Once there were several scientists in a forest. They were trying to 1 the rarest animal in the world. No one had seen it, so everyone was 2 and wanted to be the first one to photograph and study it.

    The animal only came out at night, 3 the scientists did some other studies in the day. 4 them, there was a famous scientist named Walter. Every day, he would spend an hour sitting at the desk and putting all his equipment (设备) in the 5 place. He did this carefully. But other scientists laughed at him because they thought Walter was just wasting 6.

    One night, the animal appeared 7. The scientists heard its call. But the call didn't last long. The animal was frightened by the 8  made by the scientists while they were scrabbling (忙乱地找) for their cameras and notebooks.

     On the next morning, the scientists 9 their findings. Some had tried to record its call, others had noted down how it moved, and the luckiest one had even photographed parts of its tail and legs. They all congratulated each other on what they had found. However, when they saw what Walter had, they were very surprised. 10 had taken several complete (完整的) photos, the record of the animal's cry and notes about the animal.

    They ran to congratulate Walter. They now understood the importance of keeping things in order. Because of that, Walter could find everything quickly in the dark.

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

      When I was 14, I was1 nervous to talk in public. My classmates often2me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later3 happened. It affected my life. It was an English speech contest (比赛). My mother asked me to take part in it. What a/an4 idea!

It meant I had to5in front of all the teachers and students of my school! “Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to6” Then mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I chose the topic“Believe in yourself”. I tried my best to7all the speech and practiced it over 100 times. 8my mother's great help, I did well in the contest. I could hardly (几乎不) believe my ears when the news came —— I won the first place. I heard the cheers from the teachers and students. Those 9looked down on （瞧不起）me before, but they now all said10 to me. My mother hugged (拥抱)me and cried excitedly.

      Since then, everything changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell myself to be confident and I will find myself. This is true not only for a person but also for a country.

When I was a student in the middle school, I was a shy girl. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(尤其) when the teacher asked me to speak in front of the class, I was so afraid of making {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (错误). That's why I lost lots of {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(机会) to show myself and I was not very happy. What a {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(遗憾)! But in fact, I was not a {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(粗心的) girl and I always try to do everything right. But now, I'm a student in the{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(大学), so I'm {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(改善) myself. I meet a good teacher Ms. Huang. She always {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (建议） us to tell stories or show our ideas in class. It is very great, so I decide to speak more often than {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(通常的). I believe that I will be more {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（自信的）in the future. 

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Hello, I'm Sam Miller. 

 This morning was not going well. After two hours' hard work, I was already falling behind. Sitting on the examination table was my next1 , a girl of five-year-old in a pretty pink dress. Her right hand was in a bowl of cleansing(清洁的) water with medicine,2 her large brown eyes had tears in them.

Standing beside her was a tall man. He turned to his daughter and began moving3 hands, seeming to communicate the words that he was whispering(低语) softly. "It's all right. The doctor is here."I realized that he was communicating through 4 .

"My daughter Sara is deaf," the father told me. The child had lost her hearing when she was six months old. I felt sadness. On the outside, Sara5 any other little girl. Yet, her world was now6 .

"We were on the way to Sara's dance class when she fell."

 "Dance class?" I asked,7 .

"Oh, yes!" the father laughed. "Sara dances to the music. She can 8 the music because music has vibrations(振动). You can feel them 9 you sit on a wooden floor listening to loud music."

I pointed to Sara' s hand. She held out her injured hand for me. There were some cuts, but 10 serious.

"It's okay," I said. I told her carefully and slowly that I would clean and cover the cuts. Sara 11 her head. She understood.

 As I gently cleaned her hand, I listened to the sounds 12 me. These were sounds that I had heard a thousand times but had 13 taken for granted(认为理所当然的). A door suddenly closed with a loud noise in the next room. It gave me a fright, but Sara continued to look 14 at her hand and at me.

 By the time I had cleaned and covered her hands, Sara's eyes were no longer teary but seemed to shine. Then she placed the tips of her right fingers against her mouth and flicked them forward. "That means15 ." Sara's father said.

"You' re welcome!" I replied. Thank you, Sara. I thought as I watched her leave. It was going to be a good day after all.