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The other day I was watching the evening news on television. The news was about a prize for some scientific 1 ; I forget what it really was. The announcer said something that caught my 2 “All great discoveries” he said,“are made by people between the ages of twenty five and 3 ”. Being a little over thirty myself , I wanted to disagree with him. Nobody wants to think that he is past the age of making any discoveries. The next day I happened to be in the city library and spent several hours 4 the ages of famous people and their discoveries.
First I looked at some of the 5 discoveries. One of the earliest discoveries, the famous experiment that proved that bodies of different 6 fall at the same speed , was made by Galileo when he was twenty six. Madame Curie started her research that 7 to a Nobel Prize when she was twenty-eight. Einstein was twenty-six 8 he published his theory of relativity. Well , enough of that. 9 I wondered if those 'best years' were true in other 10 .
Then how about the field of 11 ? Surely it 12 the wisdom of age to make a good leader. Perhaps it does, but look 13 these people started their careers. Winston Churchill was elected to the House of Commons at the age of twenty-six . Abraham Lincoln 14 the life of a country lawyer and was elected to the government 15 what age? Twenty-six.
But why don't best years come after thirty? After thirty , I guess, 16 people do not want to take risks or try 17 ways. Then' I thought of people like Shakespeare and Picasso. The former was writing wonderful works at the ripe age of fifty, 18 the latter was still trying new ways of 19 when he was ninety!
Perhaps there is still 20 for me.
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2. I tried to get Jane to join us tonight, but she won't ____. She prefers to stay at home in the evening. 3. I heard the news report, but I'm not sure if the information was ____ or not. 4. I have been working with her ____ I graduated from university. 5. Sandy told me that she really didn't ____ sports at all. She was just interested in one player. 6. The little boy had such a bad ____ when the guests arrived that his mother told him to go to his room until he could be friendlier. 7. It took three days to ____ the food, clothes and medicine to the disaster-hit (受灾) area. 8. It took me three hours to persuade him, and he finally ____ and agreed to help us. 9. I think they've finally ____ to spend next summer in Europe, rather than going to the USA. 10. When writing, it is very important to ____ and present your ideas clearly. |
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Yesterday evening I was watching the evening news on television. The news was about a 1 for scientific discoveries. The announcer, whose name was Ralph Story, 2 something that caught my 3 ．“All great discoveries,” he said “are made by people between the ages of twenty-five and thirty.” Being a little over thirty myself, I wanted to 4 with him. Nobody wants to think that he is past the age of making any 5 . The next day I went to the public library, spending several hours, and 6 to find the ages of famous people and their discoveries. Ralph was right.
First I looked at some of the 7 discoveries. One of the earliest, the famous one that 8 that bodies of different weight 9 at the same speed, was made by Galileo when he was 26. Madam Curie started her research that led to a Nobel Prize when she was 28. Einstein was 26 when he 10 his world-changing theory of relativity. Well, 11 of that. Yet I wondered if those “best years” were true in other 12 .
Then how about 13 ? Surely it needed the wisdom of 14 to make a good leader. Perhaps it does, but look when these people 15 their careers. Winston Churchill was elected to the House of Commons at the age of 26. Abraham Lincoln 16 the life of a country lawyer and was elected to the government at what age? Twenty-six.
But why don't best years come after thirty? After thirty, I 17 , most people do not want to take risks or try new ways. Then I thought of people 18 Shakespeare and Picasso. The former was writing wonderful 19 at the late age of fifty. 20 the latter was still trying new ways of painting when he was ninety!
Perhaps there is still hope for me.
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