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BEleven-year-old llan Baltz of onebrrkansssm with the foster()care system.When he and histwin sister Alice were only four,they came tolive 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 enterained at home,the family decided to swhuptheir hairstyles.Lesli dyed her hairred and Alice went blue.Derek tried ouamustache,and Allan went the craziest bygrowing out a long,beautiful mullet(胭脂鱼发型).When friends pushed llan nter the USA Mulle Champonhip cmetto,llan initiallyas'ereedbecause he thought he couldn't win.However,once he learned there was a cash prize,he changed his tune"He instantly was likeOh OK.I can dotand well give the money to kids in foercareLe said.He didn'thesitate.He didn't say,Ican getabike,then give some money awayas ju inan that he wantedogivetwayAfter submitting his photo and following up with several weeks of campaigning.Allan took home the toprizethe kid's division with more than 25,000 votes in his favor.He plit his winnings between two lcal foster care ornitins Together We Foster and ProjectZer,but hisimpact went far beyond just the$2500 he donated.His giving heart inspired others to do the same,and he ended upraising an additional $4,500 for the two organizations.6"People also started volunteering.and donating."Lesi said."A few people that we know decided to start fosteringbecause of Allan's story.The way that people hear it and it inspires them to do something about the foster care crisis isreally incredible."Lesli said she couldn't be prouder of Allan's heart for helping others and feels truly lucky to be hismom2.What do the underlined words"pay it forward"mean in paragraph 2?A.Spend plenty of money.B.Pass on love to others.C.Pay for goods in advance.D.Win great popularity.25Why did Allan grow a mullet?A.It was really a good way to have funB.It was an extremely popular hairstyle.C.It was required for the competition.D.It was the craziest thing he'd ever done26,Which of the following words would be used to describe Allan?A.Talented and decisive.B.Selfless and open-minded.C.Generous and kind-hearted.D.Sensitive and sociable.27What was the influence of Allan's donation of prize money?A.It led to the donation totaling $4,500 in the end.B.It inspired more people to get involved in foster care.C.He helped to successfully solve foster care crisis.D.He luckily won true love and admiration of Lesli.CSwimming is a wonderful thing for me-exercise,reflection and alone time.The only thing that can ruin a swim iswhen I shift my attention from my lane to what's happening in the lanes next to me.I can catch myself racing the personnext to me,or comparing our strokes.Comparison is actually not an emotion.Researchers explain that comparing the self with others,either intentionallyor unintentionally,is a common social phenomenon.Comparison is the desire for consistency from one side and competition )from the other-it's trying to be likeeveryone else,but better.When we compare ourselves with others,we are ranking around a specific collection of"alikethings".I'm not swimming against Katie Ledecky's times,I'm just interested in the stranger in the lane next to me.When第二次联合诊断检测（英语）第4页共8页