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Claire had always been a perfectionist. No matter what she did, whether it was organizing ________ own birthday party or working on a science project, everything had to be done ________ to the last detail (细节). If her work did not turn out well, she would get very ________ for days.

When Claire heard about the singing ________ organized by the community centre, she was very excited to ________ it. Claire made up her mind to win the first prize. She had never come in second before in any of the competitions she joined. “It must be a ________ experience!” she thought. As usual, Claire made sure she was well prepared. Not only did she spend long time choosing a ________, she also put in a lot of effort to sing each note correctly.

At the beginning of her performance, Claire was doing perfectly fine. ________, when she got to the chorus(副歌), for some reason, she could not ________ a whole line of the lyrics. Not knowing what to do, Claire just passed over that ________ completely. She was very upset with herself and nearly cried. “What a silly ________ I made!” she thought. In the prize-giving ceremony, when one of the judges announced that she had taken the second place. Claire burst into tears on stage.

Claire’s mother comforted her ________ the ceremony. She said, “It’s perfectly all right to make mistakes. That’s ________ we learn.” Claire had never thought of it that way. She dried her tears and agreed. “Maybe it is not that bad to ________.” Back home, she put up the plaque (奖牌) on the wall in her room. It would ________ her how mistakes could help her to learn and improve.