Last week, my granddaughter started kindergarten, and I wished her every success.But part of me didn't.I actually wanted her to fail in some ways because I believe that failure can be good for our learning process Success is proving that you can do something that you already know you can do, or doing something correctly the first time -which can often be a problematic victory.First-time success is often a fluke(侥幸).First-time failure, by contrast, is expected it is the natural order of things.Failure is how we learn.

　　In Africa they describe a good cook as "She who has broken.many pots".It you’ve spent enough time in the kitchen to break a lot of pots, you probably know a lot about cooking.I once had dinner with a group of cooks, and they spent time comparing knife wounds and burn scars. They knew how much credibility their failures gave them.

　　I earn my living by writing a daily newspaper column.Each week I aw aware of that one column I write will be my worst.I don't set out to write it.I try my best every day.I have teamed to cherish that column.A good column usually means that I am discussing my familiar topic, writing m a style I am used to or saying the same things as anyone else but in a fancy way.

　　My younger daughter is a trapeze artist.She spent three years pulling together a show, and she did it successfully for years.There was no reason for her to change it-- but she did anyway.She said she was no longer learning anything new and she ;was bored.And if she was bored, there was no point in subjecting her body to all that stress.She risked failure and public embarrassment in order to feed her soul.

　　My granddaughter is a perfectionist.She will fee! her failures, and I will want to comfort her.But I will also, I hope, remind her of what she learned, and how she can do better next time.I hope I can tell her, though, that it's not the end of the world.Indeed, with luck, it is just the beginning.

　　60.Why did the author want his granddaughter to fail?

　　A.Success is boring though beneficial.

　　B.She would learn more from failure.

　　C.It’s impossible to do everything successfully.

　　D.He wanted her to be strong enough to face hardships.

　　61.What’s the author's attitude toward his daughter changing her show?

　　A.Negative B.Worried. C.Positive. . D.Excited.

　　62.The author develops the article mainly by____ .

　　A.giving examples B, following the time order

　　C.comparing different opinions D.presenting a cause and analyzing its effects

　　63.The writer talked about his own experience to show that .

　　A.we cannot depend on luck to live a good life

　　B.we should try every possible way to avoid failure

　　C.past failures made him dare not take risks in writing

　　D.the thought of failure will make you work even harder ,

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