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Mark was a clever pupil. After he (1) his eighth birthday, his teacher announced a school spelling competition. He wanted to win the first prize. In order to get good luck before the competition, Mark made a (2) to go to the barber's(理发店). The barber Jimmy was friendly young man. He asked Mark, "Do you have confidence in the competition?" "Maybe." Mark answered. "Can you spell the word 'confidence'? The barber(3) asking Mark. "C﹣O﹣N﹣F﹣I﹣D﹣E﹣N﹣C﹣E. Confidence." Mark answered. "Oh, you're great! A lot of people spell the word wrong, but you can spell it (4) ," the barber said, "Remember that confidence is a winner's secret weapon(武器)." "A winner's secret weapon?" Mark held his (5) and stared at the barber's face in the mirror. "Oh, I'll remember what you said." In the end, Mark won the competition. How (6) Mark felt!
(7) years later, Mark founded his own company and made a lot of money. Once a reporter asked him. "How did you become so successful? Mark answered. "To tell the(8) , confidence is my secret weapon."