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　　I was standing on stage before 200 people, dressed up as George Washington．I had the lead role in my sixth grade 　　1　　 and, for the past two months, I had walked back and forth in my room 　　2　　 to say my lines．

　　Now it was time to give a 　　3　　, and my heart was beating rapidly．At my 　　4　　, I began to speak smoothly and clearly, but then it 　　5　　：I stuttered(口吃)．I knew I would, and I did．

　　From that moment on, I 　　6　　 that my role in that play would be my first and my last．My speech problem affected 　　7　　．

　　As a child, I struggled to say a full sentence, repeatedly hearing the 　　8　　 comments of my parents．“Take a deep breath and think about what you’re going to say．” I was too 　　9　　 to admit I had a problem．

　　　　10　　 my school career progressed my speech problem became less noticeable, but it never 　　11　　．It held me back．

　　After realizing that class officers had to speak in front of the entire student body, I 　　12　　 running in class elections．I feared reading aloud and meeting new people．

　　I would 　　13　　 sit in my room and cry, imagining what it would be like to be 　　14　　, like everyone else．

　　Finally, I came to my senses．I read articles about famous people who 　　15　　　their speech problems．I 　　16　　 the fact that I do have a problem that will always be with me．

　　It has made me a 　　17　　 person and, with time, I know I’ll gain the confidence to stand up and 　　18　　 to myself that it will never hold me back．　　19　　, I know that I’m not the only one who 　　20　　, because nobody is perfect．

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Strength in the face of problems

　　I was standing on the stage before 200 people, 　　1　　 as George Washington．I had the leading 　　2　　 in my sixth grade play and, for the past two months, I had walked back and forth in my room struggling to say my 　　3　　．

　　Now it was time to perform, my heart was 　　4　　 rapidly．At my 　　5　　, I began to speak smoothly and clearly, but then it happened：I stuttered(口吃)．I knew I would, and I did．

　　All things were a problem．

　　From that moment on, I promised myself that my role in that play would be my first and my last．My speech problem 　　6　　 everything．

　　　　7　　 a child, I struggled to say a full sentence, repeatedly hearing the 　　8　　 comments of my parents．"Take a deep 　　9　　 and think about what you're going to say．" I 　　10　　 to take speech therapy(治疗，疗法)．I was too ashamed to 　　11　　 I had a problem．

　　As my school career progressed my speech problem became less noticeable, but it never 　　12　　．It held me back．

　　After realizing that class officers had to speak in front of the entire student body, I 　　13　　 running in class elections．I feared reading aloud and meeting new people．

　　Changing my attitude．

　　Many times I would sit in my room and cry, 　　14　　 what it would be like to be normal, like everyone else．

　　Finally, I came to my senses．I read articles about famous people who 　　15　　 their speech problems．

　　I 　　16　　 I was letting it control my life, who I am and who I will become．l faced the 　　17　　 that I do have a problem that will always be with me．

　　It has made me a stronger person and, with time, I know I'll 　　18　　 the confidence to stand up and prove to myself that it will never 　　19　　．Most of all, I know that I'm not the only one who suffers, because nobody is 　　20　　．