You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know about its writer? It was written by an American girl. And she became very rich after that.

When she was a child, she was poor. Once, she was invited to her friend’s birthday party. She was pleased but sad because she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift for her. “The party is coming soon, but now I don’t have any money.” the girl cried.

Later that night she was in bed, thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in. “What happened?” her grandma asked. Hearing the girl’s story. she said, “Don’t worry. I think I can help you. How about singing a song together? Happy birthday to …” What a beautiful song! They sang and sang. Suddenly she woke up. It was a dream! She wrote it down at once and would sing it to her friends at the party.

When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friends were very happy. “How wonderfully you sing! I haven’t heard such a beautiful song before. Thank you for giving me the special gift.” said her friend. And they learnt to sing it together. Later the girl became famous in America.

1.The song Happy Birthday was written by ______.

A.an American girl B.an American girl’s grandma

C.an American boy D.an American girl’s friend

2.The girl was sad because______.

A.she didn’t want to go to the party B.she would be busy that day

C.she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift D.she wasn’t invited to the party

3.What gift did she give her friend?

A.A flower. B.A toy. C.An interesting book. D.A song.

4.What did her friend think of the song? It was ______.

A.boring B.beautiful C.interesting D.sad

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The girl was still poor after writing the song.

B.The girl wrote the song with her grandpa in her dream.

C.The girl’s friend had heard the song before.

D.The girl became famous because of the song.

Creative and New Ideas from Teenagers

Teenagers are known for being creative and full of new ideas. Let's have a look at these teenage inventions that might change the world.

Banana leaves usually go bad in two or three days. Richard, a teenager from India, used UV to make the leaves stay fresh for a year. Richard thinks that one day the leaves will be used for making plates, cups and other things.

David, an American teenager, built an earthworm (蚯蚓) robot. It is able to go into the smallest places, where humans or dogs can't go. It will be finding people in a fire or an earthquake.

Sara, a 14-year-old girl, from South Africa, found it tiring and boring to hand wash clothes in the nearby river. She reused some bicycle parts and created a washing machine that saves time, energy and keeps people fit at the same time.

Alex, a 15-year-old boy, from England, noticed that his grandfather who got Alzheimer's disease(老年痴呆)would often leave home and get lost. So he invented the wearable sensors(感应器)to help people find their family members like his grandfather.

1.Who built an earthworm robot?

A.Richard. B.David. C.Sara. D.Alex.

2.The wearable sensors invented by Alex can ___________.

A.make things stay fresh B.help people wash clothes

C.go into the smallest places D.help people find their family members

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Plates and cups are made of fresh banana leaves.

B.Sara's washing machine can also keep people fit.

C.David is a middle school student from India.

D.Alex's wearable sensors will keep old people at home.

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