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Nathaniel
Hawthorne{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(go)home with a broken heart. He told his
wife Sophia that he lost his job.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}his
surprise, she spoke to him with great joy.
"Now,"
she said{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(happy)."you
can write your book! When you had your job, you didn't have time to write down{#blank#}4{#/blank#}you were thinking about. Now, you are
free. You can do what you like and make your dream {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(come) true!"
"Yes,"
said the man sadly, "but what shall we live on while I{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(write)it?"
Then,
she took out a small box and opened it. There was a large amount of money.
"I've
always believed you are {#blank#}7{#/blank#}talented
man," she told him. "I knew that someday you would write a great
book. So every week, out of the money you gave me for everyday use, I saved a
little bit. Now this money can help{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(we)
through the year."
With
her trust and confidence, one of the {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(great)novels of American literature, The
Scarlet Letter(《红字》) , was born.
Some
of the famous{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(story)
have followed a word of encouragement or an act of confidence by a loved one or
a best friend.