11. When he was small, Hill was a famous bad boy. At the age of 9, his father married his stepmother. At that time, they lived in the (1) countryside while his stepmother was from a rich family.
His father (2) Hill to his stepmother and said, "Dear, this is the (3) boy. Maybe before tomorrow morning he will throw a stone at you, (4) do a bad thing you will never imagine. "
To Hill's surprise his stepmother went up to him with a (5) , held up his head and looked at him carefully. She then (6) to tell her husband, "You're wrong. He is not the worst boy, but the cleverest and (7) boy. Only he doesn't find a place to (8) himself. "
Before his stepmother came, (9) praised him smart, and his father and neighbors considered him as a bad boy. However, his stepmother's words (10) his life.
When Hill was l4 years old, his stepmother bought him a used typewriter(打字机)and said to him, "I believe you will become a (11) . "Hill accepted his stepmother's gift and expectation(期望), and started writing things to a local newspaper. He (12) his stepmother's strong feeling of interest in his family while he saw with his own eyes she had changed his family. So he would do (13) she wanted him to.
The (14) from his stepmother made him a rich man and famous writer in the United States and one of the most important persons in the 20th century.
Praise will never be unnecessary, (15) for children. A sincere praise may be better than 10, 000 bad words.