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One of my father’s favorite  (say) as I was growing up was “Try it!” I couldn’t say I didn’t like something,    it might be, until after I tried it. Over the years I’ve come to realize how much of my success I owe to my  (accept) of those words as one of my values. My first job was just one I decided to try for  couple of years until I determined what I wanted to do as a career.    (actual) I believed I would work for a few years, get  (marry), stay home and raise a family, so I didn’t think the job I took mattered that much. I couldn’t have been more (mistake). I mastered the skills of that beginning level position and I  (give) the opportunity to move up through the company into different positions. I accepted each new opportunity with the thought, “Well, I’ll try it; if I don’t like it I can always go back to my  (early) position.” But I was with the same company for the past 28 years. So next time   are offered a chance to try something new, don’t hesitate. Just try it!