Tyfanny, who goes on to ask Albert Einstein about the nature of space, received a(n)  1  reply from the great man six weeks later. “Dear Tyfanny, ”he writes, “I have to apologize to you that I am still among the  2  . This will not always be the case, however. ”

Tyfanny is one of the 60 children whose   3  to one of the greatest scientists of all time are  4  in the book Dear Professor Einstein: Albert Einstein’s Letters To And From Children.

The letters are printed  5  as they were written, spelling  6  and all, with some printed in their original handwritten form.

While many letters seek answers to  7  questions, such as “what  8  the sun and planets in space?”or “I want to know what is beyond the sky and my mother said you can tell me, ”others are more personal. “I would like to ask if you   9  make any mistakes. ”  10  one child. While the children’s letters are certainly entertaining,   11  is Einstein’s replies that attract the most interest.

  12  , he could not respond to every letter, but the letters he did  13  the time to answer, which showed the human side of the great scientist. Although he   14  his days looking into mathematics and   15  , he was always very fond of children and their boundless curiosity(好奇心).

For example, it was in a letter to a 12-year-old girl from New York that he makes his now well-known remark:“Do not worry about your  16  in mathematics; I promise you that  17  are still greater. ”

“This is a beautiful and touching  18  . It is amazing how intelligent some of the children’s  19  are, ”said a reader from Georgia, US. “but it is more interesting to get to know the other  20  of Einstein. ”

1. A. personal　　　　　　    B. important　　　　　　　　  C. public　　　　　　　　　　 D. difficult

2. A. great　　　　　　　　    B. living　　　　　　　　　　    C. useful　　　　　　　　　　 D. experienced

3. A. problems　　　　　　　　　　 B. letters　　　　　　　　　　   C. hobbies　　　　  D. ideas

4. A. encouraged　　　　   B. completed　　　　　　　　 C. collected　　　　 D. read

5. A. hardly　　　　　　　　   B. wonderfully　　　　　　  C. suddenly　　　　 D. exactly

6. A. forms　　　　　　　　   B. habits　　　　　　　　　　   C. mistakes　　　　 D. manners

7. A. small　　　　　　　　    B. big　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. easy　　　　　　　　　　 D. lovely

8. A. carries　　　　　　　　  B. expects　　　　　　　　    C. prevents　　　　 D. holds

9. A. ever　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. no more　　　　　　　　   C. no longer　　    D. never

10. A. reads　　　　　　　　  B. writes　　　　　　　　　　  C. repeats　　　　　　　　  D. points

11. A. which　　　　　　　　 B. who　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. one　　　　　　　　　　 D. it

12. A. Obviously　　　　   B. Unhappily　　　　　　　　 C. Luckily　　　　   D. Surprisingly

13. A. invent　　　　　　　　 B. find　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. search　　　　　　　　   D. make

14. A. took　　　　　　　　   B. paid　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. spent　　　　　　　　　　 D. cost

15. A. biology　　　　　　   B. chemistry　　　　　　　　 C. geography　　　　　　 D. physics

16. A. difficulties　　　　   B. opinions　　　　　　　　   C. sadness　　　　  D. future

17. A. you　　　　　　　　    B. mine　　　　　　　　     C. they　　　　　　　　　　 D. yours

18. A. story　　　　　　　　  B. memory　　　　　　　　   C. book　　　　　　　　　　 D. letter

19. A. questions　　　　    D. thoughts　　　　　　　　  C. methods　　　　 D. curiosity

20. A. hand　　　　　　　　   B. shape　　　　　　　　　　   C. pleasure　　　　  D. side

“Dear Sir, I probably would have written ages ago, only I was not aware(意识到)that you were still alive, ”writes a South African schoolgirl called Tyfanny in 1946. “I must have been mixing you up with Sir Isaac Newton. ”

Tyfanny, who goes on to ask Albert Einstein about the nature of space, received a(n)  1  reply from the great man six weeks later. “Dear Tyfanny, ”he writes, “I have to apologize to you that I am still among the  2  . This will not always be the case, however. ”

Tyfanny is one of the 60 children whose   3  to one of the greatest scientists of all time are  4  in the book Dear Professor Einstein: Albert Einstein’s Letters To And From Children.

The letters are printed  5  as they were written, spelling  6  and all, with some printed in their original handwritten form.

While many letters seek answers to  7  questions, such as “what  8  the sun and planets in space?”or “I want to know what is beyond the sky and my mother said you can tell me, ”others are more personal. “I would like to ask if you   9  make any mistakes. ”  10  one child. While the children’s letters are certainly entertaining,   11  is Einstein’s replies that attract the most interest.

  12  , he could not respond to every letter, but the letters he did  13  the time to answer, which showed the human side of the great scientist. Although he   14  his days looking into mathematics and   15  , he was always very fond of children and their boundless curiosity(好奇心).

For example, it was in a letter to a 12-year-old girl from New York that he makes his now well-known remark:“Do not worry about your  16  in mathematics; I promise you that  17  are still greater. ”

“This is a beautiful and touching  18  . It is amazing how intelligent some of the children’s  19  are, ”said a reader from Georgia, US. “but it is more interesting to get to know the other  20  of Einstein. ”

1. A. personal　　　　　　    B. important　　　　　　　　  C. public　　　　　　　　　　 D. difficult

2. A. great　　　　　　　　    B. living　　　　　　　　　　    C. useful　　　　　　　　　　 D. experienced

3. A. problems　　　　　　　　　　 B. letters　　　　　　　　　　   C. hobbies　　　　  D. ideas

4. A. encouraged　　　　   B. completed　　　　　　　　 C. collected　　　　 D. read

5. A. hardly　　　　　　　　   B. wonderfully　　　　　　  C. suddenly　　　　 D. exactly

6. A. forms　　　　　　　　   B. habits　　　　　　　　　　   C. mistakes　　　　 D. manners

7. A. small　　　　　　　　    B. big　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. easy　　　　　　　　　　 D. lovely

8. A. carries　　　　　　　　  B. expects　　　　　　　　    C. prevents　　　　 D. holds

9. A. ever　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. no more　　　　　　　　   C. no longer　　    D. never

10. A. reads　　　　　　　　  B. writes　　　　　　　　　　  C. repeats　　　　　　　　  D. points

11. A. which　　　　　　　　 B. who　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. one　　　　　　　　　　 D. it

12. A. Obviously　　　　   B. Unhappily　　　　　　　　 C. Luckily　　　　   D. Surprisingly

13. A. invent　　　　　　　　 B. find　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. search　　　　　　　　   D. make

14. A. took　　　　　　　　   B. paid　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. spent　　　　　　　　　　 D. cost

15. A. biology　　　　　　   B. chemistry　　　　　　　　 C. geography　　　　　　 D. physics

16. A. difficulties　　　　   B. opinions　　　　　　　　   C. sadness　　　　  D. future

17. A. you　　　　　　　　    B. mine　　　　　　　　     C. they　　　　　　　　　　 D. yours

18. A. story　　　　　　　　  B. memory　　　　　　　　   C. book　　　　　　　　　　 D. letter

19. A. questions　　　　    D. thoughts　　　　　　　　  C. methods　　　　 D. curiosity

20. A. hand　　　　　　　　   B. shape　　　　　　　　　　   C. pleasure　　　　  D. side

Inspired by his scientific curiosity (好奇心) , Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, went on to ______ other new inventions, including the photo phone in 1880.

A. produce　　　　　 B. create　　　　　　　 C. work　　　　 D. do

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　　When Mr． Finch retired(退休),he bought a small house in a seaside village．The house was built in 1588,but in 1 condition．Mr．Finch was expecting a quiet life． 2 in the summer holidays he was 3 ．   4 tourists(旅游者)came to the village． 5 house was 6 building in the village and many of them came to see it ．All day there were tourists 7 the house．They kept 8 the windows and many of them even went into the garden．This was too much for Mr．Finch．He 9 to drive those visitors away,so he 10 a notice on the window．The notice said ,“If you want to satisfy your curiosity(好奇心)， 11 and look round ．Price：$1．”Mr．Finch was 12 that the visitors would stop coming but he was 13 ．The number of visitors 14 ，and Mr．Finch spent every day showing them 15 his house．

Although it is not our normal _____ to give credit, this time I think we should consider the matter more closely.　
A. state　　　　　　 B. intention　　　　　　 C. occasion　　　　　　 D. practice