As a young boy, Britain's great Prime Minister(首相), Sir Winston Churchill attended a public school called Harrow. He was not a good student and nearly 1 from the school for breaking the rules.
2 , he did finish his schoolwork and his mistakes there did not
3 him from going on to the university. He even really had an army experience, for which he was later elected prime minister. He achieved it for his wisdom and 4 , because he once refused to 5 during the painful days of World War Ⅱ. His amazing determination helped inspire his entire nation and was an 6 worldwide.
Towards the end of his period as prime minister, he was invited to make a speech to the students at his old school. When the great day
7 , Sir Winston Churchill gave his short, clear-cut speech: "Young men, never give up. Never give up! Never give up! Never, never, never, never!"
Another 8 example is Sandra Day O'Connor who fought to achieve her best education. Graduating at the top of her class, she worked her 9 into Stanford Law School, where she graduated with
10 . Though working hard, she was still a woman in the 1950s. She was 11 by many law firms as they preferred to hire less qualified men rather than a great female lawyer. Yet she refused to give up on her dreams. With great efforts her dream 12 came true.
Churchill and Sandra stand for those who never give up. However, many people in our daily life simply say they want something but without making efforts. Instead, they let the fear of 13 stop them from trying. As a wise saying goes, "It's not how many times you fall down that 14 . It's how many times you get back up that makes success!" With hard work, 15 and preparation, you can overcome any difficulty and achieve success.
