6. Mei Lanfang is good at Beijing Opera. When he was young, he loved Beijing Opera very much. At the (1) of eight, he started to learn Beijing Opera at home. But Mei Lanfang couldn't sing well, because he was (2) little shy (害羞的). His teacher Mr. Zhu was angry and said, You have no talent (天赋). I will not teach you any (3) . And then he left.
Mei Lanfang was very sad, but he didn't (4) singing. He said to himself, (5) I keep practicing it, I can learn it well.
After a few days, Mei Lanfang had a new (6) , Mr. Wu. Mr. Wu was very strict with (对……严格要求) him. Mei Lanfang learned to sing, dance and act day and night. At last, he became famous (有名的).
One day, his first teacher Mr. Zhu met him. Mr. Zhu said, I'm sorry that I didn't see (7) talent. You're so great. Mei Lanfang said, No, you taught me a lot (8) things. I have no talent, so I must work (9) .
Mei Lanfang loved our country very much. He didn't act for the Japanese invaders (侵略者). He died in 1961, but we will not (10) him.