Thinking outside the Box
If you think young people can't have an influence on the world，think again. Over the years，teens have invented excellent things that solve problems and have changed the ways people do things.
Take fourteen-year-old Eliott Sarrey for example. He invented Bot2Karot，a gardening robot that can take care of a small vegetable garden. The robot is controlled by an app on a smartphone. It helps people grow and take care of vegetables. It also saves water and energy，and makes gardening easy for people who are very busy or have difficulty getting around. Brooke Martin is an animal lover who missed her dog when she was away. So she invented iCPooch when she was just twelve years old. The iCPooch lets pet owners check on their pets from anywhere in the world using a smartphone. It also allows owners to use their smartphone cameras to video chat with their pets.
Fourteen-year-old inventor Robert Saunt was tired of buying or borrowing different video-game controllers for each game console(操 控 器 ) . So he invented a controller called Game Blox. It can be used with four of the most popular game consoles. His invention will save players a lot of money and space，and it will save 330 million kg of materials every year.
Kids all over the world find ways to solve problems every day. Who knows?Maybe the next time you have a problem，you'll come up with the next amazing idea!
1.If you have no time to take care of your vegetable garden，_______ can help you.
A. Bot2Karot B. iCPooch C. Game Blox D. Smartphone Cameras
2.Brooke Martin invented iCPooch when she was _______.
A. 4 B. 10 C. 12 D. 14
3.According to the passage，Robert Saunt ________.
A. is an animal lover B. was tired of playing games
C. invented a controller D. helps with gardening
Throughout history，people have used jewelry(珠 宝 ) to make their clothes look more special. Jewelry was，and still is，in fashion all over the world. Through the years，people have worn jewelry for different _______:to make themselves look beautiful，to protect them from bad things,and to _______ how much money they have.
In South Africa，men in the Ndebele tribe(部 落 )often gave their_______ jewelry made of silver or gold rings. Ndebele women wore necklaces around their necks and bracelets around their arms. Rings were _______worn on their legs. The rings showed wealth. Awoman with many rings had a( n)_______ husband. In the past，women only took the rings off when their husbands died. Today Ndebele women still wear the rings，but not all of the time.
People in India have been wearing jewelry for more than 5,000 years. In the past，both men and women wore a lot of jewelry. Women wore as many as 50 bracelets at a time!Over time，men _______ wearing so much jewelry，but for women jewelry continues to be very important. In India，jewelry means safety. If a family has trouble with money，they can always _______ their jewelry. And，as with the Ndebele tribe，jewelry means wealth. Indian women can expect to receive jewelry as gifts for each important life event，such as birth，marriage，and becoming a mother.
In ancient China，people wore jewelry not just to show wealth but also for _______. They believed that the jade(玉 石 )used in their jewelry was alive and that it could keep bad things away. Many Chinese people today still believe this， and some people only wear the bracelets on their left arms.
1.A. reasons B. clothes C. places D. problems
2.A. ask B. show C. guess D. explain
3.A. daughters B. mothers C. wives D. friends
4.A. still B. never C. just D. even
5.A. older B. richer C. smarter D. stronger
6.A. kept B. hated C. stopped D. suggested
7.A. sell B. wear C. hide D. design
8.A. fun B. beauty C. friendship D. protection
—Dad，could you tell me next Sunday?
—Nothing special.
A. what you did B. what are you going to do
C. what did you do D. what you are going to do
—Do you know that 1,000,000,000 people are using WeChat?
—Yes. It by more and more people around the world.
A. accept B. accepted C. is accepted D. was accepted
If you too much ice-cream，you will get sick.
A. will eat B. were eating C. ate D. eat
—Have you seen the film Monkey King?
—Yes. I it three times. It is so interesting.
A. saw B. have seen C. will see D. am seeing
