The movie Pay It Forward was based on Catherine Ryan Hyde’s novel.
In the movie, Eugene Simonet, a social studies teacher, gave all of his students a special assignment.He asked them to think of a way __1__ (change) the world.While most students didn’t take the assignment __2__ (serious), Trevor did.He came up with a plan __3__ (call) “Pay It Forward”．The main idea was to help three people, __4__ then had to help three others instead of returning the favors they had received.Trevor held the belief __5__ if enough people did this, the world would change eventually.
At the end of the film, even though Trevor was killed while __6__ (try) to protect a friend, his plan had influenced more people __7__ he could have ever imagined.The idea of “paying it forward” did spread gradually.
In real life, both the novel and the movie __8__ (inspire) countless people so far.For instance, there is a “Pay It Forward Foundation” in the United States.Similar foundations have also been set up in England and Australia.Usually, when something __9__ (amaze) happens in the movies, people say, “It is just a movie.” However, these foundations put the great idea into practice and are truly making a(n) __10__ (different) in the real world.
