Using two fans he found at a market, the 15-year-old Hussam AI-Attar has made electricity to light up his family’s tent. He and his family have been living in the tent since the start of Israel’s attack on Gaza (加沙).

Because of his talent, his neighbors in the tent camp called him “Gaza’s Newton”.

“Newton was sitting under an apple tree when an apple fell on his head. And we here are living in darkness and tragedy, and rockets are falling on as, so I thought of creating light and did so,” AI-Attar said to Reuters.

The AI-Attar family have connected their tent to the side of a house, allowing the boy to climb onto the top of the house and set up his two fans to produce electricity. Then, he linked the fans to switches (开关), lightbulbs in the tent to make lighting for his family.

It took him a while to succeed finally after his first two tries failed.

“I was very happy that I was able to make this because I reduced the suffering of my family…and everyone here who is suffering from the conditions that we live in during this war,” AI-Attar told the media.

AI-Attar is still holding on to his dreams and hopes when this is probably the most difficult time of his life.

“I am very happy that people in this camp call me ‘Gaza’s Newton’, because I hope to achieve my dream of becoming a scientist like Newton and creating an invention that will benefit (造福) not only the people of the Gaza Strip but the whole world,” he added.

【小题1】What did AI-Attar want to do with his invention?

A．Protect people from Israel’s rockets.	B．Change people’s lives and bring hope.
C．Save electricity for the country.	D．Offer more places for people to live.

【小题2】How did the boy set his fans?

A．

B．

C．

D．

【小题3】Which one is AI-Attar’s hope?

A．Selling his invention to become rich.	B．Helping his country win the war.
C．Making something good for the whole world.	D．Calling a stop to wars all over the world.