Life is competitive—some kids can do something faster or better than other kids. This might not seem ________, but all people are different and how well you can do something is different from others. This means there are “winner” and “losers”, and lots of people are ____2____ winners ________ losers but in between. You can choose to be a good winner or an even better loser whether you are competing against others or yourself.

Being a “good” winner. No one likes a “show off”. No one likes someone who takes all the ________ for the efforts of a team. No one likes people who put ________ down to make themselves look good. To be a good winner, you need to:

1. Be modest(谦虚的).

2. Thank those who helped you for their efforts.

3. Keep doing your best ________ your skills.

Being an even better loser

Of course it’s ________ to lose, especially if you are close to winning. Behaving badly or ________, complaining (抱怨) and going on about things being “unfair” won’t change the final result and will only make you look like a bad competitor. And no one likes bad competitors either.

To be an even better loser, you need to:

1. Behave politely, nicely and kindly.

2. ________ the other team.

3. Keep any negative thoughts to yourself—________ until you are away from the game.

It’s OK to let out your negative thoughts to your best friend or parents later. And if you don’t do very will in a game, try ________ to learn for the next one. Improving yourself makes you a winner too.

Everyone has some old habits that they might want to change. Changing those old behaviors can be _________ and takes time. However, it is possible to avoid making the same mistakes.

Last but not least, remember to keep on improving. You may set your _________ high. And you may feel it difficult to achieve. If you want to get _________ perfect and finish it as fast as you can, you may __________ whether you can achieve your goals and make progress. However, it can be easier to find success if you do it step by step.

I was once a fat girl. I weighed 336 pounds and looked as big as my fridge. I was never _______ it. But one day I had a medical examination（体检）. The _______ told me that I was having heart trouble. It _______ me up. I began to feel nervous. Then I decided to do something!

In a year and five months, I _______ 104 pounds. What a great thing I did! I didn’t have any expensive food, medical treatment（治疗）or camp-style（训练营式的）exercise. What was the secret to my _______?

First I looked through the Internet for do-it-yourself _______ that people could follow on losing weight. Of course I saw countless ads which try to get me to buy their products. But I bought nothing. The only thing I did was to change my bad _______. The following are what I have done. You can try these. Stop drinking something with too much sugar in it. _______sweet cakes. Eat green vegetables. Use only vegetable oil. Never eat after 6:30 pm. Also, do light exercise for 15 to 20 minutes five days a week.

Then I kept doing what I should do. People sometimes say, “You don’t need to tell me _______ to do. I know it already!” But the fact is that knowing what to do and doing what you know are totally ________. The important thing is to know what to do and then just keep doing it.