Task 5

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阅读下面的材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Once upon a time, there lived a wise man. Everyone respected him and many people came to him asking for advice.

His son, however, was very lazy and wasted his time sleeping. The years passed, and time faded the youth of the wise man. He recognized the need to give something to his son so that he could take care of himself and his family.

One day, he called his son to his room and said, “My son, you are no more a kid now. I want you to find the real purpose of your life.”

Then he handed his son a bag. The son opened the bag. Inside were some food, a little money and a map. His father continued, “I want you to go and find a treasure. I have drawn a map of the place where the treasure is hidden. You need to go and find it.”

The son loved this idea. The next day, he set out on a journey to find the treasure. He had to travel really far across forests and mountains. Along the way, he met a lot of people. He was helped by some with food and by some with money.

Finally, after a long year, he reached his destination. He searched and searched, but found nothing. He spent two days looking and digging for the treasure. By the third day, he was so tired that he decided to leave.

On his way back, he met the same people who had helped him earlier. This time he stayed a few days with them and helped them in some way or another. He realized how nice they had been to a stranger who had nothing to offer them in return.

When he reached home, he realized it had been two years since he left the place. He walked straight into his father's room. “Father,” he said.

The father immediately jumped to his feet and hugged his son.注意：

1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

Paragraph 1:

The father asked, “Did you find the treasure?”__________________________________________

Paragraph 2:

The son continued, “But I did enjoy the journey on my way back home.”____________________