5-stay humble at all time

Listen and choose the best answer

1. Thespeaker went to the exhibition to _____.
A. see other people’s artwork 
B. appear as a special guest
C. make her books more well-known
D. sell autographed books to her fans

2. Thespeaker thought pen and pencil made no difference because _____.
A. she was a modest and easy-going person
B. she cared more about how to talk to her fans
C. both pen and pencil can be used to write a name
D. meeting her was more important than having her signature

3. Why did the girl ask for an eraser?
A. Because the speaker asked to write in pen. 
B. Because she wanted to change the autograph to Roberta White.
C. Because her eraser was missing.
D. Because she wanted to erase the speaker’s name.

4. Thespeaker might tell the story in a/an _____ way
A. exciting                                      B. angry
C. self-mocking (自嘲的)                D. careful

Script

Stayhumble at all times

Do you wantto be a writer when you grow up? Do you know of any prizes (奖) for writers?

Reading 

There was anAmerican writer who has told the following story many times: The Red Cross inmy city held an art exhibition. I was invited as a special guest to take partin the exhibition. During the event, two girls who were about 13 or 14 yearsold came up to me and asked me for my autograph (亲笔签名). It seemedthat they were fans of mine.

“I haven’t brought my pen. Is a pencil okay?” Actually, I knew they wouldn’trefuse. I just wanted to show that even well-known writers can and should bemodest (谦虚的), especially when speaking with their fans.Neither a pen nor a pencil would make a difference – they were just happy tomeet me. 
“Certainly,” the two girls agreed. I could see that they were very excited.Their excitement made me feel glad that they were interested in my work. One ofthe girls handed her notebook to me. I took out my pencil and wrote a few nicewords as well as my name. The girl read my name, frowned (皱眉), looked at me carefully and asked, “Aren’t you RobertaWhite?”
“No,” I told her, “I’m Alice Adams, winner of two Pulitzer Prizes (普利策奖).”
The young girl turned to the other and asked, “Mary, can I borrow your eraser?”