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Nothing in life is more exciting than the sudden insight that leaves one a changed person—not only changed, but changed for the_________. Such moments are not many, but they come to all of us. Sometimes from a valuable book, and sometimes from a(n) _________friend.

One cold afternoon I was in a restaurant feeling extremely_________. Because of several_________, the research of great significance in my life had failed.

Then my neighbor, an old psychiatrist (精神科医生), _________in the restaurant. “What’s troubling you?“ he asked. I told him what had happened and_________blamed myself for the failure.

Hearing my words, he said nothing but_________me to his office, where he took a tape out. “On this tape,” he said, “there are short_________made by three of my patients. Listen and pick out the two-word phrase that appears_________in all the three cases.

The three voices all__________themselves, and the phrase “if only“ was said out loud__________six times.

“That is poisonous”, the old man explained.

“The trouble with ‘if only’ is that it doesn’t__________anything. But if you let it become a habit, it can become a real__________ so that you won’t want to try more.

“What should I do?” I inquired.

“Change ‘if only’ to ‘next time’,” he smiled. “This phrase will help you to__________the past,

learn a lesson from a failure, move forward, and take__________.”