Charles Darwin was a scientist．And he changed our understanding of the （56） （自然的） world．
Darwin was born in 1809 in England．At school he didn't do well and got poor marks．He was a good athlete though and loved studying nature．He also kept doing chemisty （57） （实验）．
His father was a doctor and expected Charles to become one too．Charles started studying （58） __ （医药） at Edinburgh University，but soon gave up his studies there．He went on to study relion at Cambridge University （59） （代替）．
In1831，Darwin went on a five﹣year journey to South America，Australia and South Africa by ship．He was seasick，but the things he saw on this trip changed his life．He （60） （收集） many animal andplant speaimens．He spent the （61） （剩余） of his life studying what he had seen and he wrote many books．
In 1939，Darwin （62） （结婚） his cousin，Emma Wedgwood，with whom he had seen and ten children!He was a loving father and enjoyed family life，which was always more（63） （重要的） to him than his research．In spite of having many health （64） （问题） throughout his life，Darwin lived until he was 73．
Darwin‘s most famous book"On the Origin of Species" came out in 1859and sold out in a day．It said that all living things were related．His ideas were not popular at first，but now most people （65） （同意） with them and admire Darwin as great scientist．
It's i to succeed if you don't work hard．
Teachers should p chances for students to do some research．
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When Zheng He was born， he was named Ma Wenhe． He was born in Yunnan in 1371． （1） However， when the Ming Dynasty was established （建立）， the army caught Ma Wenhe and took him to one of the emperor's sons， Prince Zhu Di．
Ma Wenhe served the prince well and soon he became one of the prince's closest advisors． （2） ． Later the prince became the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty as the Yongle Emperor． The Yongle Emperor wanted to show other countries the greatness and power of the Ming Dynasty． （3） ． He made Zheng He the leader of a fleet （舰队） and ordered him to explore （探索） the world．
On Zheng He's first trip， he traveled all the way to Calicut， India． With over 200ships and nearly 28，000men， he visited many countries along the way． His first trip lasted from 1405to1407． Zheng He and his fleet traded and made close relations at the places they visited．
Zheng He continued to sail for the Ming Dynasty over the rest of his life． He traveled to many faraway places， going all the way to the African coast and establishing trade relations with over 25countries． （4） ． He also brought back diplomats （外交官） from many countries to meet with the Chinese Emperor．
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A． Some of the ships were longer than a football field． B． The prince trusted him and changed his name to Zheng He． C． His father and grandfather were Muslim leaders of the Yuan Dynasty． D． He brought back all kinds of animals such as giraffes and camels． E． He also wanted to establish trade relations with other peoples of the world． |
It's interesting to have a chance to teach English abroad because you see a completely different education system． I am teaching in Belgium （比利时） this year and I have realized（1） there are some big differences．
For example， in the UK， it is （2） to wear a school uniform． It is nice to wear a school uniform （3） you don't have to think about what to wear in the morning．You just put on your uniform and go． This （4） a lot of time．
Another difference I have noticed is also about clothing： Teachers（5） in a more relaxed way in Belgium． They wear（6） ． In my experience in the UK， teachers wear similar things to the people （7） work in an office： shirts and ties for men； dresses， skirts， dark trousers and shirts for women．
As I am working with older students who are aged（8） 16 to 18 ， I have also noticed that they have （9） subjects than I did at their age． In the UK， students only choose four subjects （five if they have very good grades） at 16． Some people like this， because it means they do not have to study subjects they don't like．Others feel that students make such a big choice too（10） ， because the subjects they choose at 16 will have an influence on what they can study at university．
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（1）A． that |
B． what |
C． how |
D． when |
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（2）A． terrible |
B． common |
C． expensive |
D． difficult |
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（3）A． unless |
B． though |
C． because |
D． if |
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（4）A． has |
B． spends |
C． wastes |
D． saves |
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（5）A． teach |
B． dress |
C． speak |
D． walk |
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（6）A． jeans |
B． dresses |
C． ties |
D． suits |
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（7）A． who |
B． where |
C． whose |
D． which |
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（8）A． at |
B． in |
C． between |
D． from |
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（9）A． fewer |
B． better |
C． more |
D． less |
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（10）A． late |
B． early |
C． wisely |
D． well |