A Little Boy

吳秀慧

成功需要努力，不經歷風雨，怎能見彩虹？同學們應該珍惜寶貴的時間，去創造更多機會，實現自己的夢想！讓我們一起閱讀下文，看看Tani是怎樣經過自己的不懈努力，最終贏得眾多獎項、獲得冠軍的。

On March 19，2019， eight-year-old Tani won the New York Chess Championship（紐約象棋冠軍賽） of his age group. But the boy， who was homeless at the time， began learning the game less than a year ago.

Tani and his family arrived in New York City from Africa in 2017. A church helped him enter the primary school， P. S. 116. Here the gifted boy was first introduced to chess by a part-time teacher Makofsky， owner of a chess club. Interested in the game， the seven-year-old asked his mother to allow him to join the club. Not able to afford the chess classes， she emailed Makofsky. To her surprise and joy， Makofsky agreed that Tani could learn it for free.

Though the chess club helps， it’s largely believed that Tani’s success lies in hard work. The boy practices the game for many hours a day on the floor with his board. Every Saturday， Tani goes to a free 3-hour class to improve his game skills.

Not surprisingly， Tani’s story， first reported by The New York Times， has brought him great support from the public. Soon after the young boy won the New York Championship， Makofsky began a GoFundMe activity for Tani and his family so that he could continued his chess journey. It raised $200，000 in just ten days， far more than they expected. And the money keeps coming. But the family donates（捐贈） most of the money to the church and to those poor family！

Tani has also received offers from three famous private schools in New York. However， the family have politely refused all of them and chosen to continue Tani’s education at P. S. 116.

While excited about his new life， Tani is ready to meet great challenges. He is busy preparing for the National Primary Championships. Winning the competition will bring the chess player closer to his dream of becoming the world’s youngest chess grandmaster（大師）. The record has been 17 years by the Russian chess player Karjakin， who won the title at the age of 12.

1. Paragraph 3 is mainly about .

A. where Tani practices chess

B. how hard Tani works at chess

C. what Tani’s mother does for him

D. how much the chess club helps

2. After winning the New York Championship， Tani .

A. hoped to see Bill Clinton

B. went to a famous private school

C. became the richest boy in New York

D. got much support from society

3. The writer mentions the Russian chess player Karjakin to .

A. call on young people to learn chess

B. introduce his great achievements in chess

C. tell people Tani has been one of the world’s best chess players

（Keys： BDC）