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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 1 nervous to talk to anyone.My classmates often laughed at me.I was 2 ndline,but I could do nothing.Later,3 happened.It changed my life.It was an English speech contest(演讲比赛).My mother asked me to take part in it.What a(n)4 idea!It meant that I had to speak in front of all the teachers and students of my school!

　　“Come on,boy.Believe in yourself.You are sure to 5ndline.”Then,my mother and I talked about many different subjects.At last I 6the subject“Believe in yourself.”I tried my best to remember the whole speech and practised it over 100 times.7my mother's great love,I did well in the contest.I could 8believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place.I heard the 9from the teachers and students.Those classmates who once looked down on(瞧不起)me,now all said“Congratulations!”to me.

　　10then,everything has changed for me.When I do anything,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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　　Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California's Santa Freeway．It was an hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles from home．I couldn't reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus．Not knowing the routes, I thought I'd just go east．

　　A bus stopped．I got on and asked the driver how far she was going．“Ten more miles,” she said．There was another bus I could take from here．This clearly was going to be a long night．

　　I got off at the end of the route and she told me which bus to look for．After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home．Then a bus came up．There was no light number above its windshield．It was out of service, but the door opened．It was the same driver．

　　“I just can't leave you here,” she said．“This isn't the nicest place．I will give you a ride home．”

　　“You will drive me home on the bus?” I asked, astonished．

　　“No, I will take you in my car,” she said．

　　“It's a long way,” I insisted．

　　“Come on,” she said．“I have nothing else to do．”

　　As we drove from the station in the car, she began telling me a story．A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas．A good man picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car．“I'm just passing the favour(善意的行为)along,”she said．

　　When I offered her money as a thank-you, she wouldn't accept．“Just do something nice for somebody．Pass it along,” she said．

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根据短文内容选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。(Choose the best answers to complete the passage．)

　　Life is not easy, so I'd like to say“When anything happens, believe in yourself!”

　　When I was a young boy, I was 　　1　　 shy to talk to anyone．My classmates often 　　2　　 me, I was sad but could do nothing．Later, 　　3　　 happened, and it changed my life．It was an English speech contest．My mother asked me to 　　4　　 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 practiced it over 100 　　8　　 With my mother's great love, I did 　　9　　 in the contest．I could hardly believe my 　　10　　 when the news came that I had won the first place．I heard the cheers 　　11　　 the teachers and students．Those classmates 　　12　　 once looked down on(瞧不起)me, now all said“Congratulations!”　　13　　 me．My mother hugged me and cried excitedly．

　　　　14　　 then everything has changed for me．When I do anything, I try to tell 　　15　　 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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