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　　I woke up the other day to find that 10 inches of freshly fallen snow was waiting for me outside my door．The flakes were still 　　1　　 heavily too．I didn't want my little dogs 　　2　　 in it, so I reluctantly 　　3　　 on my heavy coat and grabbed the snow shovel to make a 　　4　　．I had only gotten a bit done, however, 　　5　　 the handle of my old snow shovel 　　6　　 with a “snap”．Laughing and shaking my head, I 　　7　　 to wait out the storm for a while．

　　It was late in the afternoon when the snow finally 　　8　　 and I trudged(跋涉)over to my Dad's house to borrow his shovel and 　　9　　 again．By then the 10 inches of snow had turned into a foot and a half．I started out slow setting a steady 　　10　　 and stopping to rest whenever my back started to ache．After a while, though, the 　　11　　 finally broke and the sun peeked out to 　　12　　 me on．The work seemed a lot easier then even though it was still 　　13　　．I even sang a few Christmas carols and 　　14　　 while I cleared out the drives, cleaned off the cars, and shoveled out the paths．After an hour of hard work the job was finally done．　　15　　, I let the child that still lives 　　16　　 of me fall back into the snow and 　　17　　 a snow angel for the angels in Heaven to see．It felt good walking back to my house after a job well done．It felt even better 　　18　　 around at this wonderful world of white．

　　I don't know why life sometimes gives us spring days and sometimes dumps a ton of snow in us．I do know, 　　19　　, that we can pray, laugh, love, and choose 　　20　　 through it all．

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　　Have you ever tried to draw a straight line, only to find it turns out all wrong? Or, wanted to show 　　1　　 at a party but the song you'd practised so many times suddenly 　　2　　 more difficult?

　　I've had both these 　　3　　．As a Senior 3 student, I have to 　　4　　 many exams．Each time, I enter one, thinking “I 　　5　　 fail this time．”

　　But don't be surprised-it's not 　　6　　　we don't try, or don't do enough preparation, 　　7　　 don't take it seriously．On the contrary, it is because we put ourselves under too much 　　8　　．It is thinking：“I must…” that makes us taste the terrible flavor of 　　9　　．

　　We often 　　10　　 to our friends：“Don't be too hard 　　11　　 yourself!” But when we 　　12　　 our own goals, we may not listen to our own advice．

　　In doing so, we are making our path to success increasingly difficult．

　　So why not 　　13　　 this crazy pursuit(追求)to get the best? Just face the problem 　　14　　 before you with a calm mind, enjoy the hard work and you will succeed．

　　In my opinion, 　　15　　 a calm state of mind is a skill for life．For people who want to succeed,　　16　　 this is a very important lesson．

　　So 　　17　　　time when you're trying to draw a straight line or 　　18　　 a performance, tell yourself：“If I can just do it better than last time, it's a 　　19　　．”

　　Keep a calm state of mind, and you will be happy 　　20　　 you succeed or fail．

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