【填空题】

    Life is not easy, so I’d like to say “When anything (42) ______ , believe in yourself!” When I was a young boy, I was too shy to speak to anyone. My classmates often laughed (43)______me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, something happened, and it (44)______my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to take (45)______in it. What a terrible idea! It meant I had to speak (46)______all the teachers and students of my school!
“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself! You are sure to (47) ______ .” Then mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I (48) ______ the topic “Believe in yourself”. I tried my best to remember all the speech and (49) ______ it over 100 times. With my mother’s great love, I did well in the contest. I could (50) ______ believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers from the teachers and students. Those classmates who once looked (51) ______  on me, now all said congratulations to me.