Robeson was born in a very poor family. At seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home, then he sold        he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. He had        schooling, for being so poor, how could they        school fees?
When he was fifteen, he worked        a servant in a school. Looking at other children studying in the classroom, he felt        for himself. How he       to have the same chance ！ He decided to study by        In the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he        stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember what he        during the day. He worked        hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep. The more he learned, the greater        he showed in his lessons. A maths teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and        him to sit at the back of the class. In one exam, he was the        one in the whole school who reached the highest grade. He would have been given the scholarship if he        a regular student of the school.
Robeson        rough six long years with his study of maths and wrote several articles which captured the        of some university professors. They admired his talent        his diligence. To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and        him free guidance. Robeson felt         ，for he was sure that before him there was a broad road         success.

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