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语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Praise can change a person. It is true that   1.  (inspire) words turn our lives around. Praise is really magical. Perhaps many of us had such experiences. Take myself    2.   an example. I was very naughty in the primary school. Most of the teachers and even my parents felt headache of me. But    3.   happened  that I once got a very high mark in    4.   examination and the head teacher   5. (report) this to my parents. My parents praised me    6.   (crazy) for this for quite a long time and told neighbours about that. I felt really happy  7.     became polite to others. Every time   8.    I heard others talk to me about my excellent examination result, I thought to myself 9.   I would work even harder and make    10.  (great) progress. Just as Shakespeare said, “Our praises are our wages”.