奇速英语

“Aim for the moon and even if you miss, you will land among the stars” is a common saying.

It shows that we shouldn’t be afraid to fail and should try to be ___1___. In this way, we can stay in a ___2___ place than where we start, even if we fail. Many great people in the world love fighting for excellence. One of them is the famous biologist — Tong Dizhou, the father of China’s clone (克隆).

Tong came from a poor family in Zhejiang Province and didn’t go to high school until 17. So he became the oldest student in the class. What was worse, he faced the ___3___ of being not allowed to continue his study because he couldn’t catch up with others. ___4___, he didn’t give up. He studied hard and managed to take the lead among his classmates. ___5___, he graduated with the highest grade.

Tong is remembered and ___6___ for the outstanding achievement of cross-species cloning in fish. In 1963, Tong produced the world’s first cloned fish. Ten years later, Tong ___7___ the first cross-species cloned fish. In the whole process, challenges and failures didn’t prevent him. Thanks to his pioneering research, Chinese scientists developed fish-breeding skills. Now China produces more than half of the world’s aquaculture (水产养殖) harvest.

Should we “aim for the moon” or ___8___ aim for what is easily achieved? Tong gave us a good ___9___. He shows us that working towards excellence despite of the failure can be a stepping stone to great success. Nowadays, many young people fear failure. They prefer to take an easier path. They ___10___ taking on challenges and are easily beaten by stress. Actually, fighting for excellence and not being afraid of failure can help people better themselves.