Many years ago,there was a family called Franklin. They lived in Boston. There were five girls and boys in the family. One day in January,1760,another baby was born. The boy’s mother and his father gave the boy a name-Benjamin.
Benjamin was the most clever of all the children. He could read when he was five and he could write by the time he was seven. When he was eight he was sent to school.
In school Benjamin was good at reading and writing but weak in Maths. He read all of his father’s books. And whenever (无论何时) he had a little money,he bought a book with it. He liked books. They told him how to do something. At that time he invented (发明) the paddles (脚蹼) for swimming.
Name | Benjamin Franklin |
Date of birth | (1)， 1760 |
Place of birth | Boston |
Family members | (2) brothers and sisters |
Childhood | He was the (3) of all the children in his family. He could read when he was (4) years old. He was able to (5) at the age of sevea He started to go to (6) at 8 years old. In school, he was good at (7) and writing, but not at (8). |
What he did | He read all his father’s books. He bought (9) with all his money. He invented the paddles for (10). |
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