The Internet is very useful. We can get a lot of _______________ from it.

A. thing B. message C. informations D. information

Teaspoons are used______ things.

A. for serve B. to serving

C. to serve D. serving

This kind of drink ______ a ______ smell. Many children like to drink it.

A. produces; pleasant B. is made; pleasure

C. was refused; glad D. protects; pleasant

She was seen ___ into the room.

A. to come B. come C. came D. comes

The girl is ___ to go to school.

A. enough old B. old enough C. too old D. old too

I met her ___ in a crowded bus.

A. by mistake B. on purpose C. by accident D. accident

Kevin Moseley is an inventor.He has turned his invention into a huge business success.Several years ago，Kevin came up with the ideas of creating a shark fin (鯊魚鰭) to help children learn to ______.He named it SwimFin.

Later，Kevin developed a business plan for his idea and went on a ______for investment (投資)．On the show，some people______that his idea was dangerous and they even made a couple of jokes.They said ______would buy such a “silly” thing.“I went on the show ______I was not a businessman，”Kevin said.“I needed the ______and advice，but I was made to feel like a poor little schoolboy.”

However，Kevin decided not to give up.“That experience made me want to succeed.I realized that I did have a good ______ that would help children learn to swim，so I decided to carry on______.”

Kevin raised about ￡200，000 ______ the new business.He started a company，SwimFin Ltd，from the garage (車庫) of his home.

In just one year，Kevin made about ￡70，000 and his product became very______.One year later，SwimFin was a ￡100，000 business and worldwide success.

1.A. skate B. swim C. count D. shoot

2.A. market B. program C. trip D. search

3.A. introduced B. checked C. accepted D. warned

4.A. nobody B. somebody C. anybody D. everybody

5.A. so B. but C. because D. If

6.A. tool B. partner C. money D. attention

7.A. product B. background C. course D. process

8.A. halfway B. alone C. instead D. abroad

9.A. under B. from C. through D. for

10.A. educational B. natural C. convenient D. popular

Kids have invented all kinds of things that we use in our everyday lives，including earmuffs，the Popsicle，the trampoline and Braille！One of the earliest kid inventors was Benjamin Franklin.He invented swim flippers at the age of twelve.

About 500，000 kids invent things each year.Their inventions help make our lives easier and more interesting!

Let's celebrate the creativity of young people on K．I.D.!

What is it?

K．I.D.—Kid Inventors' Day

When is it?

It's celebrated on January 17th，the birthday of Benjamin Franklin.

Why is it celebrated?

To acknowledge(感謝) past and present achievements of kid inventors；to encourage the creativity of future kid inventors.

How can you celebrate it?

Read about it.Write about it.Start a young inventors' club.Enter a contest.Or，design your own invention!

1.Which of the following was invented by young Benjamin Franklin?

A. Earmuffs. B. Swim flippers.

C. Braille. D. The trampoline.

2.What does the writer think of kids' inventions?

A. Strange. B. Simple. C. Boring. D. Useful.

3.How many reasons are given to explain why we celebrate K.I.D.?

A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.

4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way of celebrating K.I.D.?

A. Writing. B. Reading.

C. Visiting museums. D. Taking part in a contest.

5.The passage mainly tells us about ________.

A. some kid inventors

B. how to become a good young inventor

C. Kid Inventors' Day

D. the story of young Benjamin Franklin

In your school bags, you may have a pencil, some kinds of pens, a ruler, and some books. None of these things grow in the fields. They were all made in factories. And, of course, they were invented by some people. There have not always been pencils or pens, a ruler and books. Thousands of years ago no one knew about these things.

Who invented them first? How did they have such clever ideas? We always don’t know. There have been many thousands of inventions, large and small, in the human history. Some of these inventions have changed the world. Such as paper, printing, radio, telephone and computer, and we know the inventors. But we have forgotten most of the other inventors.

Who invented the clock, for example, or the lock to the door? We don’t know. There have been thousands of inventors and we should grateful (感激的) to them for their clever ideas. Will you be one of them when you grow up?

1.Most things in your school bags are made of _________.

A. paper B. wood C. metal D. nylon

2.The inventors invented these things because _________.

A. their children were at school B. they hoped to save some money

C. they have a lot of clever ideas D. they have good machines

3.The history books tell us _________.

A. who invented paper and printing B. who invented clocks and doors

C. when the first key was invented D. how much the silk cost

4.We don’t know ________.

A. the names of the inventors of paper B. the names of the inventors of telephone

C. the names of the inventors of lamp D. the names of most inventors

5.The writer wonders _________.

A. if you are an inventor B. if you want to be an inventor

C. what’s invented by you D. how many inventors you know

補全對話(其中有兩項多余)

A: Hi, Bill, do you know about National Inventors' Day？

B: No, I have never heard of it. 1.

A: On February 11th.

B: I remember the great inventor Thomas Edison was born on that day.

A: You're right and you have a good memory.

B: Thank you. 2.

A: Of course. There have been a lot of inventors in history. They made millions of inventions and some of them have changed the world.

B: In order to help remember these inventors, people named February 11th for National Inventors' Day, right？

A：3. But you made a mistake. It was Ronald Reagan, the President (總統(tǒng)) of the United States of America that named the date.

B: There must be many kinds of activities all over the world on that day.

A: You're right. Our school also celebrates National Inventors' Day.

B: 4.

A: Students show their own inventions. Some inventions are wonderful and exciting.

B: Sounds interesting. 5. Can I show them at your school？

A: No problem. You are more than welcome to.

A．You're very clever.

B．I like inventing small things, too.

C．How many inventions did it mention？

D．When is it？

E. Some inventions are useful.

F. How do you celebrate it？

G. Can you tell me how it got started