阅读理解
Li Bai did not like studying when he was a child. Besides, he was very naughty (顽皮的). One day, the teacher was not in the classroom, and students were all reading books by themselves. However, little Li Bai quietly went out to play.
Little Li Bai came to the river at the foot of a mountain. Then he saw an elderly woman grinding (磨) an iron rod (铁杵) on the stone. Little Li Bai was surprised and asked, "Lady, what are you doing?" The elderly woman answered, "I am grinding the iron rod into a needle (针)." Little Li Bai was surprised and asked, "Oh! It is so thick (粗). How can it be a needle?" The elderly woman answered, "As long as every day I grind the rod a little more, it will be thinner and finally become a needle." "It is so hard for you to make it," said little Li Bai. "But I will keep on doing it day by day. Nothing is impossible," said the elderly woman.
Hearing it, Li Bai turned around and ran back to the classroom. From then on, he kept studying hard every day and became a talented poet (诗人) later.
