Once there was a piano player in a bar. People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.

“I don’t sing,” said the man.

But the lady told the waiter, “I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!” The waiter shouted across the room, “Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!” So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!

He had talent he was setting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.

You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most kills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent.

Today a growing number of young people begin to read selected (选择) works by Chairman Mao. 【小题1】 And it continues to be helpful even in the present day.

【小题2】 He helped to make China a strong country. The Chinese people give him their highest respect. His ideas are very important for the Chinese people.

The Little Red Book is a book with many of Chairman Mao’s most important ideas. 【小题3】 The Little Red Book has over 400 million copies. It is one of the most popular books in the world with lots of good advice 【小题4】 It also tells you how to work hard and make your country strong. All of these ideas are really good and we should follow them.

Chairman Mao also wrote a lot of poems. His poems are very beautiful. Young people today love his poems. 【小题5】 They share them with their friends. They even sing them at concerts!

Young fellows, read Chairman Mao’s books, learn from his ideas and help to make the world a better place.

The future of the world, many people say belongs to young people. Time magazine wants to draw attention to those who are going to shape our world. For the first time, it chose a “Kid of the Year”. The prize went to Gitanjali Rao.

So how was Rao able to stand out among more than 5,000 nominees? What has the 15-year-old girl done?

Rao became interested in technology at a young age. Four years ago, the girl invented a special device(设备). The device can discover lead(铅) in drinking water. Rao has also tried to make the Internet a better place. She has developed an app called Kindly. It uses AI to notice cyberbullying(网络暴力) in its early stages.

Rao says inventing new things is not enough for her. She wants to use new technologies to work out the world’s problems. And she wants to inspire(激励) others to do the same. “It’s difficult to make a difference when you don’t see anyone else like you,” adds the young scientist and inventor, “If I can do it, you can do it too. Anyone can do it!”