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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

My name is Billy Smith. I’m 50 years old this year. I was about 440 pounds two years ago. ____1.____(fortunate), I managed to lose weight.

I began to gain weight when my mom developed Parkinson’s disease in 1994. I soon became her caregiver, and continued to provide her __ 2.___ care for over 10 years. But when the pressure of taking care of my mother and ___3.___(keep) my job got too much for me, I began to skip meals and feed on fast food. I gained weight quickly.

My huge weight gain caused me to develop high blood pressure. I also had ___4.___(difficult) in breathing at times. In 2014 I went to see my doctor, ___5.__ told me that I would die within two years if I didn’t lose weight. This wasn’t what I expected. I wanted to see my young son grow up, and I knew it was time to make a change.

I started to eat healthy food and work out in the gym. Finally, I ____6.(succeed) in losing weight. Now I weigh just 260 pounds. I had never been to my son’s Parents’ Meeting ___7.___ I was so ashamed and _8.___(scare) that my weight would lead to him being laughed at. Now , __9.___(look) normal, I can do the things I have never been able to do, ____10.____should have done as his father.

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