My cousin ___1___ a good friend. Her name is Liu Li. She lost her arms in a car accident when she was a child. What was worse, she lost her parents ___2___ the age of twenty. Her elder sister, who was ten years older than her, wanted to ___3___ her. However, Liu Li refused ___4___ with her elder sister, saying that she would like to look after herself. She managed to enter college and studied very hard. Four years later, she graduated and found a job. Once she wrote in her diary, “Facing hard lives, I am very ___5___. I lost my arms, ___6___ I still have my legs. Give me ___7___ more sunshine, my world will be even warmer.”

Liu Li chose to face her misfortune (不幸) in a hopeful (乐观的) way. Instead of ___8___ sad every day, she decided not to let it hold her back. While she ___9___ difficulties, she was brave. She has taught us a good lesson. Whenever something bad happens to us, we have two choices. One is to complain (抱怨), and the other is to face it wisely. We must ___10___ it.