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　　In one's life, one usually has little understanding of oneself．When you succeed, you may be very proud．When you 　　1　　, you may lose heart．If you don't get a thorough(完全的)understanding of yourself, you may miss many 　　2　　 in life．

　　To get a thorough understanding of yourself is to know 　　3　　 about yourself．You may realize your strong points and weak 　　4　　．You may hope for a wonderful future, but be sure not to expect too much because not 　　5　　 dreams can come true．You may be confident enough to meet challenges, but first you should know 　　6　　．

　　To get a thorough understanding of yourself needs self-appreciation(自我欣赏)．Maybe you think you are not a tall tree 　　7　　 just small grass, but as long as you get full confidence, you are sure to face any trouble．

　　To get a thorough understanding of yourself also means to 　　8　　 yourself．When you are angry, find a quiet place so that you won't be hurt．When you are 　　9　　, tell your friends about it to change the mood(情绪)into a good one．When you are tired, get a good sleep．If you don't take good care of yourself, you 　　10　　 be able to stay away from illness．

　　So if you get a thorough understanding of yourself, and you will get a full control of yourself and find your life full of color．

阅读理解

　　I know that sometimes, you get the sense that you can be rich and successful without any hard work－that your ticket to success is through rapping(饶舌音乐)or basketball or being a TV star, when chances are, you're not going to be any of those things．

　　But the truth is, being successful is hard．You won't love every subject you study．Not all the homework will seem completely important to your life right this minute．And you may not succeed at everything the first time you try．

　　That's OK．Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who've had the most failures．JK Rowling's first Harry Potter book was turned down 12 times before it finally came out．Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team, and he lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots(投篮)during his career．But he once said,“I have failed over and over and over again in my life．And that is why I succeed．”

　　These people succeeded because they understand that you can't let your failures beat you－you have to let them teach you．You have to let them show you what to do differently next time．

　　No one's born being good at things．You become good at things through hard work．

　　Don't be afraid to ask questions．Don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it．I do that every day．Asking for help isn't a sign of weakness; it's a sign of strength．It shows you have the courage to admit(承认)when you don't know something, and to learn something new．

　　And even when you're struggling, even when you're discouraged(泄气), and you feel like other people have given up on you－don't ever give up on yourself．Because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country．