阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
Chinese proverbs are rich and they are still widely used in Chinese people’ daily life.
Behind these ____ (proverb) there are often interesting stories. For example, the proverb, “ ____ （pull） up a crop to helpit grow”, is based on the following story.
It is said that a short-tempered man in the Song Dynasty (960-1279) was very anxious to help ____ (he)rice crop grow up quickly. He was thinking about it day ____ night. But the crop was growing much____ (slow) than he expected.
One day, he came up with an idea____ he would pluck up all of his crop a few inches. He did so the next day.
He was very tired after doing this for a whole day, yet he felt very happy since____ crop did “grow” higher.
His son heard about this and went to see the crop.____ (fortunate) the leaves of the crop began to wither.
This proverb is saying we have to let things go in their____ (nature) course. Being too anxious to help an event develop often results in the contrary to our____ (intend).
