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　　Scientists are worried that an asteroid(小行星)will possibly hit the earth in 2036．If scientists are right, planet earth is 24 years away from a major disaster．

　　Scientists have been monitoring the progress of a 390-metre-wide asteroid ever since it was discovered last June．They have announced that it could hit the earth, causing huge damage, in 2036．

　　NASA estimates that the impact from the asteroid named after Apophis and ancient Egyptian demon(魔鬼)would release more than 100,000 times the energy released in the nuclear explosion over Hiroshima．Thousands of square kilometers would be directly affected by the explosion．The whole planet would see the effects of the dust released into the atmosphere．

　　This is the worst possible scenario(情景)of any asteroid in recorded history．

　　Having more than 20 years' warning of possible impact might seem plenty of time．But scientists insist that there is actually very little time left to decide．

　　Luckily, however, they aren't short on ideas for deflecting the asteroid．The favored method is also probably the easiest－throwing a spacecraft at the asteroid to change its direction．The European Space Agency plans to test this in the next decade．

　　One idea that seems to have no support from astronomers is the use of explosive, although this sounds more likely to the public or Hollywood producer．

　　At present, scientists are trying to make a better estimate of how much time we have, through more observations．

　　In spring of next year, there will be another chance for radar observation of Apophis．This will help astronomers calculate the orbits of the asteroid more accurately．

　　If, at that stage, they can't rule out an impact with the earth in 2036, the next chance to make better observations will not be until 2016, then 2029．

　　“If we wait until 2029 and the worst－case scenario turns out to be true, it would seem unlikely that we'd be able to do anything about 2036,” warns Prof Fitzsimmons．

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Alfred Nobel became a millionaire and changed the ways of mining, construction, and warfare as the inventor of dynamite(炸药)．On April 12,1888, Alfred's brother Ludwig died of heart attack．A major French newspaper 　　1　　 his brother for him and carried an article 　　2　　 the death of Alfred Nobel．“The merchant of death is dead．”the article read．“Dr．Alfred Nobel, who became 　　3　　 by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before, died yesterday．”Nobel was 　　4　　 to find out not that he had died, but that, when his time was up, he would be thought of only as one who profited from 　　5　　 and destruction．

　　To make sure that he was 　　6　　 with love and respect．Nobel arranged in his 　　7　　 to give the largest part of his money to 　　8　　 the Nobel prizes, which would be awarded to people who made great 　　9　　 to the causes of peace, literature, and the sciences．So 　　10　　, Nobel had to die before he realized what his life was really about．

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