A British man has learned the skills needed to perform（表演）Beijing Opera. In this way, he made the audience（观众）enjoy his lively performance of the Monkey King.
Ghaffar Pourazar, born in Iran, became interested in Chinese culture when he was a child. In 1993, he happened to watch Beijing Opera in London performed by actors from Jingju Theatre Company of Beijing. Ghaffar said he fell in love with the beautiful voices, colorful costumes, excellent shows and so on. So after one year, he arrived in China alone and became a student of Beijing Opera at a Beijing school.
At the age of 32, he had to learn with teenage students every day, starting from the most basic training of the legs and waist. At that time, he was mostly troubled by the dialogue in Beijing Opera. To him, it was the biggest obstacle. But he never gave up.
Four years later, he began to learn to perform the Monkey King. He always arrived in the workroom an hour earlier than other performers and also bought books and CDs to better understand the character.
Ghaffar today is not only good at speaking Beijing dialect（方言）but has also attracted many fans of his performance. In the past 10 years, he has performed in more than 400 shows. He even got a top international prize for performing the Monkey King.
To help more people enjoy Beijing Opera, Ghaffar often teaches this traditional art form in schools in the United States, Britain and other countries.
【小题1】Ghaffar began to learn Beijing Opera in Beijing in _________.| A．1962 | B．1993 | C．1994 | D．1998 |
| A．chance | B．problem | C．topic | D．dream |
| A．thought it was a shame to learn with teenagers | B．didn’t work hard enough at his opera study |
| C．teaches Beijing dialect in many countries | D．is successful in performing Beijing Opera |
| A．sports | B．business | C．culture | D．education |
