At my primary school, I was one of the smartest kids there, I never studied, but always got perfect scores. I thought I was born clever. At least I believed so. I was also a prodigy in music according to myself. I could sing better than almost everyone else in my school. I was pretty sure that once I got to sixth grade, everyone would be surprised by me.

But actually, they weren't.

When I arrived at my new class, I couldn't wait to show everyone what I could do. However, there weren’t" always someone else who could do them better. My grades began to suffer. More talented (有天资的) girls

often sang solos(独唱). I believed I wasn't smart. I believed I wasn't talented. I believed I was a failure.

Over the next two years, I had to work very hard. Every prize for the singing competition was given to me for hard work and effort. Grades were still very low but improving little by little. I worked really hard. However, I was never the best at everything.

I haven't realized until recently that I really don't have to be the best at everything. I was too hard on myself. In fact, when I did badly in a test, my classmates never laughed at me.

No one is perfect. There will probably always be someone better than me at something. Anyway, there are about seven billion people in this world. I will never be the number one at everything, and that's really okay.

1.What does "a prodigy" probably mean in English?

A. A smart kid. B. A crazy fan.

C. A .common child. D. A lazy girl.

2.When the writer was at the new class, .

A. she lost her interest in music

B. she had difficulty in learning

C. she surprised everyone in solos

D. she got separated from friends

3.What happened to the writer during the next two years?

A. She won many prizes without any effort.

B. She found the best way to become perfect,

C. She gave up trying because of the low scores.

D. She failed to be perfect though she worked hard.

4.What has the writer realized recently?

A. There is no success without effort.

B. Being talented is the key to success.

C. Don't expect too much of yourself.

D. It's not necessary to care about the result.

5.Which would be the best title for this passage?

A. When I wasn't perfect.

B. My past life as a young girl.

C. Hard work doesn't work.

D. What to do when you're not perfect.

K.L. Rothey, 71, from the United States, a retired lawyer (退休律师)

Rothey has given himself the Chinese name of Luqi or “roadside beggar (乞丐)”. In his eyes, beggars are doing important work—collecting rubbish. What they do is not dirty.

Rothey first visited China in 1984 and soon he became interested in Chinese culture. Married to a Chinese woman, he lived in Huangshi. Many people know him because he often shows up in the street collecting rubbish. “Huangshi is my home so I hope it becomes cleaner and more beautiful,” says Rothey. He has also organized volunteers to collect rubbish in other cities, including Wuhan.

Jill Robinson, 50, from Britain, founder (创立者) and CEO of Animals Asia Foundation.

She has been working for nearly 20 years to stop people from getting the bile (胆汁) from moon bears.She began working for the International Fund for Animal Welfare in Hong Kong in the mid-1980s. A business trip to a bear farm in 1993 changed her life. She saw so many moon bears killed by people. She said she would be back to set them free.

In 1998, she set up the Animal Foundation. In July 2000, the foundation agreed to free 500 farmed moon bears. In 2002, the Moon Bear Rescue (救援) Center was set up in Chengdu.

“As much as we save them, they save us. These bears save us every day and they teach us to be better people,” Robinson says.

Name

K.L.Rothey

Jill Robinson

Nationality (国籍)

1.

Britain

Age

71 Years old

50 years old

Events

He first visited China in 1984 and became interested in Chinese culture.

He often 2.

rubbish in the street in Huangshi.

He has also organized volunteers to collect rubbish in other cities.

She began working for the international Fund for Animal Welfare in the mid-1980s.

A 3.trip to a bear farm changed her life in 1993.

In 4., the Moon Bear Rescue Center was set up in Chengdu.

The two passages are about two foreigners who have helped to 5.Chinese lives with their contributions (贡献). We should learn from them.

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