Another element in the emergence of prodigies, I found, is a society that values excellence in a certain field and is able to nurture（培育） talent. Nowadays the most nurturing societies seem to be in the Far East. “ In Japan, a most competitive society with stronger discipline than ours,” says Isaac Stern, “ children are ready to test their limits every day in many fields, including music. When Western music came to Japan after World War II, that music not only became part of their daily lives, but it became a discipline as well.” The Koreans and Chinese, as we know, are just as highly motivated as the Japanese.

　　That’s a good thing, because even prodigies must work hard. Next to hard work, biological inheritance plays an important role in the making of a prodigy. J. S. Bach, for example, was the top of several generations of musicians, and four of his sons had significant careers in music.

　　13. Jewish parents in Eastern Europe longed for their children to attend music school because_____.

　　A. it would allow them access to a better life in the West

　　B. Jewish children are born with excellent musical talent

　　C. they wanted their children to enter into the professional fields

　　D. it would enable the family to get better treatment in their own country

　　14. Nurturing societies as mentioned in the passage refer to societies that_____.

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