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try and help her fill in the correct words to describe her feelings. ? When I first heard about the speech petition, I was full of ______________, I knew I wanted to go for it, but I was also _________ that I would not win. I spent many hours practicing my speech and trying to improve it. My friends all said I had a lot of courage. They said they would be very _____________ if they had to speak in public. excitement afraid frightened Practice ? After the petition was over, I felt I had done a good job. When I found out I was not the winner, I was filled with ______________ and ____________ of the boy who came first. Even after all my hard work, someone else did a better job than I did! ? I felt many different things. First, I was _________ with the judges. Then I became very _________. I cried a lot, and couldn’t feel __________ about anything. My parents were very _______________ about me. They felt I was thinking too much about winning, and not enough about my personal p