Lastweek,mygranddaughterstartedprimaryschool.AndIwishedhereverysuccess.Butpartofmedidn’t.IreallywantedhertofailinsomewaysbecauseIbelievethatfailurecanbegoodforustogrowup.Successisthatyoucandosometh
Lastweek,mygranddaughterstartedprimaryschool.AndIwishedhereverysuccess.Butpartofmedidn’t.IreallywantedhertofailinsomewaysbecauseIbelievethatfailurecanbegoodforustogrowup.Successisthatyoucandosomethingthatyoualreadyknowyoucando,ordoingsomethingcorrectlythefirsttime.First–timesuccessisusuallyaluck.First-timefailure,infact,issupposedtobethenaturalorderofthings.Failureishowwelearn.
Imakemylivingbywritingarticlesforadailynewspaper.EachweekIthoughtthatthearticlethatIwritewouldbetheworst.Itrymybesteveryday.AsuccessfularticleusuallymeansthatIamdiscussingthesubjectsIknowwell,writinginthewayIamusedtoorsayingthesamethingsasanyoneelsebutinanexcellentway.
Myyoungerdaughterisatrapezeartist荡秋千演员.shespentthreeyearsputtingtogetherashow,andshediditsuccessfullyforyears.Therewasnoreasonforhertochangeitbutshedidanyway.Shewasafraidtobebored.Shemetfailurewhenshetriedsomenewwaysinhershow.Butshedidhisonlyinordertofeedhersoul心灵。
Mygranddaughterisaperfectionist.Shewillfeelherfailures,andIwillwanttocomforther.ButIwillalso,Ihope,remindherofwhatshelearned,andhowshecandobetternexttime.IhopeIcantellher,though,thatit’snottheendoftheworld.Withluck,itisthebeginning.
小题1:whyidthewritherwanthisgranddaughtertofail?A.successisboringthoughitcanbringussomethinggoodB.shewouldlearnmoreformfailureC.it’simpossibletodoeverythingsuccessfullyD.hewantedhertobestrongenoughtofacefailure小题2:thewritertalkedabouthisownexperiencetoshowthat___A.wecannotdependonlucktoliveagoodlifeB.weshouldtryeverypossiblewaytoavoidfailureC.pastfailuresmadehimafraidofwritingmoreD.thethoughtoffailurewillmakeyouworkevenharder小题3:theunderlinedword“comfort”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans___A.表扬B.磨炼C.安慰D.批评小题4:thewriterdevelopthearticlemainlyby___