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From a young age, Micheal Platt loved two things: Martin Luther King and cupcakes. He set down statistics about income inequality and childhood hunger. But he also_17__ afternoons at his computer in his home, astonished by YouTube bakers who changed eggs, flour and water_18__ edible(可食用的) works of art.
Michael saw a way to__19_ his two passions. At age 11, he founded a bakery. For every cupcake, cake or cookie Micheal __20_ , he donates another to the homeless and _21__ . Micheal, now 13, said he__22_ enjoys handing out cupcakes to kids.
Sometimes Micheal bakes to get money for hunger-fighting groups, too. He spent a morning last weekend teaching a baking class to__23_ money for Nokid Hungry.
He can keep up with his baking partly because he is homeschooled by his mother, who __24___ her job to take care of Micheal full time. Micheal __25___ of public school after his epilepsy(癫痫) was diagnosed in sixth grade. His epilepsy became too __26__ and too frequent to allow him to sit in a classroom, his mother explained.
“It was a very, very __27__ time,” she said of the period after the diagnosis, during which Micheal had to __28__ his physical activity. “He had to stop everything he _29__ : gymnastics, climbing trees, diving. So that’s_30_ he kind of threw himself into baking.” She said. Baking, Micheal said, makes him feel calm.
But when he started the bakery, he knew from the beginning that he wanted his __31__ to do more than make money. Micheal hopes his cupcakes__32_ others to work for social equality.
Sometimes, Micheal __33__ , he grows tired of being in the kitchen. Then he remembers the __34__ boy he met once while_35__ cupcakes. A couple of days afterwards, the boy’s father messaged Micheal on Facebook saying that his son, encouraged by Micheal’s example, now is eager to _36_ a baker. “That inspired me,” Micheal said.
17.A.spent B.cost C.wasted D.saved
18.A.about B.with C.from D.into
19.A.separate B.connect C.make D.lose
20.A.throws B.burns C.sells D.eats
21.A.thirsty B.hungry C.black D.foolish
22.A.slowly B.generally C.especially D.only
23.A.print B.pick C.raise D.affect
24.A.quit B.arranged C.lacked D.applied
25.A.dropped out B.thought highly C.made sense D.ran out
26.A.real B.normal C.mild D.severe
27.A.pleasant B.free C.important D.difficult
28.A.limit B.adopt C.demand D.practice
29.A.accomplished B.loved C.appreciated D.explored
30.A.where B.when C.what D.because
31.A.attitude B.skill C.business D.explanation
32.A.unite B.reject C.inspire D.warn
33.A.believes B.informs C.imagines D.admits
34.A.poor B.ugly C.greedy D.lovely
35.A.taking up B.giving out C.making up D.squeezing out
36.A.teach B.employ C.accuse D.become
17.A 18.D 19.B 20.C 21.B 22.C 23.C 24.A 25.A 26.D 27.D 28.A 29.B 30.B 31.C 32.C 33.D 34.A 35.B 36.D
From a young age, Micheal Platt loved two things: Martin Luther King and cupcakes. He set down statistics about income inequality and childhood hunger. But he also_17__ afternoons at his computer in his home, astonished by YouTube bakers who changed eggs, flour and water_18__ edible(可食用的) works of art.
Michael saw a way to__19_ his two passions. At age 11, he founded a bakery. For every cupcake, cake or cookie Micheal __20_ , he donates another to the homeless and _21__ . Micheal, now 13, said he__22_ enjoys handing out cupcakes to kids.
Sometimes Micheal bakes to get money for hunger-fighting groups, too. He spent a morning last weekend teaching a baking class to__23_ money for Nokid Hungry.
He can keep up with his baking partly because he is homeschooled by his mother, who __24___ her job to take care of Micheal full time. Micheal __25___ of public school after his epilepsy(癫痫) was diagnosed in sixth grade. His epilepsy became too __26__ and too frequent to allow him to sit in a classroom, his mother explained.
“It was a very, very __27__ time,” she said of the period after the diagnosis, during which Micheal had to __28__ his physical activity. “He had to stop everything he _29__ : gymnastics, climbing trees, diving. So that’s_30_ he kind of threw himself into baking.” She said. Baking, Micheal said, makes him feel calm.
But when he started the bakery, he knew from the beginning that he wanted his __31__ to do more than make money. Micheal hopes his cupcakes__32_ others to work for social equality.
Sometimes, Micheal __33__ , he grows tired of being in the kitchen. Then he remembers the __34__ boy he met once while_35__ cupcakes. A couple of days afterwards, the boy’s father messaged Micheal on Facebook saying that his son, encouraged by Micheal’s example, now is eager to _36_ a baker. “That inspired me,” Micheal said.
17.A.spent B.cost C.wasted D.saved
18.A.about B.with C.from D.into
19.A.separate B.connect C.make D.lose
20.A.throws B.burns C.sells D.eats
21.A.thirsty B.hungry C.black D.foolish
22.A.slowly B.generally C.especially D.only
23.A.print B.pick C.raise D.affect
24.A.quit B.arranged C.lacked D.applied
25.A.dropped out B.thought highly C.made sense D.ran out
26.A.real B.normal C.mild D.severe
27.A.pleasant B.free C.important D.difficult
28.A.limit B.adopt C.demand D.practice
29.A.accomplished B.loved C.appreciated D.explored
30.A.where B.when C.what D.because
31.A.attitude B.skill C.business D.explanation
32.A.unite B.reject C.inspire D.warn
33.A.believes B.informs C.imagines D.admits
34.A.poor B.ugly C.greedy D.lovely
35.A.taking up B.giving out C.making up D.squeezing out
36.A.teach B.employ C.accuse D.become
17.A 18.D 19.B 20.C 21.B 22.C 23.C 24.A 25.A 26.D 27.D 28.A 29.B 30.B 31.C 32.C 33.D 34.A 35.B 36.D
