“Dear Sir, I probably would have written ages ago, only I was not aware(意識到)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

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

1..As far as I know, Mr Black _________________（回到）Australia before you went to

America.(come)

2..My suggestion is that ___________________________（你適應(yīng)）the new life.(adjust)

3..Tom, as well as his classmates, __________________（已意識到）the importance of English.(aware)

4..The old man is said _____________（參加）the election, but we haven’t got further information until now.(participate)

5..______________________（后面跟著他的妻子）, Professor Smith entered the hall.(follow)

6..Hardly _______________（他們到達(dá)）the farm when they began to work.(arrive)

7..As far as I’m concerned, it was what you said at the meeting ______________（使她生氣）.(angry)

8..The reason ______________（她放棄）the chance of studying abroad is that she has to look after her ill mother.(give)

9..Something must be done to prevent the river _______________（受污染）.(pollute)

10..__________________________（收到她的信）is a great pleasure to him.(hear)

閱讀理解

　　There is probably no field of human activity in which our values and lifestyles are shown more clearly and strongly than they are in the clothes that we choose to wear. The dress of an individual is a kind of “sign language” that communicates a set of information and is usually the basis on which immediate impressions are formed. Traditionally, a concern for clothes was considered to be an affair of females, while men took pride in the fact that they were completely lacking clothes consciousness (意識).

　　This type of American culture is gradually changing as man dress takes on greater variety and colour. Even as early as 1955, a researcher in Michigan said that men considered that the value of clothing in daily life was very important. White-collar workers in particular viewed dress as a symbol of ability, which could be used to impress or influence others, especially in the work situation. The white-collar worker was described as extremely concerned about the impression his clothing made on his boss. Although blue-collar workers were less aware (察覺到的) that they might be judged on the basis of their clothing, they recognized that any difference from the accepted pattern of dress would be made fun of by fellow workers.

　　Since that time, of course, the patterns have changed: the typical white-collar worker may now be wearing the blue shirt, while the blue-collar worker may be wearing the white shirt; but the importance of dress has not become less. Other researchers in recent years have helped to prove its importance in the lives of individuals at various age levels and in different social and economic status groups (階層).

1．The passage tells us that ________.

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A．our values and lifestyles are in no field of human activity

B．the clothes that we choose to wear have something to do with our values and lifestyles

C．our values and lifestyles are from the sign language

D．the clothes we choose to wear depend on a set of information and immediate impression

2．Traditionally, people usually thought that ________.

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A．men cared very much for clothes

B．women concerned greatly about what they wore while men didn't

C．both men and women paid great attention to their clothes

D．neither men nor women showed interest in clothes

3．White-collar workers pay great attention to their clothes because ________.

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A．they extremely concern about the impression their clothes make on their bosses

B．they know that people might judge them on the basis of their clothing

C．they want to impress and influence others

D．they don't want to be laughed at

4．The passage mainly suggests that ________.

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A．now men pay more attention to their clothes

B．women always like beautiful dresses

C．people have paid more and more attention to the importance of dress

D．American culture is changing greatly