At my primary school，I was one of the smartest kids there．I never（29）　　，but always got near perfect scores on all my tests．I was a child genius（天才），at least in my mind．I was also（30）　　music and sports．I was pretty sure that once I got to seventh grade，everyone including my teachers would be（31）　　by me．

But actually，they weren't．

When I arrived at my new class，it seemed that there was always someone else who could do （32）　　than I．My grades got worse and I needed to actually be studying for my tests．I believed I wasn't smart．I believed I wasn't talented．I believed I（33）　　．

Over the next two years，I had to work very hard for everything I did．Grades were still very low but gradually（34）　　，I worked really hard but was still never the best at everything．

But do I really have to be the best at everything？All the pressure I was feeling，all that（35）　　when I did wrong，that was me!I was being too hard on myself．In fact，when I did badly on a test，my classmates would never（36）　　me．

No one is perfect．There will probably always be someone better than me at something．I will never be the number one at everything，and it's really okay．

29．A．forgot	B．studied	C．regretted
30．A．busy with	B．tired of	C．good at
31．A．amazed	B．scared	C．fooled
32．A．better	B．easier	C．slower
33．A．passed	B．failed	C．relaxed
34．A．improving	B．fighting	C．reporting
35．A．development	B．excitement	C．embarrassment
36．A．help with	B．laugh at	C．learn from．