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