OnedayIsawHaroldmyneighborputtingsomemetalsheetsaroundthebaseofhistreewherehekepthisbirdfeeder(喂鸟器).Ididn’tunderstandwhyuntilanotherneighborexplainedtomethatHaroldwastryingtokeepthesquirrels

OnedayIsawHaroldmyneighborputtingsomemetalsheetsaroundthebaseofhistreewherehekepthisbirdfeeder(喂鸟器).Ididn’tunderstandwhyuntilanotherneighborexplainedtomethatHaroldwastryingtokeepthesquirrels（松鼠）fromeatingthebirdfood.ByputtingthemetalsheetsaroundthebaseHaroldthoughtthesquirrelswouldn’tbeabletoclimbupthetree.Thenextmorningthefoodwasgone.ThefollowingweekHaroldfiguredhe’dputthebirdfeederonastringandhangitfromthetipofoneofthebranches.Ibelievehisthinkingasthatthesquirrelcouldn’tgoouttotheedgeofthebranchbecausethebranchwouldn’tsupporttheweightthereby（因此）notallowingthesquirreltogettothefeeder.Nextdayyougotitthefoodwasgonetoo.

IfeltsorryforHarold.AlthoughHaroldwasstrongerandsmarterthanthesquirrelhelackedtheonequalitythatwouldguaranteehimvictory--focus.YouseeHaroldthinksaboutwaysofpreventingthesquirrelfromgettingthefoodonoccasionwhenhehastime.Thesquirrelontheotherhandhasitsmindongettingthatfood24hoursaday.Thesquirrels’survivaldependsonit.Survivalbringsaboutnotjustfocusbutanintensefocusonsolvingaproblembyremovinganobstacle.

Successisnotaboutwhoisstronger.SuccessisnotaboutwhohasabetterGPA(平均分数).Successisaboutwhoismorefocusedandcommittedtoachievingtheirobjectives.Youthereadercancompetewithanypersonnomatterwhotheymaybe.Theonlythingyouhavetodoiscommityourselftofocusingontheverysubjectthatinterestsyou.

21.Haroldwasworriedbecausethesquirrel________.

A.atehisbirdfood B.hurtmanyofhisbirds

C.couldclimbthetreequickly D.reachedtheendofthebranches

22.Whatmadethesquirrelsucceedaccordingtothepassage?

A.Itscleverness. B.Itsfixedattention.

C.Itsstrength. D.Itsverysurvival.

23.Whatdoesthewriteradviseyoutodoifyouwanttosucceed?

A.Tobebraveenoughtocompetewithothers.

B.Totrytokeepyourbodyhealthy.

C.Toworkmuchharderthanothers.

D.Toputyourheartintowhatinterestsyou.