The famous scientist Albert Einstein died in 1995. His____now is in the central state of Kansas of the U．S. It belongs to a retired(退休的)____doctor, Thomas Harvey.____did this happen? And why?
In the 1950s, Albert Einstein and Thomas Harvey____each other when they both lived in Princeton, New Jersey. Einstein was working at Princeton University____Doctor Harvey was working at Princeton Hospital. When Einstein died, Doctor Harvey was____to examine his body. It was then that he started to study____has become a long time examination of Einstein's brain. His goal was to____some physical evidence(证据)of the scientist's genius(才华)．
Doctor Harvey，____did not tell Eintein's family that he____the great man's brain. It was only later____the family learned of Doctor Harvey's work. They did not____the idea at first. After Doctor Harvey explained his idea to them, they agreed to____him to study the brain. Doctor Harvey then asked___scientists to help. They cut the brain____three pieces. They marked each piece before placing it in containers____chemical formaldehyde(甲醛)to protect it. Doctor Harvey has been____Einstein's brain since then. He has carried it with him as he moved from place to place. He has also lent parts of the brain to other scientists____study.
Only one researcher has found something____. A doctor at the University of California found that the left part of Einstein's brain has more certain cells(细胞)than____. Such cells are known to feed brain. This may mean that the cells could affect intelligence.
A．body B．heart C．brain D．head
A．actual B．chemical C．natural D．medical
A．What B．How C．Who D．Which
A．realized B．recognized C．learned D．knew
A．as B．because C．while D．since
A．called on B．called out C．sent up D．sent off
A．which B．how C．that D．what
A．invent B．discover C．prove D．examine
A．perhaps B．therefore C．thus D．however
A．bought B．sold C．kept D．made
A．that B．when C．before D．after
A．hear of B．like C．suggest D．offer
A．promise B．let C．have D．permit
A．other two B．two other C．more two D．two another
A．off B．by C．into D．about
A．for B．about C．of D．with
A．learning B．studying C．searching D．selling
A．for B．on C．into D．about
A．easy B．difficult C．particular D．common
A．ever B．enough C．usual D．normal
A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent parent meeting. To the little boy’s , she said she would go. This be the first time that his classmates and teacher his mother and he felt of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(疤痕)that nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed(尴尬)and himself from everyone. He did, however, get within of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked , “How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother replied, “ my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was afraid to go in because the fire was ，so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She the burned side of her face. “This scar will be , but to this day, I have never what I did.”
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great of the sacrifice(牺牲)that his mother had made for him. He held her hand for the rest of the day.
A．disappointment B．enjoyment C．surprise D．excitement
A．would B．could C．should D．must
A．noticed B．greeted C．accepted D．met
A．sick B．ashamed C．afraid D．tired
A．included B．passed C．covered D．shaded
A．talk about B．think about C．care about D．hear about
A．impressed B．surprised C．excited D．comforted
A．in sight of B．by means of C．by way of D．in spite of
A．hid B．protected C．separated D．escaped
A．understanding B．reminding C．hearing D．learning
A．carefully B．seriously C．nervously D．anxiously
A．As B．When C．Since D．While
A．so B．much C．quite D．too
A．out of control B．under control C．in control D．over control
A．helpless B．hopeless C．senseless D．useless
A．pointed B．showed C．wiped D．touched
A．ugly B．lasting C．serious D．frightening
A．forgot B．recognized C．consider D．regretted
A．honor B．sense C．happiness D．pride
A．quietly B．slightly C．tightly D．suddenly
John and Mary had a nice home and two lovely children，a boy and a girl. John had a good ____ and had just been asked to go on a business trip to another city and it was ____ that Mary needed an outing and would go along too. They ____ a reliable woman to care for the children and made the ____，returning home a little earlier than they had planned.
____ they drove into their hometown，they found a home in flames. Mary said，“Oh well，it isn't our fire；let's go home.”
____ John drove closer and exclaimed，“That home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the plant. He wouldn't be ____ work yet. Maybe there is something we could do.”
John drove up and stopped and they were both ____ to see the whole house in flames. A woman on the lawn was in hysterics ____，“The children！Get the children！They are in the basement.”
____ Mary's protests，John grabbed the water hose and soaked（浸湿）his clothes，put his wet handkerchief on his head and ____ for the basement which was full of ____.He found two nearly suffocated（窒息的）children and after carrying them to safety，he asked how many more children were ____ there. They told him two more and Mary ____ his arm and screamed，“John！Don't go back！It's ____！That house will cave in any second！”
But he shook her off and went back by ____ his way down the smoke-filled hallway and into the room. It ____ a long time before he found both children and started back and at last when they came out into the ____ and fresh air，he found that he had just ____ his own children.
It turned out that the babysitter had ___ them at this home while she did some shopping.
A．job B．family C．wife D．boss
A．known B．believed C．decided D．hoped
A．asked B．hired C．intended D．reminded
A．preparations B．promise C．decision D．trip
A．Before B．As C．Once D．Since
A．And B．So C．Now D．But
A．off B．on C．out of D．at
A．heartbroken B．consciencestricken C．horrorstricken D．povertystricken
A．coughing B．screaming C．whispering D．laughing
A．Apart from B．In case of C．Instead of D．In spite of
A．reached B．searched C．dashed D．sent
A．smoke B．darkness C．children D．danger
A．up B．away C．out D．down
A．pulled B．took C．grabbed D．held
A．dangerous B．useless C．over D．stupid
A．pushing B．feeling C．jumping D．moving
A．meant B．spared C．spent D．seemed
A．shade B．sunlight C．shadow D．crowd
A．helped B．found C．recognized D．rescued
A．left B．charged C．removed D．forgotten
Many teenagers feel ______, as if _____ one understands them and the changes they are ______. Day by day, everything seems different, ______ the same. Life never ______ to be going very fast enough; yet, in other ways, like a race car, life seems to be _____ too fast and even going out of ______. Has anyone else ever felt this way?
These feelings are a ______ part of adolescence--the time of life between child and adult. And, ______ it may sometimes be difficult to believe, you are not alone--every adult has gone through adolescence, and your friends are going through it right now with you. It is ______ for teenagers to feel lonely and misunderstood. These feelings can be thought of as growing ______ --the difficulties that teenagers face ______ they grow to adults.
A．happy B．lonely C．excited D．angry
A．no B．some C．any D．the
A．going through B．putting through C．doing D．imaging
A．however B．yet C．and D．so
A．seems B．looks C．sounds D．tastes
A．rushing B．rushed C．to rush D．to be rushed
A．protect B．challenge C．control D．limit
A．strange B．common C．well D．good
A．if B．because C．since D．though
A．unbelievable B．strange C．good D．common
A．pains B．happiness C．wisdom D．sadness
A．as B．and C．if D．upon
A little boy wanted to meet God．He knew it was a long trip to the place where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with a bag of potato chips and a six-pack of beer and started his ．When he had gone three blocks, he met an old woman．She was sitting in the ，just staring at some pigeons(鸽子)．The boy sat down next to her and opened his suitcase．He was about to take a drink from his beer he noticed that the old lady looked , so he offered her some chips．
She them and smiled．Her smile was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it ，so he offered her some beer．Again, she smiled at him．The boy was delighted! They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling a word．
As evening came，the boy realized how he was and he got up to leave．But before he had gone more than a few steps，he turned ，ran back to the old woman, and gave her a ．She gave him her biggest smile ever．When the boy went back，his mother was surprised at his look．She asked him, "What made you so happy?" He replied, "I had lunch with ." But before his mother could respond, he added．"You know what? She's got the most beautiful smile I've ever !"
Meanwhile, the old woman returned home．Her son was at the look of peace on her face and asked, "Mother, what made you so happy?" She replied, "I ate chips in the park with God." , before her son responded, she added, "You know, he's much than I expected."
Too often we don't care too much about the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear or the smallest act of ，all of which have the potential(潜力)to turn a life around．People come into our lives for a season, or a lifetime．
Embrace(拥抱)all ! If you want to have lunch with God, bring ．
A．business B．flight C．adventure D．journey
A．in B．about C．out D．off
A．wild B．park C．public D．street
A．while B．since C．when D．therefore
A．thirsty B．pale C．shy D．hungry
A．forgave B．accepted C．refused D．received
A．over B．too C．ever D．again
A．with B．in C．without D．beyond
A．tired B．bored C．excited D．surprised
A．aside B．behind C．around D．down
A．hand B．hug C．smile D．chance
A．joyful B．thankful C．painful D．hopeful
A．a stranger B．God C．a woman D．a grandma
A．expected B．known C．met D．seen
A．surprised B．afraid C．sorry D．glad
A．But B．However C．Even D．Thus
A．handsome B．taller C．cleverer D．younger
A．enjoying B．joking C．caring D．watching
A．equally B．normally C．formally D．totally
A．beer B．chips C．smiles D．suitcases
From the time each of my children started school, I packed their lunches. And in each lunch, I a note. Often written on a napkin (餐巾), it might be a thank-you for a moment, a reminder of something we were happily expecting, or a bit of for the coming test or sporting event.
In early grade school they their notes. But as children grow older they becomes self-conscious(有自我意识的), and he reached high school, my older son, Marc, informed me he no longer my daily notes. Telling him that he no longer needed to them but I still needed to write them, I until the day he graduated.
Six years after high school graduation, Marc called and asked if he could move for a couple of months. He had spent those years well, graduating from college, two internship (实习) in Washington, D.C., and , becoming a technical assistant in Sacramento, short vacation visits, however, he had lived away from home. With his younger sister leaving for college, I was happy to have Marc back. Since I was making lunch for his younger brother, I one for Marc, too. Imagine my when I got a call from my 24-yere-old son, his lunch.
“Did I do something ? Don’t you love me ,Mom?” were just a few of the questions he threw at me as I asked him what was wrong.
“My note, Mom,” he answered. “Where’s my note?”
A．carried B．found C．included D．held
A．difficult B．special C．comfortable D．separate
A．congratulation B．improvement C．explanation D．encouragement
A．loved B．answered C．wrote D．examined
A．lately B．by the way C．by the time D．gradually
A．received B．understood C．enjoyed D．collected
A．copy B．read C．take D．send
A．held up B．gave up C．followed D．continued
A．out B．home C．to college D．to Sacramento
A．organizing B．planning C．comparing D．completing
A．hopefully B．finally C．particularly D．certainly
A．Because of B．Instead of C．Except for D．As for
A．especially B．immediately C．equally D．generally
A．once B．again C．still D．even
A．packed B．fetched C．bought D．filled
A．fear B．surprise C．anger D．disappointment
A．waiting for B．worrying about C．caring for D．asking about
A．wrong B．funny C．strange D．smart
A．any more B．enough C．once more D．better
A．interestingly B．bitterly C．politely D．Laughingly