Jimmy was eleven years old. He was good at singing, 【小题1】 he learned things slowly. One day he sat in the classroom with 【小题2】 (sad) in his eyes. Mr. Black saw him and asked what happened 【小题3】 him. Jimmy answered, “I’m afraid I will lose the coming singing competition because other 【小题4】 (boy) laugh at me and call me ‘Slow Jimmy’.” Mr. Black said 【小题5】 (kind), “Look at the slow snail(蜗牛) on that tree. When you lose heart, think of the snail.” Jimmy felt more 【小题6】 (relax) after hearing it. He thought he could run 【小题7】 race with the snail. So he decided to practice 【小题8】 (he) song until the snail got to the top of the tree. At last, the day 【小题9】 (come). Jimmy sang very well and won the 【小题10】 (one) prize. His monitor asked, “How could you make it?” Jimmy answered, “I saw the snail climb up the tree step by step. It didn’t stop, nor turned back, but went on. And I thought I would finish my task in the same way.”

When my first book came out, I couldn’t wait to make it to readers.

The book signing (签名售书) was arranged in a beautiful bookstore. I had 【小题1】 (imagine) hundreds of customers would line up for me to sign copies for them. However, it didn’t quite h【小题2】 like that.

Though the sign outside was nice, not a s【小题3】 customer entered. As each minute passed, I became more and more anxious.

For the past four years, I had lived on a s【小题4】 timetable. I woke up at 5:30 am every day and had two hours of writing before work. I often prayed (祈祷) my 【小题5】(reader) would finally be touched. Now, sitting here alone, I wondered if my whole life was just a big j【小题6】 . Just before the store’s closing, discouraged, I began to get myself r【小题7】 to leave.

Just when I couldn’t feel any worse, a middle-aged couple walked in. I managed to 【小题8】 my bad feelings and introduced myself and my book. While listening, they nodded in agreement 【小题9】 time to time. Then the wife told me, “ We’ll take the book.” My heart beat fast with excitement.

“We lost everything five months ago,” she said with watery eyes. “Maybe your book will help us get over it.”

Two weeks later, I received a thank-you letter from the couple. My prayer of asking for the words to touch just one person’s life was 【小题10】 (answer). Thanks to them, I kept moving ahead to writing.

Helen Keller was a very bright and beautiful girl. At the 【小题1】 of six months, she could already say a 【小题2】 words. But before she 【小题3】 two years old, a serious illness visited 【小题4】. She could not see 【小题5】 hear, and soon she could not talk. When she was six, her parents invited 【小题6】 teacher for her. She learned to 【小题7】 books for the blind people. She 【小题8】 learned to swim and ride a horse. After she grew up, she became a famous 【小题9】 in America. Her first and most famous book is The Story of My Life.

Her story brought hope to many blind and deaf people. It encouraged（鼓励）them to 【小题10】 and work.