Since being introduced to chess at the age of six，Tanitoluwa "Tani" Adewumi has had one goal.He wants to become the world's youngest-ever Grandmaster - the highest title a chess player can achieve.The record is currently held by Russian chess player Alexandrovich Karjakin，who won the title in 2002 at the age of 12.
   To work for his goal，the gifted chess player practiced for up to 11 hours every day after school.On May 1，2021，the now 10-year-old Tani became the newest national chess master of the United States.The title，awarded by the United States Chess Federation（USCF），requires players to get a rating of between 2200 to 2400.Tani achieved a rating of 2223 by defeating two chess experts，a master，and an international master.Tani said the secret to his success was thinking of his plays ahead of time.
   The now fifth-grader first knew and fell in love with chess in 2017 after being exposed to the basics by a part-time teacher at school in Manhattan，New York.However，his mother，Oluwatoyin，didn't let him join the school's chess club due to the travel and chess competition costs.The family of four，who were living in a homeless shelter，did not have extra money to spare.When Oluwatoyin explained the family's situation to the chess club's instructor，Russell Makofsky，he instantly cancelled all costs for the young boy.
   Tani did not disappoint those who supported him.Over less than a year after joining the club，he had garnered seven trophies（獎(jiǎng)杯）and was ranked 27 in his age category.In 2019，the then eight-year-old，who was still living in a homeless shelter，made national headlines when he defeated 73 competitors to win the New York State Scholastic Chess K-3 Championship.His amazing story caught much attention and a GoFundMe campaign，set up by Makofsky，helped raise enough money for Tani and his family to move into a new home.

（1）What can we learn from paragraph 2？

A

A

A．Tani's efforts paid off.
B．Tani did badly at school.
C．Tani hardly practiced chess.
D．Tani's thoughts were simple.
（2）Who first introduced Tani to chess？

B

B

A．His mother.
B．His teacher.
C．Alexandrovich Karjakin.
D．Russell Makofsky.
（3）Why did Tani's mother disagree to let him join the chess club？

A

A

A．The family was too poor to cover the costs.
B．The competition in the club was too fierce.
C．She was afraid that he was not independent.
D．She wanted him to concentrate on his study.
（4）What does the underlined word "garnered" in the last paragraph probably mean？

C

C

A．Assessed.
B．Designed.
C．Gained.
D．Missed.