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(感谢) 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
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 (鲨鱼鳍) to help children learn to ______.He named it SwimFin.
Later，Kevin developed a business plan for his idea and went on a ______for investment (投资)．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 (车库) 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
I met her ___ in a crowded bus.
A. by mistake B. on purpose C. by accident D. accident
The girl is ___ to go to school.
A. enough old B. old enough C. too old D. old too
She was seen ___ into the room.
A. to come B. come C. came D. comes
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
