There once was a man who played the piano in a bar. He was a good pianist People went there just to hear him play.But one night,a customer{#blank#}1{#/blank#}told him he didn't want to hear him just play any more.He was{#blank#}2{#/blank#}to sing a song by the customer.

    “I don't sing,”the man said.The customer said to the boss;“I'm{#blank#}3{#/blank#}of just listening to the piano .I want that guy to sing!”

    “Hey,buddy!”the boss {#blank#}4{#/blank#}across the room.“If you want to get paid,sing a song!The customer is asking you to sing!” And the other customers were {#blank#}5{#/blank#}to see what would happen.

    So he did.He sang a song.A{#blank#}6{#/blank#}who never sang in public did so for the very first time. What's more,Nat King Cloe sang the song,Mona Lisa,in a very special way.That was the {#blank#}7{#/blank#}time the song ever sounded that.

    He was so talented!He could have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar.But because that man made {#blank#}8{#/blank#}sing,he went on to become one of the best-known {#blank#}9{#/blank#}in America.

You,too,have talent and abilities.You may not feel as if your talent is great,but it may be {#blank#}10{#/blank#}than you think!

    Billy's favorite color was orange. But he couldn't see what orange looked like.

    A month after he was born, his mother found that his eyes weren't as {#blank#}1{#/blank#} as other babies'. "He is blind (瞎的)." The doctor said. Even so, with the hope to help Billy learn about the world around {#blank#}2{#/blank#}, his mother kept describing everything she saw for him.

    Not just{#blank#}3{#/blank#} his mother's words, Billy saw with his ears and hands to know the world, too. He had great hearing, "He probably can't see{#blank#}4{#/blank#} or sizes of things, but he can notice many special sides of them." Said his mother.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Billy lived in the dark, he always believed a dream would light up (点燃) his life. He found that he was interested in computer science. So he{#blank#}6{#/blank#} learning it at seven years old. As a young boy, he {#blank#}7{#/blank#} going to Stanford University some day. After he worked hard for years, Billy {#blank#}8{#/blank#} made his dream come true.

    Many people wanted to find out{#blank#}9{#/blank#} he could get success. Billy replied, "Just move forward! And always believe you will be able to {#blank#}10{#/blank#} yourself better step by step."

    You cannot choose what you are given, but you can choose how you make use of it.

The cloud is lifting, so it {#blank#}1{#/blank#} be a rainy day tomorrow.

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

    When I was a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} boy, I was too shy to talk to anyone. My classmates often laughed at me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} happened, and it changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to take part in it. How {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the idea is! 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 {#blank#}4{#/blank#} the topic "Believe In Yourself". I tried my best to remember all the speech and practised it over one hundred times.

    With my mother's great love, I did well in the contest. I could hardly believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first prize.