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A video showing a 12-year-old boy from Moche, Peru, doing
his homework on the sidewalk, under a streetlight, has been watched several
million times on Facebook after being 1 by local police.
Staff at the Moche Police Station first 2Victor
Martin late last month, while checking security cameras (监控摄像) . They found a
young boy sitting on the sidewalk by 3at
night. At first, they thought he was doing something bad, but later they 4he
was actually writing something in his notebook, taking advantage of the
streetlight overhead. Moved by the boy's 5,
the police shared the video on Facebook.
At the time of this writing, Victor's heartwarming and 6heartbreaking
story has spread all around the world. Local TV station managed to find the boy
and sat down with his mother to learn why he was doing his homework on the
street 7at home.
It turns out that the 12-year-old's family is so 8that
they couldn't pay for electricity (电) , so they just depended on a 9during
the night. Unluckily, Victor Martin could 10finish
his homework before the sun went down, and recently he couldn't 11the
weak candlelight any more.
"One day, my son
said ‘12 I
continue with the candle, I will be crazy! I'd better go outside to finish my
homework, ‘" Rosa Angulo Cordoba told Panamericana TV. She 13that
Victor's neck would often become hard to move because of tilting (倾斜) his head to let the
candlelight through.
Victor's mother said that although he 14housework
and took care of the family sheep every day, the sixth grader took 15very
seriously and got good grades.
(1)
A .
shared
B .
taken
C .
discussed
D .
praised
(2)
A .
met
B .
interviewed
C .
noticed
D .
caught
(3)
A .
itself
B .
yourself
C .
myself
D .
himself
(4)
A .
saw
B .
realized
C .
heard
D .
learned
(5)
A .
wish
B .
plan
C .
spirit
D .
hobby
(6)
A .
by the way
B .
at
least
C .
at the same time
D .
in the end
(7)
A .
instead of
B .
because
C .
because of
D .
instead
(8)
A .
traditional
B .
popular
C .
special
D .
poor
(9)
A .
flash
B .
candle
C .
camera
D .
fire
(10)
A .
seldom
B .
even
C .
only
D .
still
(11)
A .
change
B .
stand
C .
enjoy
D .
protect
(12)
A .
Although
B .
Because
C .
If
D .
Until
(13)
A .
added
B .
warned
C .
hoped
D .
lied
(14)
A .
put off
B .
worried about
C .
gave up
D .
helped with
(15)
A .
health
B .
school
C .
friendship
D .
safety
答案:(1)A;(2)C;(3)D;(4)B;(5)C;(6)C;(7)A;(8)D;(9)B;(10)A;(11)B;(12)C;(13)A;(14)D;(15)B;