22.What can visitors do in A Slice of Brooklyn Bus Tours and On Location Tours
A.Go shopping
B.Cook delicious food.
C.View filming locations.
D.Watch iconic films
23.Where is the text taken from
A.A travel agency website
B.A tourist brochure.
C.An entertainment magazine.
D.A pre-travel checklist.
B
Crowded by defenders,Charlie Villanueva leaps toward the basket.One hand
lifts the ball high,and for a moment he seems to hang in the air.Then he hammers
the ball through the rim.Slam dunk ()His career may look like a slam dunk,
being a national champion at the University of Connecticut,and setting beginner
records with the Toronto Raptors.
However,life wasn't always easy for him.His success is due to more than his
ability to play basketball and he owes much of who he is today to a skin disease
called alopecia areata,which is not infectious (but is caused by an error in
the immune system that triggers (germ-fighting cells to attack the body's own
hair-growing cells.Charlie was affected at age 10 and lost all his hair by age 12.
This made him a target for bullying,leading him to withdraw ana hide under caps
and hoods.r
With the suppott of,nis mother.Charlie found comfort in basketball.He
channeled his frustramons and stress into motivation,improving his skills to the
point where his talent overshadowed his condition.The bullying stopped,and his
basketball career took off.
All along the way,Charlie has consistently devoted himself to helping others.
Ever since his first year as a new player,he has served as a spokesperson for the
National Alopecia Areata Foundation,and went on to establish the Charlie
Villanueva Foundation,an organization aimed at supporting families with children
suffering from alopecia and stopping all forms of bullying.As the son of immigrants
from the.Dominican Republic,he has even worked towards ending poverty in that
country.
Charlie inspires young people to embrace their individuality and have
confidence in themselves."We're all unique in our own ways,"he says,encouraging
them to remember that with devotion and self-belief,any dream is within reach.
24.Why is Charlie's slam dunk mentioued in Paragraph 1
A.To compare him with other champions.
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