After getting an electric shock, Felix Gretarsson had to have both arms amputated(截肢) at age 26. As the ________ man worldwide to have both arms transplanted(移植), he’s recovering his ability to make everyday ________.

As an electrician, Felix got an electric shock while he was ________ a power line. The fire ________ his hands and he lost consciousness. To enable him to ________, the doctors had to cut off his arms.

This ________ turned his life upside down. Fortunately, he ________ to convince a French surgeon to perform a never-before-seen transplant of both arms. The ________, which lasted 15 hours, took place in January 2021 in Lyon.

The Daily Mail reports the surprise of the scientific community in reaction to his ________ progress after the surgery. ________, although the doctors ________ he’d be able to regain the use of his hands in two years, he started to move his ________ only nine months after the surgery.

While Felix couldn’t feel his hands in the first few months, he can now write with his hands and use his phone ________. Though he still has to overcome many difficulties to ________ his daily routine, the 49-year-old gains more ________ every day— “I can go to a café and I don’t have to ask others to search my pocket to get the change...”

He’s full of ________ for all the people who’ve helped him. “I’m honored to always ________ the goodness of those kind people,” says Felix.

Since he doesn’t have full strength and mobility, he ________ at times, but compared to having no arms at all, it’s already been a ________. And his greatest joy now, he says, is being able to ________ his children again.

I recently started working with a new company in a downtown high-rise. Since I have mostly worked from home in the past several years, _________ miles from my rural home to one of the largest cities in the country has been a bit of a culture shock.

One of the first things I _________ was that no one seemed to _________ or talk to each other. The people were all animated props (动画道具)—always walking _________, eyes focused forward.

Now, this isn’t the kind of world I have _________. It got _________ after the first week’s novelty disappear. I’d rather be home working in a comfortable environment _________ by people I care about.

So, _________ choosing to end the job, I decided to _________ the alien office landscape to better suit my needs. As a(n) __________, each time I got into the elevator, I said “Hi” with a smile. At first, after the initial __________ look on people’s faces, there was a__________ 20 percent of the time.

Now it is up to 80 percent, and I have moved onto offering __________ in the beverage (饮料) area. That has sometimes __________ a two-sentence conversation about the weather or the news.

A few weeks of saying “Hi” to the downstairs guards has had the __________ of them now recognizing me with a nod of __________. Although I must admit they somehow __________ me of the guys in The Matrix (《黑客帝国》) because of their suits, I have been able to get past that __________ to say “Hi”.

I am feeling much better about entering this world now. It is forming nicely into a __________ environment. By changing my__________, I have been able to change the environment I am in.

I was at the market at 5 p.m. to pick up a few essentials: Cream for coffee, eggs for breakfast and Advil for my _______. After rushing all day doing jobs, I did not want to be _______, to say the least. But I told myself it was my _______ stop before going home to put my feet up.

So I _______ a parking place and found a shopping cart. That’s when I saw her. She looked to be maybe 9-months old, short blond curls, blue eyes. I couldn’t take my _______ off her and it was a/an _______ moment. I gave her my best smile. It may have looked a bit mad, _______ it came from my heart.

At times, my smile would fade to a look of _______ or worry, but it never left my face for long. I’ve learned that everyone needs a smile sometimes, young and old, friends and _______, even those at the market in a rush to get home.

She took her ________ deciding just what to make of my smile. But finally, she ________. I laughed and waved goodbye. And she ________ me a kiss. That put a smile on my face that got a smile ________ from every shopper I passed. I was ________ smiling when I got home and realized I’d forgotten to get Advil. My headache was gone.

Somehow, in that simple ________ of smiles, this weary old world becomes a better place.