Last week I stayed at home alone for the first time. My parents had a long-time {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(讨论) about who would go to Beijing to take care of my {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(生病的) brother. Finally I asked them to go together and I'm sure I can take good care of myself at home. In the station I said goodbye to my parents. When the train went away I couldn't hold back my tears though there were so many {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(乘客).

    The first night wasn't easy. I {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(醒来) up at midnight. I stayed in the dark and {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(几乎) cried out again. But soon I calmed down and started to read the book beside my bed. I didn't fall asleep {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(直到) 2 o'clock.

    I got up early the next morning. I went to school after a {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (简单的) breakfast. I told my friend Lin Li my experience last night.  He encouraged me "Don't be afraid of that. We are teenagers. We should learn to look after {#blank#}8{#/blank#}（我们自己). "From then on I told myself to be brave. I spent happy days at school and after school I {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(关) the door when I got home and seldom watched TV or played computer games. I finished my homework carefully. On the {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(第九)day, my parents came back home- They were proud of me.

     Confidence is very important in daily life. It can help you to develop a healthy a{#blank#}1{#/blank#}. A study shows that the people who are more confident are much happier. They can have more chances to make themselves s{#blank#}2{#/blank#}. But how to be more confident? Here are some suggestions:

    Speak loudly. When you are not confident, you can't do well what you want to do. You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you. Try to speak loud enough so that people can understand you clearly. The high v{#blank#}3{#/blank#}can help you become more confident.

    Play sports. Playing sports makes you tired but completely r{#blank#}4{#/blank#}. When you do sports, you will be full of confidence.

    E{#blank#}5{#/blank#}yourself. Write down a list of things you did during the day and see how many things you have done well. Did you finish your homework? Did you tell a joke that made everyone laugh? Give yourself praise for the good things you've done.

    Get rid of fear. Fear comes along with failure（失败）. But it's easy to get over if you know that failure is part of your life. Don't hide your head just because you said something s{#blank#}6{#/blank#}last time. Try again and believe you can do b{#blank#}7{#/blank#}.

    Pick up what you like to do. If you like singing, sing as much as you can. In some ways, a hobby can make you excellent. And it will make you happy and confident.