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 sad but could do nothing. Later__2_ happened. It affected my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to take part in it. What a/an__3 idea! It meant I had to___4__ in front of all the teachers and students of my school!
“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to win.” Then mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I chose the topic” Believe in yourself”. I tried my best to _5_ all the speech and practised it over 100 times.  __6__my mother’s great help, I did well in the contest. I could hardly (几乎不) believe my _7_ when the news came —— I won the first place. I heard the   8 from the teachers and students. Those__9__looked down on （瞧不起）me before, but they now all said congratulations to me. My mother hugged (拥抱)me and cried excitedly.
Since then, everything changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell  10 to be sure and I will find myself. This is true not only for a person but also for a country.
【小题1】A. so            B. too          C. very
【小题2】A. something     B. nothing      C. anything
【小题3】A. interesting   B. exciting     C. terrible
【小题4】A. say           B. speak        C. tell
【小题5】A. remember      B. see          C. hear
【小题6】A. At            B. To           C. With
【小题7】A. ears          B. eyes         C. result（结果)
【小题8】A. cheers        B. wishes       C. thanks
【小题9】A. boys          B. girls        C. classmates
【小题10】A. my mother     B. him          C. myself

—Who would you like to talk with at the end of the speech?

—The lady _________ Miss White.

中学生在成长的过程中总会遇到不同的烦恼，以下是一些学生的自述和生活老师的解决办法，请你给予合理的配对。

1.I borrowed Jimmy’s favorite storybook last week. But I can’t find it now. I think I have left it somewhere.

2.I was criticized seriously by my Chinese teacher when I was sleeping in the class. Now I don’t like Chinese classes as before. It makes me feel embarrassed.

3.I had forgotten to turn off the mobile phone before I entered the classroom. It rang for a long time in the class. None of my classmates have criticized me, but I am upset about it now.

4.I have dreamt of volunteering to clean the city park, but I am afraid that others will laugh at me. They may think I am a cleaner.

5.I think I am creative. I always have some new ideas. And I spend lots of time trying to invent something . But my parents let me spend all the time in the school subjects..

A. If I were your Chinese teacher, I would be angry, too. So I think you should realize yourself first. Then have a talk with your teacher and tell him you won’ t do that again.

B. We shouldn’t laugh at cleaners. We can’t live a clean life without them. So don’t be shy and be a volunteer as you have dreamt.

C. You’d better buy a new book for him. And then you can explain to him what has happened. Remember to say sorry to him.

D. According to your description, I can see that you are a very nice child. I think you can give a small speech to apologize (道歉) to them after class.

E. I think a creative child should be encouraged. Why not make a good plan with your parents? You can spend most time in school subjects. And in your spare time, you can try your ideas.