It was Language Week in Jeremy's school. Every year, his school 1 a week-long event where several activities take place.
This year, one contest (比赛) caught Jeremy's 2 . His school would have a haiku (俳句) writing contest. Haiku is a type of Japanese short poems. Students who 3 the contest have to hand in a few haikus written on a page.
Jeremy told his father about the writing contest 4 he got home that day. Hearing what the contest was about, Jeremy's father said, "Son, you should have a try. You 5 do well in writing tests. And the contest sounds like a lot of fun! I believe you are the best." Jeremy, however, was not so 6 . He said, "I don't think I can do it well. What's more, if I can't win any of the prizes, I would have 7 my time and effort."
Facing Jeremy's negative (消极的) 8 , Jeremy's father smiled. He said, "Sometimes, the 9 is not important. The journey that one takes to get to the end can be more 10 ." Jeremy listened to his father's words and felt encouraged. Then he decided that he would try to write some haikus and go for the contest.