I heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important achievements.
What made him   41  from others?
He said it all came from   42  that happened when he was two years old. He tried to  43 
a bottle of milk away from the fridge, but the slippery(光滑的) bottle fell, spilling its milk all over the   44  floor.
When his mother came in,  45  shouting at him, she said, “Robert, what a great mess(一团糟) you have made! I have never seen such a big puddle(水坑) of milk. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes   46  we clean it up?”
Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, “Robert, when you make a mess like this, you have to clean it up at last. So,   47  would you like to do that? We would use a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?” He chose the towel and together they cleaned up the milk.
His mother then said, “We had a failed   48  in how to carry a big milk bottle with two small hands in the kitchen. Let’s go out and fill the bottle with water and see if you can   49  a way to carry it without dropping it.” The little boy learned that if he held the bottle at the top near the lip(杯口) with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it.
This scientist then said that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to
  50 .So, what have you learnt from the story?

I'm sorry that I can't pass you any salt because there is_________ in the bottle.

A) little               B)few               C) a little                D) a few

— What does the sign  on the bottle mean?

                — It means “     ”.

                A. This side up             B. Dangerous              C. Recyclable                   D. No Parking

There is little milk left in the bottle,______?

Mr. Read works in an office. He is very busy and has no time to have a good rest. Every evening, when he comes back from his office, he’s always tired and wants to go to bed early. But his wife often has a lot of interesting things to tell him after supper. She doesn’t stop talking until she 1.________________________, but it’s usually too late and Mr. Read has to get up in time in the morning.

One day the man felt terrible and couldn’t go to work. He decided to 2. ____________________. Mrs. Read went with him. The doctor wrote out a prescription and said to Mrs. Read, “The bottle of medicine is for your husband and the pills are for you.”

“For me?’ the woman said in surprise. “I’m fine. I don’t need any medicine!”

“3. ______________________, madam,” said the doctor. “They are sleeping pills. Your husband will soon be all right if you take them.”