“Smile and the world smiles at you.”

One day on the subway, I noticed my daughter, Alex, I _________at someone who, in turn, smiled back. This small but kind gesture (动作) brought about a great _________ about life.

Alex _________ the story about where she learned about the power of a smile. Back when Alex was a teenager, she _________ a youth program led by the top motivational (激励人心的) speakers in the world who were willing to share their _________. One of them was W Mitchell, who had gone through a very _________ situation. First, he had a motorcycle accident where his _________was burned. Then he lost both his legs in a plane crash.

The way Alex _________ it, Mitchell told a story about how a stranger_________ his life. After the motorcycle accident, he refused to go outside. He ____________that people might hate him because of his face. One day when he decided to have a try ____________, he met a little girl. Instead of being____________, she looked at him and smiled. He was ____________by her and got his hopes for life back again.

Alex said. “After hearing his story. I ____________ that a smile is enough to change someone’s life. So I   ____________ smiling and saying hello to everyone.”

Later that day, as we were ____________, I noticed many salespeople were smiling at us. I used to feel ____________when strangers looked at me, but this time I ____________ smiled back and felt more relaxed than ever before.       

A smile is a small but ____________ gesture. It takes little effort, but has an important influence at work and in life. When you get into the ____________ of smiling at others, you’ll notice how many people smile back at you.

Peer pressure leads many high school students to follow the crowd and not do what they believe is right. I was one of them. It took me two years of high school to realize that I was _______to stand on my own feet and _______the challenge of wrestling. And I have grown from this experience.

Wrestling has a long history in my _______. My grandfather and my two uncles wrestled and were _______. I can remember my grandpa telling me how he_______his championship match and how he felt when his name was announced as New York State Champion. I could never have imagined that _______till the night I won my first match. I never realized the _______demand that wrestling took on one’s body. The long hours of learning new moves, lifting weights, and the mental preparations needed to prepare for this sport are _______. I had to learn to_______my time between school, home and friends. Wrestling is more of an individual sport, but it also ________the help and support of a team to be successful. The coaches taught us to ________ourselves and also the opponents we face on the mat.

At Christmas, we as a team brought toys to Upstate Hospital cancer unit for the ________children who could not be home for the ________with their families. Here I was able to ________the children who never knew if they were able to leave the hospital and live a(n)   ________life. This made me realize that I need to live each day to the fullest because no one can tell what life has in ________for us.

Wrestling has taught me I am capable of being my own________. I cannot go back in time to change the past. ________, the confidence I have gained allows me the possibility of furthering my ________career in college. From this sport, I now know that to be________you must not be afraid to try something new.

Angela used to fly. Using her _______ for wings, Angela would run faster than anyone. Now, she thought, “I am _______ than everyone.” She was the last to get off the school bus, with the help of walking sticks.

"You _______be Angela!" a girl came to her, "I'm Laurie, your instructor. Are you ready to learn to ski?"

"No." Angela answered, but still followed Laurie into the changing room. "I can understand how you feel." Before Angela said anything, Laurie_______ her trousers and showed her left _______ leg. Angela's mouth dropped open. "Track 3 skiing(三板滑雪) was designed _______ people like us. If I can learn to ski, _______ can you." Laurie said. They put on regular ski, and used outriggers(支架) to _______.

Laurie and Angela made their way to the _______ track. Angela spent the morning climbing and falling, sliding and falling, and turning and ________. She felt disappointed and ________.

"OK, last one try before lunch." Laurie said after they climbed up the hill once again. ________ Angela managed to follow Laurie down the small hill without falling. When she stopped beside Laurie ________ the bottom, she punched her fist in the air "Yes!"

After lunch, they moved to a higher place. ________ down from the top, Angela felt ________ "1 can't go down that!" she cried.

"Follow me!" Laurie ________, "You are doing great! Try to be Flying Angel again." "That was before I lost my leg ________ cancer." Angela whispered. "Trust ________ " Laurie said.

Angela took a deep ________, then leaned forward, sped up, took turns and skied down the hill. Faster. Faster. It felt...like ________