Question

It is well known that Albert Einstein was one of the greatest scientists of all time, but I think he was also a really great person. I’ve done some research on him and 1. _______ something interesting.

When Einstein started to work in America, someone asked him what he needed. He said he needed a desk, some 2. _______ and a pencil. He also asked for a big wastepaper basket to 3. _______ all of his mistakes. This shows that he knew even the 4. _______ man in the world can only learn by making mistakes.

Einstein was also very modest(谦虚的). Many children wrote letters to ask him for help with their homework. One day, he wrote a letter to a young girl to tell her not to 5. _______ about her maths homework because he thought maths was difficult too.

Einstein regarded time as very valuable. He never wore socks, because he thought 6. _______ socks was a waste of time as people already wore 7. _______. He also thought it was a waste of time remembering things that could be found in a book. That’s 8. _______ he never remembered his own phone number, which was in the phone book. He knew what was worth 9. _______. It is true that if we are going to do  10. _______ things in our lives, we can’t waste time.

1.	A．put out B．found out C．carried out D．made out

2.	A．paper B．food C．water D．air

3.	A．hold B．take C．carry D．bring

4.	A．kindest B．coolest C．cleverest D．coldest

5.	A．think B．talk C．worry D．set

6.	A．putting on B．waiting on C．riding on D．getting on

7.	A．suits B．shoes C．trousers D．clothes

8.	A．how B．why C．when D．where

9.	A．remembering B．seeing C．writing D．saying

10.	A．useless B．terrible C．small D．great

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.B

9.A

10.D

【解析】

1.句意理解，我做了一些关于他的研究，并且发现了一些有趣的事情。

2.上下文，因为他要一支笔，所以也需要纸。

3.句意理解，他需要一个大的废纸篮来盛放他犯的错误，hold意为容纳

4.句意理解，他知道哪怕是最聪明的人也只能从犯的错误中得到教训。

5.他让那女孩不要担心数学，因为他也认为数学很难。

6.他认为穿袜子是浪费时间，put on是穿

7.上下文，他认为人们已经穿了鞋子了，所以不需要穿袜子。

8.这就是为什么他从来不记他的电话号码。

9.上下文，前几句讲的是关于记东西的事情，所以这里说的是他知道什么值得记忆。

10.如果我们想要做伟大的事情，我们就不能浪费时间。