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John Michael Thomas, 14, Florida
When John Michael Thomas decided to honor his friend and classmate Elizabeth Buckley, who died from cancer, he remembered how much she loved peacocks(孔雀).
He wanted to build a life-sized peacock fountain（喷泉） in Elizabeth’s favorite park in the city. He thought it could be a place for people to relax and be inspired.
John Michael raised $52,000 to build the fountain.
Barrett England, 13, Utah
The wheels began to turn for Barrett England when he heard about Karma Bike shop, a place where young people can earn free bike by reading and performing community service.
Barrett visited Karma’s owner with his idea: He would collect and repair used bikes and donate them to the shop.He expected to get about 10 donated bikes. In the end, Barrett received 39.
Zachary Blohm, 15, Wisconsin
The 25-year-old playground at an elementary school near Milwaukee, Wis., was so small that only 70 of its 575 students could play on it at a time.
That’s when Zachary Blohm saved the day. He and some volunteers build a huge playground. To raise money, Zac planned T-shirt and bake sales, sold tickets and more. He held monthly money-raising events for more than a year. Overall, he collected $130,000--enough to finish his project.
21. The peacock fountain was built in a park .
A. to encourage people B. in memory of a teenager
C. for the love of animals D. to cure a cancer sufferer
22. What did Barrett do for Karma Bike Shop?
A. He helped it win customers B. He repaired bikes there
C. He donated bikes to it D. He offered a reading service there
23. What do the three people have in common?
A. They’re top students B. They’re money raisers for the poor
C. They like various public activities D. They care about others
