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His uncle called
him "Sparky" after a comic strip horse named Spark Plug. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (get) a good mark was almost impossible for Sparky.
Sparky {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (fail) every subject in the eighth grade.
Throughout his youth, he didn't have any friends because no one really cared
about him. In fact, Sparky would be {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (surprise) if a classmate ever said hello to
him. Sparky was a loser. He, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (he) classmates…everyone knew it.
However, one
thing was important to Sparky—drawing. He was proud {#blank#}5{#/blank#} his artwork. He decided to become an artist.
So, after completing his school, Sparky showed some of his artwork to Walt
Disney Studios. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} it was refused.
Sparky didn't
give up. Instead, he decided {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (tell) his own life's story in cartoons. He
created a cartoon character named Charlie Brown, a little boy who soon became
famous worldwide. And Sparky is one of the most {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (success) cartoonists, Charles Schultz.
Sparky's story
reminds us that we all face difficulty from time to time. But {#blank#}9{#/blank#} to
deal with it? That's the choice we can make. In fact, there are no
"losers" at all. It just takes some winners a {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (long) time to develop than others! Remember
to try your best in whatever you do and then success will come to you in the
end.
