"When you start to talk about responsibility(责任), I thought of a time in my life when I didn't want to accept(承担)responsibility for anything," Elena said. "It was one of the most 1 times of my life. I don't know 2 , but I just felt like I had no control over anything. Part of the problem was that I was 3 very unsure of myself." "I started going around with a group of children who were always in 4 . I guess all of us were unsure, but nobody talked about it. Some of the children were taking drugs(毒品), so I had to prove (证明)how cool I was and 5 them too. I started staying out late, not doing my homework, and arguing with my 6 a lot. And if they tried to talk with me about what was wrong, I'd tell them they didn't understand me. 7 I didn't feel that the children I stayed with understood me either. Most of them 8 listened to music all the time and didn't talk much." "I was really going downhill until an old friend visited me from Toronto-we were the best friends, but she moved away two years ago. We could talk about 9 . She really understood me and looked at me and said, "Elena, what is wrong with you? You've 10 so much, and I don't like that!" She really felt worried about me. I began to know I had 11 taking responsibility for my life. That group of children decided what I should do, but I know they didn't really care 12 me at all."