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Last week I went to an art show．A painting caught my eye．To my amazement，it was painted by Steven，one of my（1） 　 　．Then many thing about him came into my mind．

Steven was from a poor family．His parents （2） 　 　 not afford to buy him some basic things that he needed，once our school provided gloves for poor children．I put Steven's name on the list．He was so （3） 　 　when he received a pair．He loved to wear them and they were always （4） 　 　than anybody else's．

Steven had a gift（天赋） for painting and he could （5） 　 　understand what I described in class．But he didn't have money to buy the paper for painting．So sometimes，I （6） 　 　him some．He practiced hard．And I often showed his paintings to the class．He was greatly （7） 　 　．

One day just before the summer vacation，he came to （8） 　 　some art books．When the new term began，he showed some of （9） 　 　paintings to me．I felt shocked（震惊）．They were very good．Then we talked a lot．He said he would keep on．

Later he was admitted （录取） to a famous art university．After graduation，he had many difficulties，but he never gave up．He was always （10） 　 　his best to improve himself．His hard work and strong mind led to his success．