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My parents used to tell me how important school was for me, but I didn’t think so. I paid little attention to it. But one thing let me finally realize what my parents
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One day, when I walked 2. a mobile phone store, I saw an advertisement on its door. It was hiring new workers!
“Sir, are you hiring people?” I went into the shop and asked. “Yes, but you should be the man who we need,” the manager 3. (reply). He looked at me for a few seconds from head to toe. “Do you have 4. high school diploma(文凭)?” continued he. “Or do you have any work 5. ?”
I felt so ashamed and 6. (comfortable) that I didn’t know what to say, so I just turned around and left.
I could not fall asleep that night, and I thought a lot about my future. “I must go to school, or I can’t do anything without a good education,” I said to 7. silently.
I never went back to the store again 8. I finished my study and got a diploma. Everything looked the same when I returned to the store: the same people and the same design. However, compared with last time, I had 9. (much) confidence. The manager told me they needed new workers. So it was a great chance for me.
I 10. (show) my diploma to the manager. He looked at it and said, “Great, you are in.”
Now I am still working in the same store. With this experience, I always advise people to attend school. Education helps you have a bright future.

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