阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Mike Swimmer's hard work has paid off (得到回报). In the same week, this American boy and his family celebrated his high school and college ___1___ (graduate). And he is just 12 years old.
During the outbreak (爆发) of the COVID-19, Mike had to stay at home and study online. He decided to waste no time and took __2__ (many) classes. He completed four years of school in one year ---- two years of high school and two years of college. "I'm like a sponge (海绵)! I can take ___3___ knowledge very fast." he said ___4___ (proud).
This ___5___ (gift) boy started high school at age 9. Though he was much younger than his classmates, he got along well with them and became very popular.
Mike likes programming, robotics (机器人学) and technology and he believes he is ___6___"math and science" boy, although he is good at all the subjects at school. His interest in technology began to grow when he was just a baby. At 18 months old with his first iPad, he started to wonder __7__ it worked. At age 5, Mike started learning computer programming. In fact, almost everything he knows about programming and technology was self-taught. He has learned through hands-on (动手的) experiments and mistakes while watching online videos.
Mike also started his own technology company. And his goal is ___8___ (develop) home smart technology (家庭智能技术) and make things easier for people, especially for the elderly. If one door is ___9___ (lock), he'll find out another way to achieve his goals." his mom can't help ___10___ (praise) him.
While some people think he has given up his childhood or somehow lost it, Mike, who enjoys playing basketball and building legos (乐高), believes he is having the good time of his life.
