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    Anne is from Jamaica. Her family was not poor, but it was not rich, either. Her parents had to {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(work) hard so that she could go to school. At school, Anne was not a good student, but she enjoyed {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(write)because her English teacher said," Anne, you are {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(bear)with the ability to write. You must be a wonderful writer. "The teacher encouraged her all the time. From then on, she studied harder at writing. So she did {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(well) in writing reports than before.

    Later, Anne went to university in Canada {#blank#}9{#/blank#} then looked for a job. It was very difficult. Then, one day, she went to see the editor of a newspaper in Ottawa. The editor gave her a job. "Everyone needs {#blank#}10{#/blank#} chance at first," he said.