Carter Braconi is a 5-year-old boy. Since he has autism (自闭症), he has trouble with other
kids. He was his scooter (滑板车) around the South Brunswick Skate Park in New Jersey
last weekend when he was by a group of young skateboarders.
After the kids arrived, Carter became and shy — but then, he was befriended by a 13-year-old boy named Gavin.
At the beginning, Gavin started with Carter and gave him some tips on how to safely the skate ramps (坡道) without falling. He then started teaching Carter how to use a . Shortly after that, the youngsters were all talking and laughing with Carter they were old friends.
Upon hearing that it was Carter’s birthday, the teens and started singing Happy Birthday to You. One of the other kids even gave a mini skateboard to Carter as a birthday gift.
Carter’s mother, Kristen Braconi, said that she was so moved by the of the skaters. She several videos to a local Facebook group, praising them for their actions.
“They were absolutely . They included him in their group . It brought me to ,” wrote Braconi. “They were so kind and showed him how nice people could be to .”
“I bought them all ice cream to say thank you, but it wasn’t !”she added.“Thank you to whoever these children are and thank you to their parents they are doing a wonderful job!”
The videos were thousands of times until they caught the eye of local news outlets and police officers.
After confirming the of the youngsters, the police department gave them honorary coins to praise them, encouraging more people to care for kids with autism. 1. A.living B.running C.studying D.communicating
2. A.riding B.fixing C.watching D.missing
3. A.saved B.joined C.fooled D.beaten
4. A.excited B.curious C.anxious D.puzzled
5. A.chatting B.singing C.laughing D.quarrelling
6. A.find.out B.roll.down C.check.over D.clean.up
7. A.cellphone B.scooter C.computer D.skateboard
8. A.if B.so C.like D.since
9. A.got.together B.walked.away C.spread.out D.came.back
10. A.skills B.kindness C.loveliness D.experiences
11. A.lent B.sold C.posted D.mailed
12. A.amazing B.amusing C.embarrassing D.disappointing
13. A.nervously B.unwillingly C.carefully D.warmly
14. A.life B.tears C.anger D.reality
15. A.parents B.friends C.strangers D.brothers
16. A.enough B.serious C.reasonable D.understandable
17. A.though B.as.if C.because D.in.case
18. A.copied B.shared C.changed D.criticized
19. A.simply B.originally C.possibly D.eventually
20. A.nationality B.appearance C.purposes D.identities