Newton was a famous scientist. He liked thinking of some (1) and for it he was often absentminded（心不在焉的）. One evening, when he (2) home at eight o'clock, his family went out. He waited for a long time, but no one (3) . He became so worried about them that he couldn't eat. He didn't want to eat anything at all. Then he (4) his wife always took the children to the park on Wednesday and after that she would take them to the (5) . And it was Wednesday that day.

　　Newton was no longer worried. He began to feel (6) He ate some bread, meat and tomatoes. After supper he fell (7) in the chair. Later on a little noise woke him up. He (8) that someone had entered the house. They slipped into（潜入）the sitting room, (9) turning on the lights.

　　Jumping off the chair, he thought, “ (10) !”

　　Then he heard, “What are you doing here, Daddy?”Now he understood: They were his children.

There was a woman in Nanjing , who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially(尤其) the younger one, Ben,       he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class made jokes about him because he seemed(看似) so      .

    The mother       that she herself would have to get her sons to do better in school. She told them to go to the library to read a     a week and do a report about it for her.

One day, in Ben’s      , the teacher held up a rock（石头） and asked if anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him      . Why did Ben raise his hand? They wondered（想知道）. He    said anything, what could he possibly want to say?

    Well, Ben not only       the rock; he said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew       the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were   . Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book      .

Ben later went to the       of his class. When he finished high school, he went to University （大学）and at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.

After Ben grew up, he       something about his mother that he did not know as a    .

She, herself, had never learned how to      .

1.A. because       B. so                  C. but            D. though

2.A. clever         B. had                C. slow           D. quick

3.A. asked         B. decided             C. forgot          D. heard

4.A. notice         B. message            C. book           D. question

5.A. class         B. room               C. office          D. lab

6.A. think          B. leave               C. speak          D. answer

7.A. always        B. even               C. quickly        D. never

8.A. found        B. played              C. knew          D. threw

9.A. whether      B. when               C. where          D. why

10.A. afraid        B. surprised            C. worried        D. unhappy

11.A. pictures      B. exercises            C. shops           D. reports

12.A. top          B. end                C. back           D. side

13.A. learned       B. remembered         C. understood      D. guessed

14.A. doctor        B. child                C. student         D. teacher

15.A. read         B. work               C. teach           D. show

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　　There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially the younger one, Ben, 1 he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class made jokes about him because he seemed so 2 .

　　The mother 3 that she would, herself, have to get her sons to do better in school. She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a 4 a week and do a report about it for her.

　　One day, in Ben's 5 , the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him 6 .“Why did Ben raise his hand?”they wondered. He 7 said anything; what could he possibly want to say?

　　Well, Ben not only 8 the rock, he said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew 9 the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were 10 . Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book 11 .

　　Ben later went on to the 12 of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.

　　After Ben had grown up, he 13 something about his mother that he did not know as a 14 . She, herself, had never learned how to 15 .

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