A few years ago, Teddy became seriously ill. His body ached and he felt constantly tired. It was difficult for him to even move around. His doctor told him that he would lose the     1    (able) to move and eventually die from the disease. He     2    (tell) he had only a one in 500 chance to survive.

Despite this, Teddy was determined to overcome     3    disease and survive. He was always getting help from medicine books and some doctors     4     gave the ideas of curing his disease. The ideas made Teddy     5    (think) about the possible benefit of several positive emotions.

He decided     6    (concentrate) on positive emotions as a way to treat some of the     7    (symptom) of his disease. “Laugh therapy” became part of his treatment. Every day he kept     8     watching comedy films, reading humorous books, and     9    (do) other activities that would draw out positive emotions.

Within eight days of starting his “laugh therapy” program, his pain began to decrease and he was able to sleep more     10    (easy). He was able to return to work in a few months’ time and actually reached complete recovery after a few years.