Eleven-year-old Allan Baltz of Jonesboro，Arkansas，is familiar with the foster（领养） care system.When he and his twin sister Alice were only four，they came to live with their foster parents Derek and Lesli Baltz.
Last fall when Allan got an opportunity to pay it forward，he made it count.
During the height of the 2021 shutdown，to keep their kids entertained at home，the family decided to switch up their hairstyles.Lesli dyed her hair red and Alice went blue.Derek tried out a mustache，and Allan went the craziest by growing out a long beautiful mullet（胭脂鱼发型）.
When friends pushed Allan to enter the USA Mullet Championships competition，Allan initially wasn't interested because he thought he couldn't win.However，once he learned there was a cash prize，he changed his tune.
"He instantly was like 'Oh，OK.I can do it，and we'll give the money to kids in foster care'" Lesli said. "He didn't jye.aisitate.He didn't say， 'I can get a bike，then give some money away.' It was just instant that he wanted to give it away."
After submitting his photo and following up with several weeks of campaigning，Allan took home the top prize in the kid's division with more than 25，000 votes in his favor.
He split his winnings between two local foster care organizations，Together We Foster and Project Zero，but his impact went far beyond just the ﹩2，500 he donated.His giving heart inspired others to do the same，and he ended up raising an additional ﹩4，500 for the two organizations.
"People also started volunteering...and donating，" Lesli said. "A few people that we know decided to start fostering because of Allan's story.The way that people hear it and it inspires them to do something about the foster care crisis is really incredible." Lesli said she couldn't be prouder of Allan's heart for helping others and feels truly lucky to be his mom.
（1）What does the underlined word "it" mean？ BB
A．Spending plenty of money.
B．Passing on love to others.
C．Paying for goods in advance.
D．Winning great popularity.
（2）Why did Allan grow a mullet？ AA
A．It was really a good way to have fun.
B．It was an extremely popular hairstyle.
C．It was required for the competition.
D．It was the craziest thing he'd ever done.
（3）Which of the following words would be used to describe Allan？ CC
A．Talented and decisive.
B．Selfless and open-minded.
C．Generous and kind-hearted.
D．Sensitive and sociable.
（4）What was the influence of Allan's donation of prize money？ DD
A．It led to the donation totaling ﹩4，500 in the end.
B．He helped to successfully solve foster care crisis.
C．He luckily won true love and admiration of Lesli.
D．It inspired more people to get involved in foster care.
【答案】B；A；C；D
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