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I was filled with uncertainties and worries until my grandfather told me to stand all.    It was no   1   I wasn't looking forward to entering ninth grade. High school is well known for being a place for serious competitions, where everyone seems to be   2  physical changes and love self-esteem (自尊). For me,   3   was my greatest problem.     I had always felt no confidence and out of places as one of the taller members of my class, standing a head   4   the other girls. My grandfather would watch me grow   5   uncomfortable, but he didn't laugh at me or try to comfort me.   6 , he would give me advice. 'Stand straight and tall,' he'd say,   7  I unsuccessfully tried to make myself smaller and shorter. And each time, I would carefully   8  his words. As time   9 , I had changed the way I think about my life. His advice to me has become much more than a challenge to  10  my posture (压 力). It tells me to be proud of who I am.

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