Nelson Mandela was one of the greatest leaders in the world. He was born in Transkei, South Africa {#blank#}1{#/blank#} July 18^th, 1918. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} bad news! He died on December 5^th, 2013. He died at the age of 95. Nelson Mandela was an important person all over the world.

    When Nelson Mandela was young, he went to school and studied at school. In the 1950s, almost all black people didn't go to school. Only a few black people had rights {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (go) to school. Nelson Mandela was {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (luck). He went to school and finished his schoolwork {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (successful). After {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (graduate) he became a lawyer.

    Nelson Mandela {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (elect) President in 1994. He became his country's {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (one) black president after spending 27 years in prison. He loved his country and served it with all his heart. He tried to bring people of different {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (race) together. He once won about one hundred prizes. The most important prize was {#blank#}10{#/blank#} Nobel Peace Prize. He won the prize in 1993.

    Have you been working hard to get your dream to come true? Have you ever experienced failure? What would you do if you {#blank#}1{#/blank#} ? Many people may choose to give up, like a middle school student {#blank#}2{#/blank#} is called Zhang Ming did first. Last year, Zhang Ming didn't pass the final exams. He began hating studying. He was so disappointed{#blank#}3{#/blank#} he played computer games all day. His parents were angry with him. They took him see a psychologist(心理学家) many times. The psychologist and the teachers gave him some {#blank#}4{#/blank#} on how to help him overcome himself. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the help of his parents, the teachers and the kind people around him, he made much{#blank#}6{#/blank#} in his study. At last he {#blank#}7{#/blank#} a key senior middle school.

    However, the best way to success is to keep your direction and keep on your goal. On your way to have a {#blank#}8{#/blank#} life, you must keep your direction. It is just like a lamp, guiding you in darkness and helping you overcome{#blank#}9{#/blank#} on your way. Otherwise, you will easily get lost. Direction means objective(目标). You can get nowhere without an objective in life. You can try to write your objectives on paper and make some plans to achieve {#blank#}10{#/blank#}. In this way, you will know how to arrange your time and to spend your time properly.