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KIDS IN CHARGE
Four young people got an early start inventing new things or creating their own businesses. They show us that it's never too early to follow our dreams.
LAVT Web
Laima Tazmln
Laima Tazmin borrowed her older brother's computer books and began creating Web sites for fun when she was 7 years old. Her hobby became a business idea in the third grade. From Laima's home office, she makes Web sites for small-business owners and artists now.
Shay's Bones and Biscuits
Shay Hammond
Since starting her own business at age 11, Shay Hammond has attracted many customers. Shay sells homemade dog treats and also takes orders online. In three years Shay's company has grown. It earned about $200 last year.
ProPedder Kustoms
Buddy Dillenberg
Buddy Dillenberg saved enough money to buy a car when he turned 16. Instead, he bought a machine and started his own business. Buddy makes cool add-ons for his friends' scooters, called Go-Peels. He also sold his scooter parts online.Over the Edge Wheelchair Lift
Christopher Whetzel
Christopher Whetzel, 12, has found another kind of success. Unlike the others, he hasn't started his own business. But like them, he has done something great. He made something to help those who are in wheelchairs to get back up and he won ＄10, 000 for his great idea.1.Lairna Tazrnin started to create Web sites at the age of __________.
A.7 B.11 C.16 D.12
2.Who won＄10, 000 for a great idea?
A.I.aima Tazmin. B.Shay Hammond.
C.Buddy Dillenberg. D.Christopher Whetzel.
3.What does Shay Hammond do within her business?
A.She makes Web sites for companies. B.She sells homemade dog food.
C.She sells scooter parts online. D.She helps people in wheelchairs.
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REACHING FOR THE SKY
In 2007, Barrington Irving became the youngest person to fly solo（独自）around the world. He was just 23 years old. How did the young man achieve this?
A PASSION FOR FLYING
A turning point happened when he was 15. Irving was working in Miami, Florida. One of the store's customers was Gary Robinson, a professional pilot. One day, Robinson asked Irving if he was interested in flying. The next day, the pilot took Irving to an airport and showed Irving inside the cockpit of a Boeing 777. That experience changed Irving's life.
Irving was determined to fly. To reach his dream, he worked different jobs. He washed airplanes and cleaned swimming pools. He also helped at a store. At home, he practiced his flying skills on a video game. Finally, he earned enough money for flight school.
CIRCLING THE WORLD
At flight school, Irving achieved his first dream-he learned how to fly. His next dream was bigger. He planned to build his own plane and fly solo around the world. On March 23, 2007, Irving began his round-the-world trip. After 97 days-with 145 hours in the air-he landed back in Miami. Irving achieved his dream once again.
SHARING THE DREAM
When he landed, Irving saw many young people in the cheering crowd. This gave him an idea：“I had no money, but I was determined to give back with my time, knowledge and experience." Irving decided to start a program called “Experience Aviation." The program helps young people achieve their career dreams in aviation（航空）and science.
“Everyone told me what I couldn't do,” says Irving. "They said I was too young, that I didn't have enough money, experience, strength, or knowledge.［But] even if no one believes in your dream, " he says, "you have to, for it."
1.What wag Barrington Irving's first dream?
A.To fly a plane. B.To buy a plane.
C.To travel by plane. D.To build his own plane.
2.How many hours did Barrington Irving fly solo around the world?
A.97. B.145. C.23. D.15.
3.Nie program“Experience Aviation" is to __________.
A.teach students to fly B.give money to flight schools
C.tell others his stories D.help young people with dreams
4.What do you know about Barrington Irving?
A.He was interested in flying when he was a child.
B.Gary Robinson was an important person in his life.
C.He shared his dream by teaching at a flight school.
D.He learned how to build planes on a video game.
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Bags of Fun Bring Smiles to Hospitalized Kids
In the weeks after 6-year-old Gabby Krause lost her battle with brain cancer in 2004, her mother and a close friend fought through tears as they discussed the best way to honor the little girl.
Out of that conversation-and previous encouragement from Gabby herself-Bags of Fun was born. It provides to children with life-threatening illnesses the very thing that made chemotherapy and radiation treatment（化疗） a little easier on Gabby:。bag full of toys, books, electronic devices（电子设备）and games to pass the time.
"The bag" was something her family brought along from the beginning of her 19-month battle, and Gabby voiced her wish to bring the same joy to the kids around her after realizing that most patients at the Children's Hospital didn't have a. bag of fun. It is a symbol of her selfless spirit.
"The bags are tailored to age and gender（性别）, but the two mast common things are an electronic device and noise putty that makes sounds that bring laughter to children", said Solomon, a volunteer for the organization. In all, there are usually between 14-18 things in each bag to help pass the hard .“It's mostly about the power of play, what it's able to do for these kids who are sitting in a hospital worrying about what's going on, when the next needle poke or test is coming. " said Solomon, who adds there is strong evidence to suggest the activities reduce stress on patients and their parents.
A bag of fun, brought to Maelle Hicks on her first clay of treatment at the Children's Hospital in July 2014, had such a great effect that she and her family continue to volunteer and raise money for the organization, long after she left hospital. Her mother says Bags of Fun was a complete surprise to everyone, and Maelle will never forget it.
The scope（范围）of Bags of Fun has gotten bigger since its beginning. Bags were first given to cancer patients, but now all children affected by a life-threatening condition are able to benefit from Bags of Fun.
1.Bags of Fun was born to __________.
A.encourage Gabby B.remember Gabby
C.celebrate children's success D.reduce stress on parents
2.According to the passage, what might be inside a bag of fun?
A.Money. B.Medicine. C.Movie tickets. D.Chess.
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A.Maelle Hicks' family gave money to Bags of Fun.
B.Bags of Fun has probably been used in more hospitals.
C.Bags of Fun makes hospitalized kids get better treatment.
D.Kids in the hospital can get help from Bags of Fun.
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