In ancient times,a king had a boulder __1____on a roadway Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would ___2____ the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it.Many ___3____ blamed  the king for not keeping the roads clear， but none did anything about removing the big stone out of the way. 
    Then a  came along carring a___4____of vegetables. on approaching the boulder， the peasant laid ____5___ his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road.____6___   much pushing he finally succeeded.
     As the peasant pick ____7___up his stuff， he noticed  a purse lying on the road ____8___the boulder had been.The purse ____9___many gold coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person   who removed the boulder from the roadway.The  peasant learned what many others never understood.
     Every  ____10___ represents an opportunity to improve one's condition.