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Life is not easy, so I’d like to say “When anything （1）       , believe in yourself!” When I was a young boy, I was too shy to speak to anyone. My classmates often laughed（2）    me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, something happened, and it（3）         my life. It was an English speech contest（比赛）. My mother asked me to take （4）         in it. What a terrible idea! It meant I had to speak（5）          all the teachers and students of my school!

“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself! You are sure to （6）        .” Then mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I （7）         the topic “Believe in yourself”. I tried my best to remember all the speech and （8）        it over 100 times. With my mother’s great love, I did well in the contest. I could （9）______ believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers from the teachers and students. Those classmates who once looked（10）         on me, now all said congratulations to me.