[1] He skips classes and talks back to teachers but he’s still smart and talented—this is the type 24-year-old Jaki Tan played in the movie Mark of Youth(全城高考), and it has won him raging popularity among teenagers. The movie tells the story of four Senior 3 students in the days leading up to the College Entrance Examination. Tan starred as Qin Peng, who is mischievous but outstanding at music and writing.
[2] “Tan brings alive this type of student who seems to exist in every class, and he makes the character so lovely,” said his fan. Just like how his big-screen character works harder on the basketball court than in the classroom, the 2010 Happy Boys fourth-place winner was not a typical good student. But when it came to music, he had passion and fresh ideas.
[3] After finishing his Senior 1 year in Shenzhen, Tan went to study in Canada. At 15, he picked up the guitar by accident when a friend invited him to learn the instrument with him. His friend __________ halfway, but Tan persisted. Throughout high school, he wrote folk songs inspired by his life experiences and performed them for students from around the world. In one song, Tan thanked his school for all the things he didn’t like about it, such as required uniforms, rules against skipping classes and how teachers made him write letters to his family about his mistakes. “Growth comes with conflicts,” he once said in an interview with Hunan TV.
[4] “For his listeners, Tan’s lyrics and melodies always bring them back to their happy memories of hot summers and carefree youth,” Happy 8 commented. As a student at University of Toronto, Tan often performed his songs in bars or on busy streets. While many people might be too shy to perform in the street, Tan believes that experience helped build up his confidence. “Don’t be afraid of losing face. It’s always better to lose face while you are learning than to lose face for life by not improving yourself,” he told Sohu Entertainment, calling this his personal motto.
What’s the main idea of this passage? (no more than 6 words)
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Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words. (no more than 3 words)
His friend _______________ halfway, but Tan persisted.
In Jaki Tan’s opinion, what does he benefit from performing in the street? (no more than 4 words)
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List at least two things that Jaki Tan hated when he was in high school. (no more than 16 words)
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What does the word “them” (Line 1, Paragraph 4 ) probably refer to? (no more than 2 words)
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