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When I was a little girl, I was very shy and unconfident. I used to be afraid of {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(speak) in public, so I always kept quiet in class. I never answered the teachers' questions. I just listened to them {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(quiet).
But one day, things changed. I {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(listen) to my Chinese teacher Ms. Song carefully {#blank#}4{#/blank#}usual. Suddenly, she asked the whole class {#blank#}5{#/blank#}question which was quite easy. Ms. Song looked around, and then her eyes were on me. She asked me {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(answer) it. Feeling nervous, I stood up slowly and was unable to say a word. "Come on! Believe {#blank#}7{#/blank#}yourself. You are the best!" said Ms. Song. I looked at Ms. Song in the eyes, and I could feel her encouragements. I {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(take) courage from it and answered the question {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(correct). Ms. Song gave me a big smile and so did my classmates. From then {#blank#}10{#/blank#}, I started to answer the teachers' questions in class.
Since then, whenever I meet challenges, I always say to myself, "You're the best."
