Can you imagine that a 14-year-old boy goes to university? Jia Zijun, from Henan, has just done that. He is the 1freshman (新生)at Beihang University in 2021.
Jia Zijun took part in gaokao in June and got a total score of 642. People often think students like him must be very 2. But Jia thinks his3just came from his curiosity (好奇) and good study habits.
"When I was in Grade l, I was curious about4 we were going to learn next. So I borrowed Grade I textbooks and learned the lessons during my summer holidays. I enjoyed learning new things, "he said. 5 this, Jia skipped Grade 2, and then Grade 4.
As Jia went to high school, he 6 things were getting harder to learn. So he started to make plans every day and set (制定)7_ for himself. "I strictly followed the plans, and 8could see my progress"
Jia also 9what he learned each day before going to bed. 10there was something he couldn't remember well, he would take a look at it the next morning. I wasn't good at11 in high school, so I printed the vocabulary lists and stuck them on my bed. Every morning when I woke up, I 12 the words, and it was a good way to remember things. "
When Jia felt13 he had a special way to relax: working on math problems. "I'd like to find difficult problems to challenge myself, and when I worked them 14, I felt really happy."
In the future, Jia hopes he can keep his curiosity and study habits in university, and keep15himself to become a better and more useful person to society.
