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Life is not easy, so I’d like to say “When anything happens, believe in yourself.”

When I was a young boy, I was too shy 1. speak to anyone. My classmates often 2.at me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later something happened, and it changed my life. It was an English speech contest (比赛). My mother asked me to take part in it. What a terrible idea! It 3.(mean) I had to speak before all the teachers and students of my school! “Come on, boy. Believe in yourself! You are 4. (surely) to win.” Then mother and I talked about many different topics. At last, I 5.the topic “Believe in yourself”. I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it over 100 times. With my mother’s great love, I did well in the contest. I could 6. [ha:dli] believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers from the teachers and students. Those classmates who once looked down on me, now all said 7. [kənˌgrætjʊ'leɪʃənz] to me. My mother was very 8. (excite). She hugged (拥抱) me and cried.

Since then, everything has 9. (change) for me. When I do anything, I try to tell myself to be sure and I will find myself. This is not only for a person but 10. for a country.