Unit 4
From Shy Girl to Pop Start
For this month’s Young World magazine, I__________ (interview) 19-year-old Asian pop star Candy Wang. Candy ________ (tell) me that she used to be really shy and ________ (take) up singing _________ (deal) with her _____(shy). As she ____ (get) better, she dared _______ (sing) in front of her class, and then for the whole school. Now she’s not shy anymore and loves _________ (sing) in front of crowds.
I asked Candy how life _______ (be) different after she_______ (become) famous. She explained that there ____ (be) many good things, like ____ (be) able to ____ (travel) and____( meet )new people all the time. “I_____ (not use) to be popular in school, but now I get tons of attention everywhere I go.” However, too much attention can also be a bad thing. “I always have to _______ (worry) about how I appear to others and I have to be very careful about what I say or do.
And I _____ (not have) much private time anymore. _____ (hang) out with friends is almost impossible for me now because there are always guards around me.”
What does Candy have to______ (say) to all those young people who want to become famous? “Well,” she ______ (begin) slowly, “you have to be________ (prepare) to _________ (give ) up your normal life”. You can never _______ (imagine) how difficult the road to success____ (be). Many times I thought about _____ (give) up, but I_____ ( fight) on. You really require a lot of talent and hard work_____ (succeed). Only a very small number of people____ (make) it to the top.”
He Studies Harder Than He Used to Li Wen is a normal 15-year-old boy from the countryside. He works very hard and _____(do) well in school. It is hard __________ (believe) that he used _________ (have) difficulties in school. When he was a little boy, he seldom_______ (cause) any problems, and his family_________
(spend) a lot of time together. However, things began to change a few years ago. His parents moved to the city______(look) for jobs, and his grandparents came _______(take) care of him. But he missed his parents so much and he often________ (feel) lonely and unhappy.
Li
Wen’s
unhappiness
began________
(influence) his schoolwork. He________(become) less interested in studying. Sometimes he was absent from classes and ________ (fail) his examinations. Finally, Li Wen’s parents________ (make) the decision________ (send) him to a boarding school. However, Li Wen was shy and was not able________ (make) friends quickly in school. He _______ (find) life there difficult. One day, he told his teacher that he _________ (want) to leave the school. The teacher was worried about him. and then ________ (call) his parents. She advised them_________ (talk) with their son in person. So his parents_________ (take) a 24-hour train and a 5-hour bus ride_______ (get) to Li Wen’s school.
They had a long talk. “It was exactly what I needed,” he said. “Now I understand that even though they are busy, they are always_______ (think) of me. They take pride in everything good that I do”.
After that, Li Wen’s parents had much more communication with their son than they used to. Li Wen has really _________ (change). He became more outgoing and ________ (make) some good friends in school. He even ______ (join) the school basketball team and ________(become) active in many other activities. “I’m much happier now, and I work even harder than I used to. I know my parents love me and they_______(be) always proud of me”, says Li Wen.“it’s very important for parents_______(be) there for their children.
