1. (2023高一上·丰台期中) 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

On the first day of my first grade, I (stand) by the door with butterflies in my stomach. I voiced my biggest concern to my mother, "How will I make friends?" She (hand) me advice, "Be yourself." For the past 20 years, I (live) by these words. Soon I will graduate and become part of the real world. Nervously facing (challenge), I know I will whisper to myself the two simple words "Be yourself."