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so he decided to dig in and teach himself. when he was a teenager, his hometown was popular with tourists. ma went to a nearby hotel and offered visitors unofficial tours in exchange for english lessons. he continued this for several years, and his english skills improved. he became pen pals with one tourist who gave him the nickname \jack.\ ma’s aptitude for learning english did not match his abilities in other areas. he struggled in academics and faced many setbacks. when he applied for college, he failed the entrance exam twice. he didn’t give up, though. on the third try, he passed the entrance exam and planned to attend hangzhou teacher’s institute.

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Since no specific question is provided about this text, it's unclear what is being asked. If you want to analyze the text from a certain discipline (e.g., Social Science - Psychology to analyze his learning behavior, or Arts - Linguistics to analyze language use), or have a specific task like summarizing, finding a main idea, etc., please clarify your question.