Life is not easy, so I'd like to say, "Whatever happens, believe in yourself." When I was a young boy, I was so shy that I was afraid to talk to anyone. My classmates often laughed at me. I was sad and could do nothing.

Later, something happened. and it changed my life. It was a speech competition（比賽）.

My mother encouraged (鼓勵) me to take part in it. What a terrible idea! It meant I had to speak before 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 did my best to remember all the speech and practiced it over 100 times. With mother's great love, I did well in the competition. I couldn't believe my ears when the news came that I won the first place. I heard the cheers (贊美) from the teachers and students. They all said "Congratulations（祝賀）!” to me.

When I do everything now, I try to tell myself to be confident and I will find myself.

根據(jù)短文內容,選擇正確答案。

1.The writer was ________ when he was young.

A. shy B. brave C. smart

2.What does the underlined word （劃線單詞）mean?

A. 書法 B. 繪畫 C. 演講

3.Which the following statement is TRUE?

A. I wanted to take part in the competition myself at first.

B. My father helped me a lot.

C. My mother encouraged me to take part in the competition.

4.What did the writer do to prepare for the competition?

A. He spoke before his classmates every day.

B. He talked about the topics with his teachers.

C. He practiced the speech more than one hundred times.

5.What happened after the competition?

A. There was something wrong with his ears.

B. The writer won the 2nd place in the competition.

C. Many people said congratulations to him.

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