Believe it or not, a couple of days going by, he 4 and it seemed not that hard. But then one day, after 5 for food, he arrived home to find his little shelter in flames and the smoke rolling up to the sky. The 6 had happened: everything was lost. “God, how could you do this to me!” he cried with 7 and anger. Early the next day, However, he was awakened by the sound of a ship that was coming near to the island. It had come to rescue him! “ 8 you know that I was here?” he asked one of his rescuers. “We saw your smoke signal( 信号 )”, they replied. It is easy to get discouraged ( 泄气的 ) when things are going bad. But we shouldn’t lose 9 because God is at work in our lives, even when we are in pains and sufferings. Remember, next time your little shelter is burning to the ground, it just may be a smoke signal that calls on the grace of God. For all the negative things we have to say to ourselves, God has a/an 10 answer for it.