One day，Confucius （孔子） led his students to the State of Chu．When crossing through a large forest，they saw an old man （1）

standing

standing

（stand） under a tree，catching cicadas （蟬） with a bamboo stick．Confucius said， "You are very good at （2）

catching

catching

（catch） cicadas．You must have some special skills．"
    "That's right!" the old man answered． "The cicada is a clever little insect．If they hear the noise of the leaves in the wind，they （3）

will fly

will fly

（fly） away．Therefore，people who want to catch cicadas （4）

must train

must train

（train） their hands to hold a bamboo stick without shaking．If you can place three pellets （彈珠） on top of the bamboo stick without falling off，you might be able to catch cicadas；when five pellets （5）

are placed

are placed

（place） on top without falling off，catching cicadas is as easy as （6）

picking

picking

（pick） a ball up from the ground．"
    He then added， "But that is not enough．People must be good at hiding themselves．Right now，I （7）

am standing

am standing

（stand） under a tree like half of a tree stump （樹(shù)樁）．Last of all，one must be attentive （專心的）．When I am catching cicadas，I only see their wings．No matter what （8）

happens

happens

（happen），nothing will disturb me．
    Hearing this，Confucius （9）

turned

turned

（turn） to his students and said， "No matter what you do，you can only succeed if you love what you're doing and pay enough attention to it．This is what this old man （10）

has taught

has taught

（teach） us．"