Listen to a story and fill in the missing words. The story will be read three times. The first and the third times it will be read at normal speed, and the second time, there will be a 6-second pause for each missing part.Now listen to the story:[音频]It is the year 1975, when Charlotte, a 19-year-old student of a Swedish royal family, traveled to India to get a portrait made by a gifted artist. The artist was born into a poor Indian family. Despite the incredibly(1) _______________, the artist named Kumar had gained an outstanding reputation for being a gifted painter. His reputation led Charlotte to travel all the way to India to get her portrait done.By the time the portrait was finished, the two had fallen so deeply in love that they decided to (2) _______________. Unfortunately, the time came when Charlotte had to leave again in order to complete her studies in London. Thousands of miles separated the two but their feelings for each other never changed. They(3) _______________ through letters, which they exchanged almost weekly. Naturally, the newlyweds terribly struggled with the great distance between each other. Charlotte offered her husband to buy him air tickets, which he refused.After Kumar had finished his studies, he took all his possessions and sold them. But the money he earned didn’t even(4) _______________ a flight ticket. All he could afford was a cheap and used bicycle. Many would have been greatly disappointed, some would have even given up. But not Kumar. Nothing could stop him from reuniting with his wife, even if that meant an exhausting bicycle ride half around the world.His decision was the beginning of a bicycle journey from India to the Western world. Kumar took all his paintings and brushes along with him in order to financially support his endeavor. His voyage led him through eight countries and took more than four months. But eventually, he arrived at Charlotte’s hometown in Sweden and finally saw her again. From then on, the two did never(5) _______________ for too long.