__2__ I once had dinner with a group of cooks, and they spent time comparing knife wounds and burn scars. They knew how much credibility their failures gave them.

　　__3__ Each week I am aware of that one column I write will be my worst. I don't set out to write it. I try my best every day. I have teamed to cherish that column. A good column usually means that I am discussing my familiar topic, writing in a style I am used to or saying the same things as anyone else but in a fancy way.

　　 My younger daughter is a trapeze artist. She spent three years pulling together a show, and she did it successfully for years. There was no reason for her to change it - but she did anyway. She said she was no longer learning anything new and she was bored. __4__ She risked failure and public embarrassment in order to feed her soul.

　　 My granddaughter is a perfectionist. She will feel her failures，and I will want to comfort her. But I will also，I hope, remind her of what she learned, and how she can do better next time. I hope I can tell her, though, that it's not the end of the world. __5__

　　A．Indeed，with luck，it is just the beginning.

　　B．Failure is not terrifying.

　　C．First－time failure, by contrast, is expected to be the natural order of things.

　　D．If you've spent enough time in the kitchen to break a lot of pots，you probably know a lot about cooking.

　　E．If you try your best，you will have a good future.

　　F．I earn my living by writing a daily newspaper column.

　　G．And if she was bored, there was no point in subjecting her body to all that stress.

　　答案：1－5　CDFGA