Why did some people become world famous and admired by millions of others？Were they really （1）

talented

talented

（talent） than other people？Or did they succeed through hard work？In my opinion，talents play a less important role than hard work in people's studies or work.
    First of all，if we work hard，we can make good use of our talents.Some people are very talented. （2）

But

But

they just pay little attention to their studies or work.
    Being lazy，（3）

their

their

（them） talents are wasted. （4）

As

As

is known to all，Madame Curie won the Nobel Prize twice for her great scientific （5）

discoveries

discoveries

（discover）.She achieved her success by making experiments one after another.
    （6）

Besides

Besides

，hard work can cultivate our talents.Edison，the inventor of light，was said to be stupid when he was young.By （7）

making

making

（make） great efforts in his work，he became more and more clever and succeeded in his work.We can also cultivate our talents （8）

if

if

we practice hard.In fact，we can all get ahead in our studies or work through hard work.
    In short，in our studies and work，talents are not so important （9）

as

as

hard work.Working hard，our talents can be fully made use （10）

of

of

and well cultivated.