Rick used to be a shy kid. He felt nervous when talking with others. When he got to high school, he decided to make a 1 . He began to develop a sense of humor(幽默感).
To his surprise, it 2 . He became confident(自信的) and made more friends. And he started to become known for his 3 —he used to make fun of his classmates who didn't do well in exams.
Then one day, his good friend Holly said to him, "You know sometimes you really hurt people's feelings." Rick was 4 . Because he always saw himself as someone to make his friends 5 . He couldn't imagine that he might hurt them.
"But I kept 6 Holly's words, and I kept turning them over in my mind," he said. "Finally, I understood that she was right. I started watching how my humor was 7 other people, and I changed it."
But it didn't happen quickly. Not to hurt other people, Rick began to be more 8 about his words. He said his changes were because of Holly's 9 . "She cared enough to say something to me, something that was difficult to say, but it was something that 10 changed me." he said.
