Einstein, a great scientist of the age, was almost as strange as his Theory of Relativity.
Once, while riding a street car in Berlin, he told the conductor that he had not given him the right change. The conductor counted the change again and found it to be correct, so he handed it to Einstein, saying, “The trouble with you is that you don’t know your figures.”
Einstein said that there were only twelve people living who understood his Theory of Relativity although a good many books had been written to explain it.
He had nothing but contempt（藐视）for the things most people set their hearts on—for fame and riches（财富）and luxury（奢华）.
He didn’t want money or praise. He made his own happiness out of such simple things as his work and playing the violin and sailing his boat. Einstein’s violin brought him more joy than anything else in life. He said that he often thought in music.
1. The conductor thought Einstein .
A. wasn’t good at maths B. had good memory
C. was either mad or strange D. liked to make trouble
2. Einstein meant that many people .
A. knew his Theory of Relativity well because they could explain it
B. had written to have grasped his theory correctly
C. pretended to have grasped his abstract theory
D. admired him very much
3. The underlined part “set…hearts on” means .
A. believe B. have C. love D. hate
A little boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world because a disease made his leg lame(跛的). He ______played with his classmates. When the teacher asked him to answer questions, he always_______ his head without a word.
One ___ the boy’s father asked for some saplings(树苗)from the neighbor. He wanted the __ to plant a sapling(树苗) each person in front of the house. The father said, “Whose sapling grows best, I will buy him or her a favorite___.” Seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees , however, the boy had an idea .He hoped that the tree he planted would_____soon. So ,after watering it once or twice, he never _______ it.
A few days later, when the little boy went to see his tree again, he was ___ to find that it didn’t fade but grew some fresh leaves. ___ the trees of his brothers and sisters , his tree was even greener. His father kept his _____ , bought the little boy his favorite gift and said that from the tree he planted, he would become an outstanding_____ when he grew up.
Since then, the little boy slowly became________. One night, he lay on the bed but could not sleep. Then he got up and came to the ______. To his surprise, his ______ was splashing(喷洒)something onto his tree. ______, he understood---his father had been____ fertilizing(施肥)his small tree!
He returned to his room, _____ running down. ____ passed. The little boy didn’t become a botanist(植物学家)，but he was elected President of the United States. His name was Franklin Roosevelt. Love is the_____nourishment(营养)of life__ it is just a drop of clear water, it can still help the tree of life thrive(茁壮成长).
1.A. bravely B. seldom C. freely D. always
2.A. raised B. nodded C. lowered D. knocked
3.A. spring B. moment C. winter D. week
4.A.neighbors B. friends C. children D. boys
5.A. sapling B. tree C. gift D. toy
6.A. die B. grow C. break D. survive
7.A. led to B. attended t C. belonged to D. objected to
8.A.pleased B. upset C. worried D. surprised
9.A. Compared with B. Similar to C. Connected to D. Popular with
10.A .request B. schedule C. promise D. secret
11.A. president B. botanist C. artist D. researcher
12.A. smart B. desperate C. optimistic D. practical
13.A. field B. courtyard C. park D. farm
14.A. brother B. sister C. father D. neighbor
15.A. All of a sudden B. For a moment C. In time D. From then on
16.A. busily B. quietly C. cautiously D. secretly
17.A. water B. tears C. sweat D. rain
18.A. Hours B. Months C. Decades D. Centuries
19.A. last B. only C. least D. best
20.A. Even if B. Now that C. If only D. What if
Now a lot of new technology can _____ problems in industry.
A. be applied to solve B. be applied to solving
C. apply to solve D. apply to solving
Little_____ about A-H1N1 so far, so there is no doubt that many people are afraid when talking about the disease.
A. did scientist know B. scientists have known
C. have scientists known D. had scientists known
Not only I but also Jane ______having one exam after another.
A. is tired of B. are tired of
C. is tired with D. are tired with
He was driving home on the highway last night when he was stopped by a policeman, _____.
A. who was charged by speeding
B. who accused him of speeding
C. which was warned of speeding
D. whom reminded him to speed
