I was worried about the big math test. "It's just so1"I whined (抱怨) to my mother. "You, Dad, and Tyler hardly have to work at all to understand math, and meanwhile I2for hours to figure out every new concept." "Sometimes things that are worth3 take time, Honey," she responded.
The next day in Language Arts class, when the teacher wrote "Energy and persistence conquer(征服) all things" on the board, it felt like old Ben Franklin was speaking 4to me. "Energy and persistence," I muttered. "I'll study very day until that math test, and I'll be 5 to conquer it."
The next three weeks were 6, to say the least. Once1 made my plan to spend time 7 everyone wanted me for some new and 8 activity. Each time9 an invitation, I gritted my teeth(咬紧牙关) and 10 a math test paper with a big A+on it. Happily for me, I got plenty of 11 from various sources. When I showed my study plan to my math teacher, she was 12. At home, my brother was also happy to lend a hand.
When the day of the math exam finally arrived, I was 13 worried. But I knew I had done14 I could. I would love to say that I came home a week later with a big A+ on my exam paper. It did not happen that way. This story did have a 15ending, though. When I came home with a B on my test, my parents took turns to 16 me. "You knew the test would be 17, but you didn't back down," said my father. "You earned that 18! Perfect grades are nice, 19 we care more about you working hard and learning. We're proud of you."
So I guess Ben Franklin was right! I didn't get an A+, but with energy and persistence, I definitely conquered what I thought would be the 20 math test.
