根据短文理解，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择正确答案填空。
Life is not easy, so I'd like to say, “When anything happens, believe in yourself.”
When I was a young boy, I was too 1 to talk to anyone. My classmates often laughed at me. I was sad but could do 2. Later, something happened, and it changed my life. It was an English speech(比赛) competition. My mother asked me to take part in it. What a terrible idea! It meant I had to speak 3 all the teachers and students of my school!
“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to 4. Then mother and I talked about many different topics(话题). At last I 5 the topic “Believe in yourself". I tried my best to remember all the speech and practised it over 100 6.
With my mother's great love, I did 7 in the contest. I could hardly believe my 8 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 down on me, now all said “Congratulations!” to me. My mother hugged (拥抱)me and cried 9.
Since then(从那以后), everything has 10 for me. When I do anything, I try to tell myself to be sure and I will find myself. This is true not only for a person but also for a country.