53. A. words 　　　　B. times 　　　　C. topics 　　　　　D. sentences

52. A. brought　　　 　B. reached 　　　C. thought 　　　　D. chose

51. A. lose 　　　　　B. win 　　　　　C. pass 　　　　　　D. beat

50. A. with 　　　　　B. to 　　　　　C. among 　　　　　　D. before

49. A. take part in 　　B. join 　　　　C. get 　　　　　　　D. make

48. A. nothing 　　　　B. something 　　C. everything 　　　　D. anything

47. A. made faces at 　B. looked after 　C. caught up with　 　D. laughed at

46. A. too 　　　　　　B. so 　　　　　C. quite 　　　　　　D. very

55. A. oneselves　　　　　　 　　 B. yourselves　 　 　　 C. themselves　 D. ourselves

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Life is not easy, so I'd like to say "When anything happens, believe in yourself. "

When I was a young boy, I was (46) shy to talk to anyone. My classmates often (47) me.

I was sad but could do nothing. Later, (48) happened,and it changed my life. It was an English

speech contest. My mother asked me to (49) it. What a terrible idea! It meant I had to speak

(50) all the teachers and students of my school!

"Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to (51). " Then mother and I talked

about many different topics. At last I (52) the topic "Believe in yourself". I tried my best to

remember all the speech and practiced it over 100 (53). With my mother's great love, I did

(54) in the contest. I could hardly believe my (55) when the news came that I had won the

first place. I heard the cheers (赞美) (56) the teachers and students. Those classmates (57)

once looked down on (瞧不起) me, now all said "Congratulations!" (58) me. My mother

hugged me and cried excitedly.

(59) then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell (60) to be

sure and I will find myself. This is true not only for a person but also for a country.

54. A. and　　　　　　　　　　 　 　　 B. but　　　　　　　　　 　 　　 C. or　　　　　　　　　　 D. so