One day during winter holiday , Jacob went to visit his grandmother . The six-year-old boy form Connecticut(康涅狄格州) couldn’t wait to play baseball when he got to her house . Jacob had brought his bat , but he had forgotten to bring a baseball .

Jacob’s problem gave him an idea . After returning home , he cut off the top of his bat with his parents’ help . The bat was hollow inside . Jacob dropped some balls into the hollow bat . Then he put a cap on the bat to close it . With the balls inside the bat , Jacob didn’t have to worry about forgetting them on his next visit to his grandmother . Since the balls were inside the bat , the new toy also allowed Jacob to carry the bat and balls in one hand . Jacob called his new toy a batball .

When school started , he took the batball to his school’s invention fair . Many people liked it , especially Jacob’s teacher . Jacob felt very proud about it .

A bit company heard about Jacob’s invention . They liked his idea and decided to sell “batballs” in shops . The batballs were blue (Jacob’s favourite color) and had three balls inside them .

Jacob also won an award for his toy . In 2002 , his batball was named the best new American product (產(chǎn)品) made in Connecticut .

11.Why did Jacob invent the batball ?

A. He wanted to sell it to a big company .　　 B. He had lost his bat and ball .

C. He wanted to solve a problem　　　　　　 D. He wanted to take it to the school’s invention.

12. Which event happened after Jacob took the batball to school ?

A. A toy company liked Jacob’s idea .　

B. Jacob took the top off his bat with his parents’ help .

C. Jacob got an idea .　　　　　　

D. Jacob wanted to play baseball at his grandmother’s house .

13. How did Jacob probably feel about the batball ?

A. Proud　　 B. Sad　　　 C. Brave　　 D. Surprised

14. The underlined word “hollow” means _________ .

A. 新的　　　 B. 鐵的　　 C. 塑料的　　 D. 空的

15. Why were the batballs blue ?

A. Because people like this colour .　　　　　 B. Because blue is a nice colour .

C. Because blue is Jacob’s favourite colour .　 D . We don’t know .

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