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Among the few scientists who have had a great effect on science and history, Albert Einstein is perhaps the ___ (great). An American university president once commented that Einstein had created __ new view of the universe. Now, more and more people agree that the universe is something more complicated than ___ they have ever thought before.
Einstein ____ (bear) in Germany in 1879. In 1914, young Einstein, already internationally famous, became a professor at an institute in Berlin. However, ___ peaceful life was soon broken by the First World War. Einstein hated violence. He was deeply affected by the war; he sat ___ (happily) in his office doing nothing and ___ (lose) interest in his research. Only when peace came in 1918 was he able to get back to work.
In the years ___ (follow) the First World War, people showered honor upon him. He became the head of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute of Theoretical Physics. In 1921 he won the Noble Prize ____ Physics and was greatly honored and respected in Germany. However, the Second World War broke out and Einstein had to move to the US，___he lived until his death in 1955.

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Tim: Jeff, do you prefer working in a group or working ____?
Jeff: I’m good at ____(work) by myself because if I am doing something I like, I can get it ______(do) quickly. ___, if I am working with a team where people all want to do a good job, I think ___ team is fun.
Tim: Do you prefer working wearing a uniform or putting whatever you want?
Jeff: I think ___ you wear a uniform, sometimes you get respect.
Tim: So, how about a working schedule? Would you prefer a set time job?
Jeff: No. I think ___ is difficult to do a set time job. Last year, I ___(produce) furniture in a factory. Every morning, I had to get up at six. When I got home after work, it was almost eight.
Tim: You __ be very tired. By the way, do you prefer being paid by the hour or do you prefer salary?
Jeff: I think salary may be a ____(good) way to go than being paid by the hour.

Eating habits are different in different countries. The Chinese have a (say) –Eat good things for breakfast, “eat a big meal for lunch, but eat (little) at dinner. Many Americans agree that one should start the day with a good breakfast, their ideas about lunch and dinner are(difference).
Most Americans only give (they) a short time for lunch. So they eat a small lunch. After work they will have more time to eat a big dinner. Also a quiet dinner at home with all the family(talk) about their day is a way to take good rest after a long. hard day of work.
Eating at restaurants(be) also different. In China, people like to talk and laugh while eating. Very often you can hear people talking and laughing _(loud), and they are just having a good time. In America it is not like this. They want a quiet place they can eat a good meal far away from the noises of the outside world.

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Recently a new science behind incentives（激励）, _ （include） in education, has been discussed．For example, researcher Roland Fryer wanted to see what works best in motivating children _（do） better in school．___some cases, he gave students incentives based on input（输入）, like reading certain books, while in ___, the incentives （base） on output, like results on exams．His main ___ （find） was that incentives increased achievement when based on input but had no effect when based on output．Fryer’s conclusion was that the incentives for inputs might be ____（effect） because students do not know how to do better on an exam, apart from general rules like “study harder”．Reading certain books, on the other hand, is a well-set task over __they have much more control．
As long as you have direct control over your goal, you have __ much higher chance of success．And it’s easier to start again _you fail, because you know exactly what you need to do．

Paper-cutting is a(n) (tradition) Chinese folk art with a long history.
Paper-cuts (use) during festivals to decorate gates and windows. The main cutting tools are simple: paper and scissors or a knife. Clever craftsmen are very good at ________ (cut) in the theme of daily life. When you look at works created by paper cutting (careful), you will be amazed by the true-to-life(express) of the figure’s appearance and thoughts.
Although other art forms, like painting, can show similar scenes, paper-cutting still stands out for its beautiful lines and patternsare all hand-made. Learning about cutting a piece of paper(be) easy but mastering (精通) is very difficult. One must hold the knife upright (竖直地) and press on the paper without much strength. Any carelessness will lead
damage to the whole image. Craftsmen try________(create) a circle like the moon, a straight line like a stem(干) of wheat, and a square like a brick. They have to be careful and keep practising to make the scenes seem as alive as possible.