Ian Scott Wilson, 13, studies at a middle school in the US. He thinks kids don’t ___ enough respect from the grown-up world.
“Kids are usually ignored by adults”, he said.” They say: ‘That’s a _ _ idea. You can’t do that.’”
That’s why he took part in a national __ _ for student made documentaries. He wanted to be heard. A documentary is a film or TV show that_ _a serious issue. Ian had never made one and wanted to try.
Ian made a __ _film about problems at Walter Reed, a hospital in Washington. He won first __ _ in the competition for middle school students.
Walter Reed is taking care of many injured _ _ of the Iraq war. Earlier this year, reports said that the hospital had problems. For example, some said the rooms were _ _.
Ian paid much attention_ _ the issue because his 23-year-old brother is a soldier in Iraq.
“I thought about how terrible it would be _ _ these things happened to my brother,” Ian said.
“It was that feeling that helped make Ian’s film _ _ out”, said Joanne Wheeler. Wheeler helped run the competition. “Ian was very passionate, but he was _ _ a good listener.”
Ian interviewed 100 people for the _ _. He reported on what was wrong. But he also _ _ on efforts to fix the problems. Ian got a prize of $1,000. He decided to give the money to an __ _soldier staying in the hospital.
A.get B.take C.make D.release
A.good B.silly C.surprising D.exciting
A.meeting B.competition C.lecture D.interview
A.talks B.tells C.says D.speaks
A.10-minute B.10-minutes C.10-minute’s D.10-minutes’
A.room B.place C.area D.price
A.doctors B.nurses C.soldiers D.engineers
A.clean B.unclean C.polite D.impolite
A.on B.in C.to D.at
A.if B.so C.when D.while
A.take B.put C.work D.stand
A.also B.either C.both D.all
A.contest B.hospital C.agreement D.film
A.reported B.wrote C.put D.held
A.ill B.injured C.amazing D.interesting