Haveyouhadtoovercomedifficultyinyourlife？Yourdifficultiesmayappear（41）___comparedtothoseofAprilAlvarez．Doctorssaidshehadamemory（42）___andseverelearningdisability．Theysaidshewouldnever（43）___toreado

　　Have you had to overcome difficulty in your life？Your difficulties may appear （41）___ compared to those of April Alvarez．Doctors said she had a memory（42）___ and severe learning disability．They said she would never（43）___ to read or write．Later she had to tolerate years of doctors（44）___ and daily shots．But she never gave up hope．

　　April expresses her （45）___ this way："Even if it's dark sometimes，in my mind the （46）___ are there．"April refuses to．1et learning challenges（47）___ her back．She receives special education services．But she also worked her（47）___ into advanced classes at Hawaii's Kahuku High Schoo1．With insistence and the help of （49）___，she has learned to develop her memory and become a（50）___ student．

　　"I （51）___ get things the first time，"she says．But she keeps trying and often （52）___ up with a better understanding than other students．For being such a good （53）___，April was considered as an All-Star Kid in the Honolulu Advertiser newspaper．

　　Art and design are like（54）___ for April．One of her watercolor designs won the grand prize in a national Christmas card contest．She also enjoys（55）___ clothing，handbags and other items．April hopes to（56）___ this talent into a career．Her plan is to study at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York．

　　In a major step（57）___ this goal，she received 27，500inscholarshipsfromstateandnationalawardslastyear．Shewontheseawardsinrecognitionofheracademicsuccess．Aprilisn't（58）___withjustimprovingherself．Shetriestohelpothers，too．Withherchurch，shehas（59）___foodforthepooranddonesomethingfortheelderly．SheorganizedaChristmasevent（60）___poorchildrenreceivedonatedgifts．

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