“Never give up (放弃)!” It is my law (法则) of life. I learnt the law ______ my father’s life story.

My father was born in ______ poor village in Jiangsu. When he was young, he went to school in the day, and then after school he worked in the fields. He could only did ______ homework during midnight.

At the age of 14, my father heard of the United States of America. It was the land of gold, the land where poor people can ______ rich.

“______ don’t I go to America?” he thought to himself.

So, my father went to America. “I had thought it was easy ______ money,” he told me. “But when I arrived there, I knew it was not true. They did not like to hire (雇佣) me because I couldn’t speak English. I wanted to go to school to learn English, ______ it was impossible. I had no money. Later, I worked in a small restaurant. Life was ______ for the first few years.”

My father kept ______ hard, and reached his goal.

“Alan,” he often says to me, “if you want something, you have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come _______ in life.” That’s what I have learnt from my father.

One night, a friend of mine and I went home happily after watching a concert. At that time, most people fell ________, and we went along a quiet ________ and talked about the singers we had seen.

“The show on the eve (前夜) of last year’s Spring Festival made him ________ overnight,” my friend talked about one of them. “Now thousands of people love him and his songs.” “I know little about him,” I said, “________ one of his songs gives me a shock (震惊).” “What is that song? Sing it to me,” my friend said. I ________ to sing at the top of my voice .“Oh, no, you will give everybody a shock and wake them up. ________ there is a policeman after us. “Never mind,” I said and ________ singing loudly.

Just ________ I was singing happily, a policeman came and stood in front of me with his notebook open. “Excuse me, sir,” he said. “You have a very good voice. I’d like to find _______ who can give my daughter singing lessons. She likes singing very much. Would you mind telling me who you are and ________ you live, please? Then I will visit you and we can talk about it.”

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Confidence is very important in daily life. It can help you to develop a healthy attitude (态度). A study shows that people who are more confident are much happier. They can have more chances to make themselves successful. Here are some suggestions about how to be more confident.

Speak aloud. 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 aloud enough so that people can hear you clearly. The high voice can help you become more confident.

Play sports. Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed. A strong body helps you be full of confidence.

Encourage yourself. Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you have done well. Did you finish your homework? Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh? Give yourself praise (赞美) for the good things you’ve done.

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

Get rid of (摆脱) fear. Fear comes along with failure (失败). But it’s easy to overcome (战胜) if you know that failure is part of your life. Don’t hide your head just because you said something stupid last time. Try to start again and believe you can do better.

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