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Everyone can be the best at something. Last week, a middle school in Beijing (1)
an activity called Guinness Campus (校园吉尼斯) to help students find their potential (潜力).
"There are all kinds of projects you can take part in and all kinds of records for you to set," said ninth grader Lin Yan. "I chose 'Domino Tower' (2)
I have the most confidence in this."
Students needed to (3)
a tower using dominoes (多 米诺骨牌). Whoever built the tallest tower in one minute won. Lin set the record with 33 levels. "At first I didn't do it very well, but after trying over and over again, I found some ways to do it much (4)
," she said. "The game requires you to be both calm and patient. If you lose your temper(脾气) when the tower (5)
, you may lose the chance to win."
Seventh grader Wang Shuangqi set a record for the longest juggle (颠球) of a soccer ball with one foot. He did it for 4 (6)
and 34 seconds. "I have been practicing juggling for three (7)
four years, so I'm confident," said Wang. "Juggling with only one foot needs balance and stability (稳定性), and I'm talented (8)
it."
When asked if he was afraid that someone (9)
would break his record one day, Wang said he was expecting that to happen. "During the activity, we keep reaching higher goals. If someone breaks (10)
record, I'll be even more encouraged to try harder, finding more potential with in me."