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Are you interested in making new things? Inventions always play an important role in our daily life. They make our life more 1
A
and much easier than before. A university class 2
B
helped two young women create a great idea for a difficult problem. Julia and Jessica are students in Harvard University. One day, 3
C
teacher said at the class, "I want you to solve a world problem about the energy source(能源)."
"Who can 4
D
this task?" After hearing that, Julia and Jessica started to feel excited. They wanted to take that challenge. So they answered, "We decided to accept the difficult task." Before they 5
C
, they thought they had to do some research first. They first studied many different 6
B
with few energy sources.
They found the 7
D
that both adults and children in these countries played football. 8
A
Julia and Jessica decided to create a new energy source that could have something to do with football.
Though they had an idea, it was a bit hard for them to create a football with a battery(電池). Then they asked their friends for help. They 9
D
with their friends to make a football with a battery in it. It took them a long time, but it 10
D
turned out to be a big success. They knew the football was exactly 11
A
they wanted. They named their ball the SOCCKET and showed it 12
C
the users.
When the players 13
B
the ball, the battery inside caught the energy from the ball's movement. After 14
C
, the players used the energy in the battery to make the smartphones work. It is 15
A
that a simple project can make our lives better! Small things always make a big difference.
