On my first day at crestwood high school, i was that no one would like me. i had just moved to town, and it seemed to me that my classmates had known each other for years. i hated being the new kid. i walked down the hall with my head down and my shoulders hunched. i sat by myself at lunch, despite several invitations. after about three weeks, things at lunch one day, a boy approached my table and sat down. he asked, “why don’t you like us? why don’t you want to hang out with us? ” i couldn’t believe it! i had thought that they didn’t want to spend time with me. the boy’s name was craig, and he insisted that i come sit with him and his friends. i haven’t sat alone since, and now when i down the hall, i keep my head up and i smile. fill in the blanks in order.

answer: i would say he was very determined and persistent in overcoming obstacles.

explanation:   "the magician of menlo park" as he was called, liked to tell an incident that happened when he was 8 years old and came back home crying after attending school for three months because his teacher called him "sterile and unproductive". from nowadays perspective, we can say that thomas alva edison was one of the most persistent and determined man that has ever existed. when edison was 14, he contracted scarlet fever. the effect of the fever, as well as a blow to the head by an angry train conductor, caused edison to become completely deaf in his left ear, and 80-percent deaf in the other. so as you can see he had to struggle to not so many minor issues but he always succeeded.

answer: e

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