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This week, I wanted to share the experience which I attended the ICRT English competition. I had been busy with the ICRT English speech contest for almost a month, so that I could not go home before finishing this competition. Actually, I missed my home so much when I was preparing for the competition. However, the most important thing I wanted to say is that it was a wonderful experience for me to join this contest because it taught me so many things.
Few weeks ago, I attended this competition with Carnation, Heidi, and Brenda. I found out that they all had the experience to stand on the stage and presented their speech; however, I did not have this kind of experience before. I felt upset at the very beginning; I thought I could not perform well as they did. During the time which I prepared for the speech draft, I was frustrated by my poor English ability. No matter how many times I revised the draft, I still could not write something more constructive or coherent to my topic. This was the first time I suspected my ability of writing the English composition; I always blamed myself when I could not write something well for the ICRT competition. When the competition time was around the corner, I finally found my own confidence by encouragement from my best friends: Carnation, Heidi, and Brenda. They really did me a great favor when I was frustrated and upset. They told me: remember the time when you are decided to join this competition; you need to be responsible for it.
After hearing these words, I finally strengthened my heart to face the problems. And eventually, I achieved it! I was promoted to the second competition! Although I did not win the prize in the second competition, I think this is a priceless experience. It taught me that do not easily give up your dream or look down upon your own ability. Everything is possible, just depend on how much you devote on it.