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语言朋友(14) Dale Carnegie rose from the unknown of a Missouri farm to international fame because he found a way to fill a universal human need. It was a need that he first__1__ back in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrensburg.To get an __2__，he was struggling against many difficulties.His family was poor.His Dad couldn't afford the__3__ at college, so Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to attend classes.Study had to be done __4__his farmwork routines.He withdrew from many school activities __5__he didn't have the time or the__6__ .He had only one good suit.He tried __7__ the football team, but the coach turned him down for being too __8__.During this period Dale was slowly__9__an inferiority complex (自卑感), which his mother knew could__10__ him from achieving his real potential.She __11__ that Dale join the debating team, believing that __12__ in speaking could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed. Dale took his mother's advice, tried desperately and after several attempts__13__made it.This proved to be a__14__point in his life.Speaking before groups did help him gain the__15__he needed.By the time Dale was a senior, he had won every top honor in__16__.Now other students were coming to him for coaching and they，__17__， were winning contests. Out of this early struggle to __18__ his feelings of inferiority.Dale came to understand that the ability to__19__ an idea to an audience builds a person's confidence.And, __20__ it, Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to do — and so could others. | 
