If I were a boy again, I would practice perseverance more often, and never give up a thing (1) ____________________________. If I were a boy again, I would (2) _________________________; I would let nothing come between me and the subject in hand. If I were a boy again, I would (3) ________________. “Nothing is so mild and gentle as courage, nothing so cruel and pitiless as cowardice,” says a wise author. If I were a boy again, I would (4) _______________________ . Life is very much like a mirror: if you smile upon it, it smiles back upon you; but if you frown and look doubtful on it, you will (5) _________________________. If I were a boy again, I would demand of myself more (6) __________ towards my companions and friends, and indeed towards strangers as well. Finally, instead of trying hard to be happy, as if that were the sole purpose of life, I would. If I were a boy again, I would still (7) _______________________________ .