5. 答案：had difficulty in

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3. 答案：set up　　　　　 4. 答案：in other words

1. 答案：out of breath　　 2. 答案：as well as

9. 答案：literature　　10. 答案：graduated

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7. 答案：independent　　 8. 答案：absence

5. 答案：politics　　　6. 答案：ambitions

3. 答案：encourgement　　4. 答案：dignity

1. 答案：disabled　　　2. 答案：eyesight

5. Not only his friends but also William was invited.

　 William, _____ well _____ his friends, _____ invited.

◆文化视野

Read the following and fill in the blanks with the given words:

Success　 disease　 degree　 achievement　 difficult

　Stephen Hawking, such a great man, remembered by the whole world, not only for his great　 1 　in physics, but mostly for his indomitable will.

　Stephen Hawking was born in 1942, took his doctor’s　 　　2　 　in physics and then did research at Cambridge University in England. It seems as if that life went smoothly. He must have lived such a successful life. But life is really unfair to him. By the age of 21, his whole life changed. He began to realize that it was difficult to move around without falling over. As a matter of fact, he had got a terrible 　　3　 　of　 brain which was getting worse. Still in spite of this, Stephen didn’t lose heart, he continued with his writing and research.

　The life was getting more and more 　　4　 , and he had to find ways that would make it possible for him to speak, read and write, even though he could later only move the fingers of one hand. However, he had finished his book “A Brief history of Time” which became a best-seller in 1988.

　Stephen was such a firm man. He didn’t stop working when facing so many difficulties. With his strong will, he overcame all and ended up his life with great 　　5　　 . He will forever set an example to all the disabled people in the world.

Key:

◆单词拼写

4. The room is so large that it can hold one hundred people.

　 The room is _____ large _____ hold one hundred people.