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     George Stephenson (乔治· 史蒂芬孙) was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work
when he was only eight. When George was fourteen, he became his father's helper. He spent a lot of
time learning about engines(发动机). And on holidays he often took one to pieces and studies each
piece carefully. Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write. He began to
learn the English letters when he was seventeen years old. Every day after he did twelve hours of hard
work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young school teacher. On his eighteenth birthday,
he wrote his own name for the first time in his life. George invented many things in his life. The train was
the greatest one among them. Today when we watch of take trains from one place to another, we'll think
of  this great man-George Stephenson.
1. In which year did George Stephenson start to help his father?
A. In 1781.  
B. In 1789.    
C. In 1795.    
D. In 1798.
2. He learned about the engine ________.
A. through reading and writing
B. by taking it to pieces and studying each piece carefully
C. at lessons from a young teacher
D. by asking a lot of questions
3. He spent a lot of time learning about engines and soon he became ________.
A. a great man
B. a good maker
C. a good worker
D. a good student
4. ________ was invented by George Stephenson.
A. The train
B. The telephone
C. The car
D. The computer
5. From the passage we know George Stephenson was one of the greatest ________ in the world.
A. workers
B. writers
C. learners
D. inventors

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     In 1961 Obama was born in Hawaii, US. His father was an African and his mother was a white
 American. He g __1__ up in Indonesia and Hawaii.
     When Obama was 10 years old, he was one of the o __2__ three black students at his school in
  Hawaii. He f __3__ very different from most other students. White girls wanted to t __4__ his hair. A
 white boy even asked him w__5__ his father was.
     "I lied to them that my father was a Kenyan prince. But I k __6__ asking myself who I am," said
  Obama.
     However, 37 years later, the boy made h __7__ . Obama became the first black president in US
 history. This unusual b__8__ made him wonder who he was. He once turned to alcohol (酒) to help
 f __9__  this question.
     With the h __10__ of his friends, Obama finally turned his life around at college. His hard work made
 him a s __11__ at Harvard. Later, he became the third black senator (参议员) in US history.
     "Obama's success has made Martin Luther King's d __12__ come true. That is : A man should not be
 judged (判断) by the colour of his skin, but by the content of his character," wrote ABC news.