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A group of boys stood around a tree. "What a tall tree!" they said to each other， "It would be exciting to climb to the top."
The group of boys made a （1）
to play a game to see who could climb to the top of the tree fastest.Their mothers were （2）
not far away，looking at their kids as they played.
One of the （3）
was David.He was the （4）
boy in the group.Nobody thought he would win the （5）
.
Then the game started.All of the boys tried to climb as high as they could.Although the others climbed faster than David at （6）
，he reached the top of the tree fastest in the end.
His mother was （7）
to see this.She asked， "David，how did you reach the top of the tree so （8）
？"
"It was easy." David said. "The other kids kept looking down as they climbed.When they realized how high they were，they got （9）
and were afraid of looking down.However，I looked only up.When I saw how close I was，I kept going higher and higher until I reached the top.
It is true in life that if we just keep going forward without （10）
，we are more likely to reach our goals.
