Welcome to the Amazing kids Website! Here you can read about clever children all over the world.

Gina, who is thirteen years old, got first prize in the "Young Cook of the Year" competition and is now writing her own recipe (烹饪) book for kids. "I want it to be fun to read and easy enough for children to use," she says. Gina learned by observing (观察) her father, who's also good at cooking, in the kitchen. She wants to encourage other children to cook because "everyone needs to eat, so it's a skill that will always be useful! "

Fourteen-year-old Bren used to love running until he had a serious car accident three years ago. He lost part of one leg and didn't even expect to walk again. Now he's an athlete who has recently completed a marathon. "After my accident I wanted to give up," he says. "But now I'm happy to be alive and able to continue running."

Helga has always been good at science, but she thought it was too difficult to become an inventor. Then she heard about an accident that had happened when a car hit a train in her town. "That gave me an idea," says the clever sixteen-year-old girl. It took her over a year to invent a special machine that tells car drivers when a train is coming.

One company is already interested in selling it, so it may be in the shops soon!

79. How is Gina trying to encourage other children to cook?

　　 A. By observing her father.

　　 B. By writing a recipe book for kids.

　　 C. By giving them delicious food to eat.

　　 D. By getting first prize in the competition.

80. Why is it surprising thatBren is an athlete?

A. Because he can’t walk. 　　　　　　

B. Because he lost part of one leg.

C. Because he gave up running. 　　　　

D. Because he used to love running.

81. Which of the following is true about Helga?

　　 A. She saw a car hit a train in her town.

　　 B. She sold special machines to car drivers .

　　 C. She invented a special machine for car drivers.

　　 D. It is impossible for her to become an inventor.

82. Which would be the best title for the passage?

　　 A. Amazing Kids, Special Abilities　　 B. How to Be a Good Student

　　 C. Different People, Different Ideas　　 D. How to Get Living Skills

　　　　　　　　　

One morning, an old woman carrying a big basket of cabbages on her head to the market. She hoped to 　1 them to the people from town.

The mountain road was narrow（窄的）and the old woman was walking 　 2　 , because she did not want to have 　 3　 and lose her cabbages.

Suddenly she 　 4 a loud bell , and a bicycle came round the corner. It passed her and went very fast 　5 the hill. The old woman had to jump to one side of the 　6 so quickly that the basket of cabbages nearly fell into the valley（山谷）.

She looked up, and saw that a young boy was on the bicycle. He was 　7 on without even looking round to see 　8 the old woman was all right.

The old woman began to shout,“Come back, young man! You dropped something!”

When he heard this , the boy stopped the bicycle so suddenly that he 　 9 fell off . Then he turned and began to 　 10 the bicycle back up to the hill. “What is it?”he asked.“What did I drop?”“Little boy,”the old woman answered,“you dropped our manners（礼貌）.”

（　 ）1. A. sened　　　　　 B. sell　　　　　　 C. give　　　　　　 D. take

（　 ）2. A. carefully　　　　 B. clearly　　　　　 C. politely　　　　　 D. hardly

（　 ）3. A. a match　　　　 B. a rest　　　　 　　C. an accident　　　 D. a talk

（　　）4. A. hit　　　　　　 B. made　　　　　　 C. found　　　　　 D. heard

（　 ）5. A. over　　　　　　 B. up　　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　 D. down

（　 ）6. A. road　　　　　　 B. street　　　　　　 C. town　　　　 　 D. hill

（　 ）7. A. driving　　　　　 B. riding　　　　　 C. running　　　　 D. walking

（　　）8. A. how　　　　　　 B. why　　　　　　 C. whether　　　　 D. when

（　　）9. A. usually　　　　　 B. hardly　　　　　 C. easily　　　　　 D. nearly

（　 ）10.A. carry　　　　　 B. catch　　　　　　 C. push　　　　　　 D. give

Once again, I had run away and really did not know why. I walked out of the gate to go to school and then kept 　31 _. I had just turned eleven years old the week before. It was almost dark; I was tired, scared, cold, and all alone. I had not eaten all day and was afraid to turn 　 32 _ into the police.

As darkness fell, I made my way over to the city park 　33 _ on Park Street. I entered the darkened area and sat down on one of the wooden benches（长凳）.“Well, hello, young man.” A voice came from 　 34 _ me. I jumped, almost falling off the park bench. I could feel my heart beating in the side of my neck. I could 　35 _ catch my breath. I looked back and saw a woman standing behind me in the shadows. She found I was 　 36 _ because of feeling cold, so she took off her large scarf and covered it 　37 _ my shoulders. 　38 _ my eyes, she asked me if I need something to eat. After I said “yes”, she held out her hand and told me to take the very letter
39 _ I was unable to see to the store owner. I looked at her outstretched arm but saw 　 40 _ in her hand. However, I 　41 _ my hands slowly, acting as though I was taking something from her hand.

I came to a store with a 　42 _ sitting behind a counter. I opened the door, very slowly I held out my hand which has nothing in it toward her. I watched her face to see if she might think I was crazy or something else. 　43 _, she immediately turned and walked to the back of the store for the food I need. After that, I walked out into the street and headed back to the park where the old woman was.“Can I have the letter so I can be magic too?” I asked. Without replying to me,__44__　 she told me the persons who wanted to help 　 45 _ in need would never need the magic letter any more. With these words, she stood up, kissed me on the forehead, removed the large scarf from my shoulders and disappeared into the darkness.

31. A. jumping　　　　　　　 B. running　　　　　　　　 C. walking　　　　　　　　　　 D. hiking

32. A. himself　　　　　　　 B. myself　　　　　　　　　 C. themselves　　　　　　　 D. yourselves

33. A. finding　　　　　　　　 B. having　　　　　　　　　 C. laying　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lying

34. A. before　　　　　　　　 B. beside　　　　　　　　　 C. behind　　　　　　　　　　　 D. after

35. A. nearly　　　　　　　　 B. almost　　　　　　　　　 C. also　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. hardly

36. A. breathing　　　　　　 B. speaking　　　　　　　　 C. shaking　　　　　　　　　　 D. running

37. A. above　　　　　　　　 B. around　　　　　　　　　 C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. beside

38. A. Looking into 　　　 B. Looking at　　　　　　 C. Looking after　　　　　　 D. Looking over

39. A. where　　　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　　　　　 C. what　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. who

40. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything

41. A. pulled out　　　　　　 B. pushed out　　　　　　 C. reached out　　　 　 D. handed out

42. A. boy　　　　　　　　　　 B. policeman　　　　　　　 C. man　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. woman

43. A. Amazingly 　　　　 B. naturally　　　　　　　　 C. happily　　　　　　　　　　 D. luckily

44. A. so　　　　　　　　　　　 B. instead　　　　　　　　　 C. however　　　　　　　　　 D. though

45. A. another　　　　　　　 B. other　　　　　　　　　　 C. the other 　　　　　　　　 D. others