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no courage to speak English in public, because his pronunciation was not very good, even poor. Every time the teacher asked the students to answer questions, he always bent his head quickly with fear. How he wanted to disappear so that the teacher would ignore him and could give the chance to the other students. However, at one time, the moment he lowered his head, the teacher asked him to answer a question. Everyone looked at him, his face turned red suddenly. Standing still, he said nothing. It came as a real big surprise that he heard a shower of applause. Having struggled for a little moment, he collected enough courage and gave his answer. To his delight, the answer was perfect. The boy felt encouraged and gained a little confidence.