B． made a business plan C． asked teachers for advice D．got money from friends
（3）It can be inferred（推断）from the passage that Brennan ． A． got no support from his parents B． was too busy to do house chores C． stopped designing because of his eyes D． enjoyed both his study and business
（4）Which word can best describe Brennan according to the passage？ A． Honest． B． Kind． C． Creative． D． Helpful．
12．（8分）Every night in Jinan University in Guangzhou，a group of students plays diabolo （空竹） as a crowd watches on in amazement．
Chen Zhelun，25， a Malaysian﹣Chinese started the diabolo club， which helps to increase the popularity of this traditional Chinese game． He is one of many students expressing their interest in the country's cultural heritage（遗产）by starting clubs．
The diabolo， which came from China， is popular among Chinese living in Malaysia．
\played diabolo from primary school onward． I thought I could find
someone to play with in China， but only a few students knew about it． So I started a club to develop it，\．
To Chen's surprise， the old game has interested a huge crowd﹣ more than 1 ，000students have joined the club．
\， says Chen．\
But some prefer quieter activities． Every weekend， one classroom in Shenzhen University is always crowded， but it's unusually silent． The members of Lanting Calligraphy Club are writing Chinese characters with traditional brushes．
Fan Dongling， 21， a student in Shenzhen University， says it's a shame that young people no longer enjoy the beauty of Chinese characters． Although her club is quiet， Fan says it keeps members healthy， mentally and physically．
\． They like celebrating Western festivals like Christmas or Valentine's Day， but they seldom pay attention to traditional ones， \， 21，a student in Guangxi University．
As head of the traditional Chinese 1ocal operas club， Kong plans to put modern elements （元素）into traditional culture to get students to join his cIub．
\think it's everyone's duty to save and develop China's traditiortal culture among young people， he says．
（1）The passage is organized by giving three ． A． examples B． tasks C．lessons D． speeches
（2）The underlined word \（指代） A． watching diabolo shows B． playing diabolo
C． talking about old games D． going to primary school
（3）It can be learned from the passage that Fan Dongling ． A． comes from Malaysia B． is good at local operas C． loves quiet activities D． is interested in sports
（4）Kong Yanquan advises young people to ． A． practice writing Chinese characters B． celebrate Western festivals
C． pay attention to traditional culture D． make friends with the elders
13．（8分）Technology is everywhere． We see it any place we go and， in fact， almost all of us carry some piece of technology with us every time
we leave the house． What I always forget， though， is just how useful and powerful technology can be when we want to help others．
There is not a single room in my house that does not have some electronic devices （设备）lying around in it． Whenever I am at home， I am almost always using at least one electronic device． If you walked into my living room on any given day， you would find that， first， I have the television on． At the same time， I usually have my laptop resting on my knee， or I will be using my mobile phone． Even when I'm not at home I am always using my phone， and at work or in cafés， I sit down and connect to the local wireless network on my laptop．
I must say that I waste a lot of time on the computer and the time I spend on it could be much better spent if I were to take up a little online volunteering．
The technology we carry about everywhere can have a great power to do good for the world and to help others and recently I discovered just how much online volunteering there is to do in the world． From using your language skills to do translations， to developing and managing projects and helping with IT work， there is so much that so many people can do to help people in their own countries and across the world． The United Nations， in fact， has a huge page with \website．
This work can support the poor and help charities who cannot pay for