Question

One day, when Albert Einstein was a small boy, his father brought him a compass (指南针). Albert felt excited as he looked at the ‘magic’ needle turning towards north. For ______, the compass was not a plaything but a miracle (奇迹).

It was the same way when he played the violin. His ______ shone and his hands shook. It was the music that moved him.

He was a curious (好奇的) child and would often daydream. His father was pained at the reports from his teachers. They told him that the boy was not ______ in his studies and making friends. He was lost in his foolish dreams. ______ Albert was full of joy and thought the world as a wonderful place. He played in his garden or walked in the streets singing songs aloud, and was extremely happy.

On leaving school, his father wanted him to study electrical engineering. But he disliked becoming an engineer. He ______ himself for a teaching position in mathematics and physics. Although he finished his studies and received his teacher’s certificate (证书), he was ______ to get a job.

Finally, he got a job as a clerk. In his spare time, he filled his note-paper with difficult mathematical formulas (公式). Some of these later ______ to great scientific discoveries.

At last the clerk became one of the most famous scientists in the world. He could not take his daily walk ______ being surrounded (包围) by photographers and reporters. He would only smile at them, and ______ with his work in his quiet way.

In 1921, Einstein was awarded (授予) the Nobel Prize for physics and he is ______ as the father of modern physics.

1.A.he B.him C.they D.them

2.A.face B.head C.eyes D.hair

3.A.good B.used C.strict D.interested

4.A.But B.So C.Though D.Because

5.A.helped B.got C.prepared D.replied

6.A.unable B.able C.happy D.ready

7.A.brought B.led C.happened D.had

8.A.for B.by C.with D.without

9.A.got on B.went on C.caught up D.ended up

10.A.born B.connected C.attended D.regarded

Answer 1