【推荐2】Give confidence a chance, and someday it may give you one in return.

My brother Amon dreamed of being a professional basketball _________ . He had loved the sport ever since he was a small child. He was also very skilled. However, he had one small _________ . He was very short. Although his school coach had suggested that he would never _________ it in the professional leagues, he _________ to give up on his dream.

Amon had several _________ tries at professional clubs. Then he went to a club in Los Angeles and _________ the coach for a try. As usual, he was refused.

"But you haven't even given me a(n) _________," said Amon.

"Why should I?" asked the coach.

"Because one day I am going to be the best player in the world _________ I will be able to help you out," Amon replied seriously.

The coach smiled at the _________ of the answer.

"Alright kid," he said.   

Amon took part in a short practice match and the coach was __________ at his skills.

"You __________ have a lot of talent," he said.

After two short years, Amon was a regular for the __________ and had even won the award as the team's most valuable player. __________ with Amon's help, the team wasn't winning many games and the coach was said to be close to losing his __________ . It was before a game against the New York team that he called Amon into his office for a(n) __________.

"I have heard that if we lose tonight then I will be __________ as coach," he told Amon. "I need you to __________ the team and win the game. Do you remember your __________ before I signed you?"

Amon nodded. He __________ to play the game of his life that evening. The team won the game and won every game that was __________ that season.

【推荐3】Jim and Bob joined a company together. Both worked very hard. After several years, however, the boss promoted Bob to the _______ of manager but Jim remained a(n) _______ employee. Jim could not take it anymore, _______ his resignation(辞职)to the boss and _______ that the boss did not know how to use people.

The boss thought for a moment, ”I’m sorry, but I have a _______ . I hope you will do one more thing for our company _______ you leave. Perhaps you will change your _______ and take back your resignation.“

The boss asked him to go and _______ anyone selling watermelon in the market. Jim returned soon and said he had done it. The boss asked how much per kg? Jim _______ his head and went back to ask and returned to ________ the boss $1.2 per kg.

Then the boss called Bob to come to his ________ . He asked Bob to do the same. Bob retuned and explained what he had seen about the watermelon in the ________ in details. Jim was very ________ and realized the ________ between himself and Bob. He decided not to ________ but to learn from Bob.