Claire had always been a perfectionist. No matter what she did, whether it was organizing her own birthday party or working on a science project, everything had to be done perfectly to the last detail (细节). If her work did not turn out well, she would get very 1  for days. 

When Claire heard about the singing 2 held by the community center, she was very excited to take part in it. Claire made up her mind to win the first prize. She had never come in second before in any of the competitions she joined. "It must be a 3 experience!" she thought. As usual, Claire made sure she was well-prepared. Not only did she spend a long time choosing a song, she also put in a lot of effort to sing each note correctly.

At the beginning of her show, Claire was doing perfectly fine. However, when she got to the chorus(副歌), for some reason, she could not. 4 a whole line of the words. Not knowing what to do, Claire just had to pass over that line. 5 . She was very disappointed in herself and nearly cried. "What a silly 6 I made!" she thought. In the prize-giving ceremony (仪式), when one of the judges announced that she had taken the second place, Claire couldn't help crying on stage.

Claire's mother comforted her after the ceremony. She said, "It's perfectly all right to make mistakes. That's how we learn. " Claire had never thought of it that way. She dried her tears and agreed. "Maybe it is not that bad to 7 , "Back home, she placed the cup on the desk in her room. It would 8 her how mistakes could help her to learn and improve.