Section A Reading in the Context
Read the passage with 10 missing words or phrases. Learn to guess their meanings of them from the context and then select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Each word or phrase should be selected only once.
When was the last time you were called “childish”？For kids like me，being called childish can be a frequent 1 . Every time we make irrational demands， 2 irresponsible behavior， or display any other 3 of being normal American citizens， we are called childish. After all， take a look at these events： Imperialism， colonization and world wars. Ask yourself， who's 4 ？ Adults.
Now， what have kids done？ Anne Frank 5 millions with her powerful account of the Holocaust. Ruby Bridges helped to end segregation in the United States. And， most recently，Charlie Simpson helped to 6 120，000 pounds for Haiti， on his little bike. So as you can see evidenced by such examples， age has absolutely 7 to do with it. The traits the word“childish” addresses are seen so often in adults，that we should abolish this age⁃discriminatory word， when it comes to criticizing behavior associated with irresponsibility and irrational thinking.
Maybe you've had grand plans before， but stopped yourself， thinking，“That's impossible，”or “That costs too much.” For better or 8 ， we kids aren't hampered as much when it comes to thinking about reasons why not to do things. Kids can be 9 of inspiring aspirations and hopeful thinking， like my wish that no one went hungry. How many of you still dream like that， and believe in the possibilities？ Sometimes a 10 of history and the past failures of Utopian ideals can be a burden. On the other hand， we kids still dream about perfection. And that's a good thing， because in order to make anything a reality， you have to dream about it first.
A. responsible
B. full
C. exhibit
D. consequence
E. worse
F. occurrence
G. amused
H. nothing
I. appealing
J. knowledge
K. raise
L. fill
M. appearance
N. signs
O. touched