Lesson 1 Life Is Experience
When Were You Bravest?
What does it mean to be ____?
There is no single definition, but everyone is ____ in their own way.
____ are three young people sharing their bravest moments in life.
One evening, I went to a convenience ____ to buy some snacks.
No one was at the counter, so I thought the ____ was working in the back.
The telephone started ringing, but no one came to ____ it.
I felt something was wrong. I looked over the counter and saw the clerk ____ on the floor.
I immediately called 911 and explained the ____.
The operator asked me to perform CPR on the clerk until the paramedics ____.
I was scared, but I remembered learning ____ at school.
I checked for a ____ on his neck. Fortunately, he was still breathing.
Then I started to push down on his ____, hoping that I was doing it right.
A few minutes later, the paramedics ____ in and took over the situation.
Luckily, the ____ regained consciousness.
After putting the clerk in the ambulance, the ____ said
“Thank you for being brave. You did a wonderful ____.”
It felt great to ____ save someone’s life!
Olivia
I dreamed of ____ an Olympic track and field athlete.
My room was ____ of medals and awards from races I had competed in.
During the national 100-meter championship race, however, my Olympic dreams ____ to a sudden end.
I was about to take the lead in the ____ when I suddenly felt a pain in my knee.
I fell to the ____ and had to be carried off the track.
At first, I didn’t ____ much of the injury. I thought I would get better soon.
But the ____ results from the hospital were not hopeful.
The doctors said my knee injury would prevent me from ____ again.
Every night, I ____ flashbacks of my injury.
I could not watch sports anymore because it was just too ____.
So I shut out everything related to sports from my ____.
Two years passed and I was still trying to get used to my ordinary high school life without ____.
Then one day, I ____ across an interesting university major called sports medicine.
It deals with the treatment and prevention of ____ injuries.
A light ____ went on in my head.
This was my chance to stop running ____ from my problems and fears.
So I ____ up my mind and applied to this major.
Today, thanks to my brave decision, I am studying to be a ____ on the sidelines instead of on the playing field.
Yuna
Ever since I was young, I ____ admired great public speakers.
I hoped to inspire and ____ audiences like them someday.
But every ____ I had a chance to speak in front of people, I would get scared.
I didn’t want to make a ____ of myself.
This fear kept me ____ the stage rather than on it.
That’s why I never entered the ____ speech contest at my school.
I really wanted to, but I just ____ have enough courage.
Last year, however, was my final chance before graduating high ____.
When I saw the poster on the class board, my mind began to fill with thoughts of the school speech ____.
I heard a voice growing ____ in my head, saying “Go for it!”
I decided to sign up for the ____.
To make a long story ____, I did it. I delivered my speech to the entire school.
How did I do? Honestly, I don’t remember much from the contest because I was so ____.
But my act of courage taught me a ____ lesson:
I can do ____ that I put my mind to.