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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.

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November 19th, 2013                                                   Sunny 

Today is my first day in Singapore. It’s quite fascinating. I fell in love with this beautiful c 1.   as soon as I got off the plane. The city was so tidy that I couldn’t find any r  2. .

My host family were waiting for me outside. I wanted to s  3.  hands with them because they are Chinese, but they k  4. me to welcome me. All of us wanted to be as polite as possible. On the way to their home, my host p   5.   to a beautiful statue--- Merlion Statue and told me it was the s  6.  of Singapore. My host had prepared a big dinner for me. When I saw forks and k  7.  on the table, I told them I had learned how to use chopsticks before I left France for Singapore. I had the most delicious Chinese food. After dinner, we took a walk in the park n 8.   the house. Though we are from d  9.  countries, we talked happily. My host family went out of their way to make me r  10.   and feel at home.

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Boys and girls, here I will tell you something about my first trip to the USA.

When I get to Kennedy Airport, I begin my visit to the USA. First, I go to Roy Senior high School. I’m happy on the first night in America because I live with a kind family, the Edwards. It’s a big family. They are very friendly to me. They help me do many things. When I want to write to my friends, they buy stamps for me; when I lose my camera, they help me buy a new one.

After some days, I go to another school in New Haven. I live in the Palumbos’ house. There are three people in the family. I’m surprised that the parents are from two countries.

It is a nice trip and I’m happy to be with the two families. They will be my friends for ever(永远).

1.Where does the writer live for the first night?

2.文中划线单词 “stamps”的中文意思是 “_________”。

3.How many school does the writer go to?

4.Why is the writer surprised when he gets to the Palumbos’ house?

5.What’s the best title(标题) of the passage?