Ewan Drum has always liked superheroes. He admires how they help people. At the age of seven, he told his parents, "I want to (1) like a superhero and help the homeless." A few months later, Ewan's family planned a day of (2) . Wearing his red superhero costume, Ewan(3) helped pass out 70 bag lunches to hungry people in a park in Detroit, Michigan. That's(4) Super Ewan was born.
Word spread about Ewan' s good deeds(事迹). People donated(捐赠) money and something else, and Ewan handed them out to those in need. When(5) donated bottles of water, Ewan and his family held a drive to get even more. They (6) the water to Flint, Michigan, a city that had unsafe drinking water. Another time, a business donated six turkeys for Thanksgiving. (7) his parents' help, Ewan used social media(媒体)to ask for more turkeys, plus side dishes. In the end, he says, "we handed out 64 turkey dinners to (8) all around Detroit."
Ewan has a motto: Everyone can be a superhero to someone. At an event called the Hero Round Table, Ewan told the listeners, "It's not(9) to help people. You can keep some socks and snacks in your car to help people in need. Every(10) thing helps and can make someone feel happy."
(1)A. get up |
B. dress up |
C. look up |
(2)A. giving |
B. playing |
C. showing |
(3)A. safely |
B. seriously |
C. happily |
(4)A. what |
B. why |
C. how |
(5)A. someone |
B. everyone |
C. no one |
(6)A. sold |
B. took |
C. lent |
(7)A. From |
B. With |
C. In |
(8)A. heroes |
B. listeners |
C. families |
(9)A. difficult |
B. possible |
C. necessary |
(10)A. private |
B. little |
C. interesting |
Lonnie Johnson always loved taking things apart(分开). He(1) /'sʌmtaimz/ put them back together. Other times he made new things from different (2) ( part). He learned how to use tools from his dad.
At 13, Lonnie put an old engine(发动机)on a homemade go﹣cart. He loved driving it around. He dreamed of being(3) inventor. By high school, Lonnie built a remote﹣control robot from some waste things. This won him first prize at the Alabama State Science Fair. His friends called (4) "The Little Scientist". In college, Lonnie was an excellent student. After that, he (5) (become )an Air Force officer, rocket scientist and business leader. (6) he never stopped inventing. You may have played with his most famous invention﹣﹣﹣the Super Soaker, a kind of water gun. Lonnie got the idea for this(7) /tɔi/ while working on another invention. When he tested a homemade part in his bathroom, it shot water(8) / ə' krɔs/ the room.
Today, Dr. Lonnie Johnson has more than 100(9) (use) inventions. However, he still keeps(10) (try)new things.
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