Life is not easy, so I’d like to say “When anything happens, believe in yourself!” When I was a young boy, I was too shy to   1   to anyone. My classmates often laughed at me. I was

 2  but could do nothing. Later, something happened, and   3   changed my life. It was an English speech contest（比賽）. My mother asked me to take part in it. What a  4  idea! It meant I had to speak before  5  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  7  the topic “Believe in Yourself.” I tried my best to  8 all the speech and practised it over 100 times. With my mother’s great love, I did well in the contest. I could hardly believe my ears when the  9  came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers from the teachers and students. Those classmates who  10  looked down on me, now all said congratulations to me.

1. A. write              B. smile                  C. speak               D. wave

2. A. excited            B. nervous               C. worried             D. sad

3. A. it                 B. these                 C. they                D. those

4. A. wonderful          B. terrible                C. brave               D. hopeless

5. A. some              B. many                 C. most                D. all

6. A. win              B. pass                  C. begin               D. finish

7. A. reached           B. picked               C. chose              D. took

8. A. remember         B. repeat                C. record             D. review

9. A. matter            B. news                C. event              D. information

10. A. ever            B. ago                  C. once               D. before