题目内容：

  Life is not easy, so I'd like to say "When anything happens, believe in yourself."

When I was 14, I was ____ nervous to talk to anyone. My classmates often ____ me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, ____happened, and it changed my life. It was an English speech contest（竞赛）. My mother asked me to  take part in it. What a(n) ____  idea! It meant I had to ____ in front of all the teachers and students of my school!

"Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to win." Finally I decided to have a try and____ the topic "Believe in yourself". I tried my best to ____all the speech and practiced it over 100 times. With my mother's great love, I did well in the contest. I could ____ believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place. Those ____who once looked down on (瞧不起) me, now all said "Congratulations!" to me. My mother was very happy and cried excitedly.

____ then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to make the best from it. This is true not only for a person but also for a country.

1.A. so              B. too               C. very           D. quite

2.A. made faces at     B. looked after       C. laughed at      D. smiled at

3.A. something         B. nothing           C. anything       D. everything

4.A. interesting       B. exciting          C. perfect        D. terrible

5.A. say              B. speak            C. tell            D. talk

6.A. reached              B. brought          C. chose        D. thought

7.A. remember         B. see              C. spell          D. read

8.A. almost              B. nearly            C. hard           D. hardly

9.A. girls               B. classmates         C. boys          D. teachers

10.A. Since             B. Except           C. Before         D. From