“Our motto is ‘build your dreams here’ because you can really come in with just an idea，and then with the help of TechShop make that leap from an idea to building your project or your prototype or even your business.”

　　Jim Newton is the founder of TechShop.He first introduced the idea for the technology workshops at an arts and sciences event called Maker Faire in San Mateo，California in 2006.His idea attracted hundreds of members during that event.Now，there are eight TechShop locations in the U．S.In all，there are more than 6,000 members.Jim Newton has plans for two more TechShop locations in the cities of St.Louis and Los Angeles.

　　1．The invention Mr.Mountain invented will be used to

　　.

　　A．save the drowning people

　　B．help people climb the ladder

　　C．make the boat safer

　　D．let the boat float safely

　　2．What can be inferred from what Mr.Mountain says in Paragraph 2?

　　A．People with imagination can achieve their dreams.

　　B．TechShop can help turn some people’s ideas into reality.

　　C．TechShop is a place where people can put forward their new ideas.

　　D．It’s hard for people to put their ideas into practice.

　　3．From the last paragraph，we can know

　　.

　　A．Jim Newton is a very great invention

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