WhatdoyouknowaboutMichaelHa?Becauseofhisstoryofsuccesshehasbecomeanexampleofmanyyoungpeople.

  MichaelHawasbomintoapoorhomeovertwentyyearsago.Hisfatherworkedasafactorywelder(焊接工)inVietnambeforemovingtoBritainin1980withhiswife.MichaelHagrewupinHackneyapoorareainEastLondonwithhisChineseparentswhospokelittleEnglish.JustbecauseofthishisfathercouldnotfindworkinBritain.Andthefamilyhadtoliveonbenefits(救济金).LifewasnoteasyforMichaelbuthenevergaveup.

  MichaelHawenttoaninner-citystateschoolwhichwasoncecalled“theworstinBritain”.HoweveryoungMichaelmadeuphismindtotryhisbestnomatterwhatkindofschoolhewasstudyingat.Michaelstudiedveryhardanddidwellinallsubjectsatschool.Oncehemadeabetwithhisfriendstolearnfurthermath.AfterteachinghimselffromatextbookinjustfourmonthsMichaelgotanAinAS-levelfurthermath.

  WhenattheageoftenMichaelsethisheartongoingtoCambridgeUniversityhedecidednodifficultiesweregoingtostophim.Finallyhisdreamcametrue.NowafterbecominganA-gradeA-levelpupilheisthestarmedicalstudentofStJohn'sCollegeCambridgeandhasjustwonanawardforgoodgrades.

  Tellingofhisrisetosuccessyesterdayhesaidhehopedhecouldbeaninspirationforotheryoungpeoplefromdisadvantagedbackgrounds.

1.MichaelHagrewupin.

   A.Vietnam   B.Britain

   C.China   D.America

2.Michael'sfathercouldn’tfindworkinBritainbecause.

   A.hewasn’tgoodatEnglish

   B.factoryweldersweren’twanted

   C.Hackneywasaricharea

   D.hewantedtoliveonbenefits

3.WhatmadeMichaellearnfurthermath?

   A.Hisparents’advice.

   B.Aninterestingtextbookfromhisteacher.

   C.ThehardlifeinBritain.

   D.Justabetwithhisfriends.

4.AtStJohn'sCollegeMichaelHawas.

   A.theworststudentinBritain

   B.abletolearnfurthermath

   C.atopstudent

   D.anexcellentteacher

5.WhatdidMichaelwanttodoforyoungpeoplelikehim?

   A.Hestoppedthemfromfacingdifficultie