Life is like the four seasons.

When I was _______ , it was the spring of my life. I started going to school and I _______ many new things. There were happy days and sad days. Some days _____the Sun and some days it didn’t.

In my twenties, I had a good job. I was strong and happy. Then I married (结婚) and had a _______ . In those days I didn't have much time to think or to play Every day I was busy and _______ hard. I started to get some white hair. The summer of my life passed quickly.

Then the days got shorter Leaves _______ from the trees. My child was a university (大学) student and then an engineer. My home was much quieter. I started walking more slowly. One day I stopped _______ - I retired (退休). I understood this was my autumn, a _______ time when the trees change colour and give us delicious _______ .

But the days kept getting shorter and colder. Then winter comes. I am older and weaker. I know I do not have many ________ left, but I will still enjoy them to the end.