Life is not easy, so I’d like to say,“When anything happens, believe in yourself.”When I was 14,  I was__1__ nervous to talk to anyone. My classmates often laughed at me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later__2_ happened. It affected my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to take part in it. What a/an__3 idea! It meant I had to___4__ in front of all the teachers and students of my school!
“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to win.” Then mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I chose the topic” Believe in yourself”. I tried my best to _5_ all the speech and practised it over 100 times.  __6__my mother’s great help, I did well in the contest. I could hardly (几乎不) believe my _7_ when the news came —— I won the first place. I heard the   8 from the teachers and students. Those__9__looked down on （瞧不起）me before, but they now all said congratulations to me. My mother hugged (拥抱)me and cried excitedly.
Since then, everything changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell  10 to be sure and I will find myself. This is true not only for a person but also for a country.
【小题1】A. so            B. too          C. very
【小题2】A. something     B. nothing      C. anything
【小题3】A. interesting   B. exciting     C. terrible
【小题4】A. say           B. speak        C. tell
【小题5】A. remember      B. see          C. hear
【小题6】A. At            B. To           C. With
【小题7】A. ears          B. eyes         C. result（结果)
【小题8】A. cheers        B. wishes       C. thanks
【小题9】A. boys          B. girls        C. classmates
【小题10】A. my mother     B. him          C. myself

根据对话内容，从下面方框中选择适当的短语填空，使对话内容完整正确。

--- Thomas does well in dancing. How about Bob?

--- Bob is_____, I think. He once won the first prize in a dancing competition.

A．well              B．better            C．worst             D．bad

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Life is not easy, so I’d like to say “When anything happens, believe in yourself.”
When I was 14, I was too nervous to talk to anyone. My classmate often l___【小题1】__ at me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, s___【小题2】___happened. It changed my life. It was an English contest. My mother asked me to take part in it. What a terrible idea! It meant I had to s___【小题3】__ in front of all the teachers and students of my school!
“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to w__【小题4】___.” Then, Mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I c___【小题5】___the topic “Believe in yourself”. I tried my best to r__【小题6】____ all the speech and practice it over 100 times. W __【小题7】____ my mother’s great love, I did well in my contest. I could h__【小题8】___ believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers from the teachers and students. Those c__【小题9】__ who once looked down on me, now all said “Congratulation!” to me. My mother hugged me and cried excitedly.
S___【小题10】___ then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell myself to be sure and I will find myself . I try to tell myself to be sure and I will find myself. This is true not only for a person but also for a country.