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【題目】“Kids can make a difference.” Craig Kielburger said. When Craig was 12, he s【1】a group that has helped kids all over the world.

How did Craig get started? In the seventh grade he learned something that made him a【2】. A 6-year-old boy in Pakistan was sent to work in a factory. The boy could not go to school. He could not even play. He had no freedom (自由) at all.

Craig c【3】 that with his own life. Laws in his country said that kids must go to school. E【4】 was free to all kids. But in some countries school was not free. Children from poor families went to work instead of to school.

Craig wanted to help those who didn’t have the same a【5】 as he and his friends. As a result, Craig and some friends started Free The Children.

Craig and his friends decided that Free The Children should r【6】 money to build schools. Craig hoped that learning would help kids in poverty (貧困) live b【7】.

Today, Craig’s charity has more than one million members in 45 countries. It is s【8】 going strong. The money they have raised has done many good things. It has helped build more than 500 schools around the world. It also pays for health care in p【9】 communities.

Craig has had a lot of success. However, he still remembers his unpleasant start in the seventh grade.

“We were laughed at by other kids, who said you c【10】 change things,” he says. Still, Craig didn’t give up. Now he wants more kids to help. “Go to freethechildren.com. Bring it to your teachers,” he says. “As you gain more confidence, friends will join you. It just gets easier.”

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【答案】

【1】started

【2】angry

【3】compared

【4】Education

【5】advantages

【6】raise

【7】better

【8】still

【9】poor

【10】couldn't

【解析】本篇文章難度適中，主要講述克雷格想幫助那些不能上學(xué)的孩子，他和他的朋友籌錢建學(xué)校，希望能讓這些孩子有美好的未來。

【1】句意“當(dāng)克雷格十二歲時，他創(chuàng)辦了一個團隊來幫助世界上的孩子”。根據(jù)下文How did Craig get started及首字母可知，要填start，且為過去式，故填started。

【2】句意“在他七年級時，他知道一些讓他生氣的事情”。根據(jù)下文A 6-year-old boy in Pakistan was sent to work in a factory. The boy could not go to school. He could not even play. He had no freedom (自由) at all及首字母可知，故填angry。

【3】句意“克雷格對比了一下他自己的生活”。根據(jù)下文Laws in his country said that kids must go to school可知，用他的生活與其他地方的生活做比較，且為過去式。故填compared。

【4】句意“教育對所有的孩子都是免費的”。根據(jù)下文But in some countries school was not free. Children from poor families went to work instead of to school以及首字母可知，故填Education。

【5】句意“克雷格想幫助那些沒有他和他的朋友優(yōu)勢的那些學(xué)生”。根據(jù)首字母可知，advantage優(yōu)勢，且用復(fù)數(shù)，故填advantage。

【6】句意“克雷格和他的朋友決定建立兒童解放組織應(yīng)該籌錢來建立學(xué)�！�。raise money籌錢，且should后用動詞原形，故填raise。

【7】句意“克雷格希望學(xué)習(xí)會讓那些處于貧困的孩子學(xué)習(xí)的更好”。better更好，根據(jù)句意，故填better。

【8】句意“如今，克雷格的慈善機構(gòu)在45個國家有超過一百萬的會員且仍然在增長”。根據(jù)句意以及首字母可知，故填still。

【9】句意“它在世界上建立了超過500所學(xué)校，還在貧困地區(qū)支付醫(yī)療費用”。根據(jù)句意以及首字母可知，故填poor。

【10】句意“我們被其他的孩子嘲笑說你們不能改變這些事情”。根據(jù)下文Still, Craig didn’t give up以及首字母可知，故填couldn't。