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Hi, everyone. My name is Minji ____, and I am the editor of an online teen magazine, Teens Today.

I am honored to have been asked to ____ a talk.

Many of our high school ____ subscribers send me messages with concerns about their future.

So today, I will talk ____ the value of experiences in making a better future.

For this talk, I asked my old friends to write down stories about what they ____ when they were younger.

I would ____ to start by reading them one by one.

I was ____ of swimming

One summer day, I was watching an Olympic swimming ____ on TV.

The ____ medalist looked fantastic, and I wanted to be just like him.

I asked my parents if I ____ learn to swim.

They ____ and said, “Yes.”

Swimming was difficult at first, but after a ____, I became a good swimmer.

I felt tired but ____ when I was out of breath after every practice.

As I practiced more, my ____ got better and better.

One day, my coach suggested that I enter a ____.

He also advised me that for good results I should build muscle strength through weight ____.

The training was ____, leaving me exhausted at times.

Whenever I felt this way, I told myself, “No ____, no gain.”

I used to be quiet and ____ when I was a child.

My homeroom teacher told me one day that she was putting on a ____ for our school festival.

She suggested that I take on a ____ role, saying that being in a play would be a good experience.

So, I ____ to do it.

I was so nervous at the first rehearsal that I ____ not say my lines at all.

However, as I ____ my lines more, I became more and more confident.

On the day of the performance, I got anxious and my mind went blank just ____ I stepped on the stage.

My classmates tapped me on the shoulder and ____ me.

Thanks to this, I was able to perform my lines ____.

I wanted to be a landscape ____

One day, I saw a poster advertising the city’s ____ design contest.

The instant I saw it, I got ____.

After doing some research on the Internet, I discovered that landscape designing involves arranging and decorating outdoor ____.

I thought a ____ architect’s work was impressive because the arrangement of plants and structures can transform a space.

This ____ me to think about becoming a landscape architect.

I found out that I had to be good at math and science in order to ____ a landscape architect.

This is ____ landscape architects must calculate the dimensions and slopes of land as well as thoroughly examine environmental factors such as soil, air, and climate.

I was not good at either subject at the time, so I decided to put more effort ____ studying them.

When I was fourteen, I was hospitalized for several ____.

One ____, I saw a piece of paper on the table.

I was ____, so I picked it up and began writing things down to pass the time.

I felt a sense of relief when I wrote what I wanted to do after ____ the hospital.

That evening, I asked my mother to ____ me a notebook.

As I filled page after page, I realized that writing was more ____ just a way to kill time.

As the years ____, my passion for writing grew stronger.

So I started writing short stories and sharing ____ with my friends and family.

I ____ a sense of accomplishment whenever they told me my stories were good.

Can you guess what my friends do ____?

Are they a swimmer? An actor? A ____ architect? A novelist?

Actually, all four of ____ people are me!

I currently ____ as a magazine editor.

As you can see, my preferences have changed over the years as I was exposed to new ____.

Every time my ____ changed, I was worried about what I was going to become in the future.

Changes in your interests and preferences are ____ natural.

Try to accept this process and ____ an open mind.

Exploring new things can sometimes lead to valuable experiences which ____ help shape your future.

I myself tried many different things before I finally became an editor because I ____ writing.

Thanks to these ____ interests, I can write articles about math and science, speak confidently in front of an audience, and relieve my stress by swimming.

Allowing yourself the ____ to experience a variety of things is not a waste of time.

Your school ____ are a time of self-discovery and personal growth.

As you spend each day wisely, you will be able to figure out what kind of person you are and what ____ enjoy doing.

Do not attempt to define yourself in just one way as you undergo this ____.

Be flexible. Remember that your ____ is limitless.

Thank ____ for your time.