A Virginia third-grader has won two national awards for her exceptional skill in handwriting. That’s pretty remarkable on its own. But what makes the girl’s _________ extra special is that she accomplished it _________ having no hands.

On April 26, 9-year-old Anaya Ellick was named the _________ of the 2018 Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest. The award _________ students with special needs who develop a great skill in handwriting. All participants have a mental or physical _________.

Anaya was born without hands on either arm. _________ she was fitted with prosthetics (假肢) for a time, she decided she was better off with her _________ ones and removed them. Instead, she has learned to _________ a pencil between her arms to draw and write. Two years ago, she made _________ across the world when she was named a winner in the contest’s print category. For 2018, she __________ again for her cursive writing.

Tracy Cox, Anaya’s teacher, said Anaya is a role __________ to other students. “Anaya does not let anything stand in her __________ of reaching her goals,” said Cox. “She is determined and independent. She has the best __________ in her class. Her classmates see her doing the __________ tasks and they are often __________ that she can do just as well, sometimes even better.” Anaya’s dad Gary Ellick said Anaya had always been __________. “It was always like ‘I can do it.’ I’m proud to see that hard work does __________,” he said.

Anaya was __________ at school on Wednesday, and the school shared photos of her with her new award and examples of her writing. But another __________ doesn’t mean she’s slowing down. When asked what’s __________ on her plate, she said, “Sports.”

Anxiety is a weight that I have always carried. Once, in my first grade, I had to read a book to the whole class. With _______, I walked up to the front slowly. I hadn’t _______ it to the second page when the tears started. I tried to _______, but my teacher’s glare kept me rooted to the seat. Since then the front of the classroom has stayed a major _______ of stress for me.

Later, I was _______ a bad situation. I was consumed with _______ whenever I prepared for a presentation. I _______got sleepless, worrying about the quality. I simply_______the reality until the last minute. When a teacher _______ a project, I also got nervous, but not for the same ____________ as my classmates. They feared the hard work, while I was terrified of walking to the front to ____________.

It was funny that one single emotion ____________ a complete disaster for me. It doesn’t sound so ____________ because everyone gets nervous and public speaking is the number one fear! ____________, social anxiety isn’t just a fear of public speaking. For someone, taking a test or making a decision to quit a group can ____________ anxiety. For me, anxiety is being ____________ of trying new things because if I don’t know what to expect, I might make a fool of myself, which is worse than a ____________ life, at least in the moment.

My family’s love saved me. After accepting that this is just me, I didn’t ____________. And I also made some friends in my class. Now, I raise my hand, even when I lack____________ in my answer. And I participate in class, even if it is in a more ____________ manner than others. And what matters is that I’m now improving little by little.

I was a single mother who lived with my daughter Peggy in a small apartment, struggling hard to meet our needs.

One day, I headed to the downtown for a(n) _______ , I sat down in the streetcar, and there _______ the seat was a silk umbrella, on which there was a name _______ . Then I searched a telephone book for the name. I found it immediately and called it, and then a lady _______ with extreme excitement. “It was my umbrella which had been stolen a year ago.”, she said.

So _______ was her pleasure that I forgot I was looking for a job and went directly to her small house. She took the umbrella, with teary eyes, explaining with a(n) _______ voice that the umbrella was given by her parents, now dead. Her happiness at regaining this special _______ was so great that accepting her reward would have _______ something, so I refused her _______ and left.

The following months were __________ . I even lost my last job before Christmas. Thinking of this, I couldn’t control mv tears, but I __________ to wear a smile so I could greet my little daughter. She opened the door for me and __________ herself in my arms, screaming joyously and demanding __________ for her Christmas gift. There I stood, __________ with great sadness. Suddenly, the doorbell rang, it was a delivery man with his arms full of parcels. A note __________ one package caught my eyes. I picked up the note, which __________   “Thanks for your returning of the umbrella. Merry Christmas!” It was sent by the lady. __________ the note tightly, I was on the verge of tears. With a stream of __________ spreading through my body. We just sat in our small apartment __________ the gifts one by one in happiness. A sweet peace __________ me like a blessing, which made me hopeful again.