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Mr. Dawson is an old man with a bad temper (脾气). He had several apple trees in his yard, full of apples. However, kids were ________ to go into the yard. They would rather stay far away from it.

One day, 12-year-old Janet and ________ friend Amy had to walk past Mr. Dawson’s yard. As soon as Janet saw him there, she suggested they cross the street and walk on ________ side. But Amy said they didn’t need to.

When Mr. Dawson saw Amy, he smiled and said, “Hello, Amy! I see you have a new friend ________ you today.” Amy smiled back. Mr. Dawson was kind and gave them each a fresh ________ from his yard.

Later, Janet asked Amy, “Everyone says Mr. Dawson is the ________ person in town. Why was he so nice to us?” Amy ________ that she was also afraid of him when she first walked past his yard. ________ she told herself the old man was not as cold as he seemed and tried smiling at him. To her ________, the man smiled back. From then on, they began to talk more every time they met.

Janet then realized smiles do ________.

If we keep trying to smile at someone, sooner or later, they will smile back.