1 . This past summer was really special for Jaequan Faulkner, a 13-year-old boy living in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He set up a hot dog _________ outside his home to make some extra money. The boy took care to make sure that all food was fresh and clean. People in the neighborhood _________ the boy’s spirit, but there was only one _________: he didn’t have a permit.
When the Department of Health received a _________, instead of shutting down Jaequan’s stand, they did something exceptional. They helped the _________ get a permit so that his business could _________.
Daniel Huff, director of the department, said they were _________ to help a young man with such a sense of business. The health inspectors (检查员) helped to pay for his first permit. _________, Huff took another step and helped connect Jaequan with the Economic Opportunity Network, which gave the young businessman tips on _________ a small business.
“I was kind of __________ and so grateful,” Jaequan said about all the __________. “Because usually I would have one person at a time helping me, but there __________ to be so many kind people at once.”
The food stand now operates with a __________ and is open four hours daily from 11 am to 3 pm. Jaequan handles 90 percent of the business, and he is also planning to __________ to organizations that assist teenagers in need. With such a __________, the boy surely is going to have a bright future.
1. A.store | B.tent | C.factory | D.stand |
2. A.resisted | B.suspected | C.appreciated | D.trusted |
3. A.advantage | B.problem | C.policy | D.request |
4. A.complaint | B.comment | C.warning | D.notice |
5. A.official | B.teenager | C.neighborhood | D.director |
6. A.survive | B.expand | C.respond | D.profit |
7. A.grateful | B.curious | C.hesitant | D.willing |
8. A.Again | B.Initially | C.Then | D.Consequently |
9. A.sponsoring | B.running | C.starting | D.investing |
10. A.disappointed | B.embarrassed | C.scary | D.surprised |
11. A.support | B.trouble | C.inspiration | D.conflict |
12. A.used | B.proved | C.seemed | D.happened |
13. A.label | B.model | C.patent | D.license |
14. A.apply | B.turn | C.submit | D.donate |
15. A.promise | B.story | C.drive | D.change |