Silent and calm, 25-year-old Linda looks out of the window. She may be smiling now, but it's been a long, hard road to _______. Today, she is an author of a best-seller and also a famous artist. Her story is about overcoming _______and encouraging others to do the same.

Linda did not begin talking _______ she was two and a half years old. _______, it was found that she had autism（自闭症）and had difficulty in social communication. Linda's mother taught her the _______ of independence by example and encouraged her to learn how to do things _______

Growing up, she was _______ bullied (欺凌).She was called an alien and some kids would even steal her snacks. She tried changing schools, but she never seemed to be _______.The bullying _______. She also had trouble with tests. But she didn't let them stop her. With the help of her parents, Linda received speech and communication treatment.

After a long period of treating, doctors said that Linda would not succeed or finish her studies. But she proved (证明)them ________. Linda worked hard to build up her confidence and found her ability—creating beautiful paintings. And at 18, Linda went to art college to study painting and was later ________ by the local volunteers to join them on community visits where she could ________ her story.

Now she has gone through the ________ times. And she has come to ________ that she is not useless. At 25, Linda sells her books and some of her paintings to help herself and her family. By sharing her experience, Linda is not only________ others, but also changing their lives.

Birthday: February 26, 1982

Birthplace: Wuhan, Hubei

Height: 172cm

Weight: 65kg

“My dream has come true. I have always wanted to be a Grand Slam (大满贯) champion.” These are the words of Chinese tennis player Li Na after she became the first Asian woman to win a Grand Slam final in the French Open on June 4, 2011.

“People were saying I’m getting old. So this is a great success for such an old woman,” the 29-year-old girl joked.

Miss Li has a tattoo (纹身). She has dyed her hair many different colors. And, at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, she told her fans to “shut up” when they got too noisy in their support.

Li Na was born in Wuhan, she started to play tennis at the age of 6. She once recalled: “As a child, I felt sad because every day I had to wake up early to practice. After school I had to practice more. I didn’t have time to play.”

Luckily, the strong girl didn’t give up, thus making history for Chinese tennis time after time.

Now the new champion is already thinking about winning another Grand Slam title. “when you have one title, surely you will think about another,” she says, not hiding her ambition (雄心)。

“Chinese people are so lacking (缺乏) in confidence on the tennis court. If there is a person like me who can prove we Chinese can do it, the other young players in China will feel the same,” she said.

Have you ever thought about what kind of job you would like to have when you grow up? Many people think that we can have only one job in our lifetime. We all know that this is not true, but quite a few people actually think this way. For example, when people choose a major (专业) in college, they think that the decisions they make now will decide their jobs for the rest of their lives. However, there are many examples where people became successful after changing their careers (职业) later in life.

J. K. Rowling, writer of the famous novel Harry Porter was actually a school teacher before she began writing books. In fact, she was out of work before the first Harry Potter book came out.

Former US President Ronald Reagan began as an actor when he was a young man. He later decided that he wanted to do political work. This kind of passion (激情) finally led him to become President of the United States.

The famous 19th century artist Vincent Van Gogh was not a painter from the beginning. He once worked as an art salesman mad later became a preacher. It was only 10 years before he died that he decided to become an artist.

Careers are always open to change. The important thing is to find what you are really good at or what you really want to do. Once you find that passion, it’s all a matter of how hard you try.