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摘要：The media has a great effect on us in our daily life. Believe it or not , I would tell you the true story of my own. Last evening I was watching the evening news on television. The news was about a prize for scientific 21 ; I forgot what it was . The announcer, whose name was Ralph Story ,said something that caught my 22 . “All great discoveries , he said , “are made by people between the ages of twenty-five and thirty. 23 a little over thirty myself, I wanted to disagree with him. 24 wants to think that he is past the age of making any discovery. The next day I happened to be in the public library and spent several hours looking up the 25 of famous people and their discoveries. Ralph was right. First I looked at some of the 26 discoveries. One of the earliest discoveries, the famous experiment that proved that bodies of different 27 fall at the same speed , was made by Galileo when he was 26. Madam Curie started her research that 28 to Nobel Prize when she was 28. Einstein was 26when he published his world changing theory of relativity. Well , 29 of that. Yet I 30 if those “best years were true in other 31. Then how about the field of 32? Surely it needed the wisdom of age to make a good leader. Perhaps it 33 ,but look at when these people 34 their career. Winston Churchill was elected to the House of Commons at the age of 26. Abraham Lincoln 35 the life of a country lawyer and was elected to the government at what age? Twenty-six. But why 36 best years come after thirty ? After thirty, I 37 most people do not want to take risk or try 38 ways. Then I thought of people like Shakespeare and Picasso. The former was writing wonderful works at the ripe age of fifty, while the latter was 39 trying new ways of painting when he was ninety. Perhaps there is still 40 for me. 21.A.invention B.discovery C.experiment D.progress 22.A.mind B.idea C.attention D.thought 23.A.As B.Being C.However D.Moreover 24.A.Anybody B.Somebody C.Nobody D.Whoever 25.A.names B.ages C.address D.education 26.A.modern B.scientific C.last D.oldest 27.A.height B.size C.weight D.length 28.A.led B.meant C.stuck D.referred 29.A.plenty B.none C.much D.enough 30.A.believed B.trusted C.wondered D.asked 31.A.fields B.countries C.courses D.ages 32.A.agriculture B.society C.industry D.politics 33.A.is B.will C.has D.does 34.A.finished B.went C.started D.failed 35.A.devoted B.gave up C.began D.led 36.A.don’t B.the C.can D.not 37.A.believe B.know C.guess D.agree 38.A.other B.new C.best D.their 39.A.always B.still C.seldom D.almost 40.A.discovery B.problem C.wish D.hope

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The media has a great effect on us in our daily life. Believe it or not. I will tell you a true story of my own.

Last evening I was watching the evening news on television. The news was about a prize for scientific 1 ; I forgot what it was. The announcer, whose name was Ralph Story, said something, that caught my 2 . “All great discoveries, ”he said, “are made by people between the ages of twenty-five and thirty. ” 3 a little over thirty myself, I wanted to disagree with him. 4 wants to think that he is past the age of making any discovery. The next day I happened to be in the public library and spent several hours looking up the 5 of famous people and their discoveries. Ralph was right.

First I looked at some of the 6 discoveries. One of the earliest discoveries, the famous experiment that proved that bodies of different 7 fall at the same speed, was made by Galileo when he was 26. Madam Curie started her research that 8 to a Nobel Prize when she was 28. Einstein was 26 when he published his world changing theory of relativity. Well, 9 of that. Yet. I 10 , if those“best years”were true in other 11 . How about the field of 12 ? Surely it needed the wisdom of age make a good leader. Perhaps it 13 , but look when these people 14 their career. Winston Churchill was elected to the House of Commons at the age of 26. Abraham Lincoln 15 the life of a country lawyer and was elected to the government at what age? Twenty-six.

But why 16 the best years come after thirty? After thirty, I 17 , most people do not want to take risks or try 18 ways. Then I thought of people like Shakespeare and Picasso. The former was writing wonderful works at the ripe age of fifty, while the latter was 19 trying new ways of painting when he was ninety!

Perhaps there is still 20 for me.

1. A. invention　　　　　　　　　　 B. discovery　　　　　　　　 C. experiment　　　　　　　　　　 D. progress

2. A. mind　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. idea　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. attention　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. thought

3. A. As　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Being　　　　　　　　　　 C. However　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Beyond

4. A. Everybody　　　　　　　　 B. Somebody　　　　　　 C. Nobody　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Whoever

5. A. names　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ages　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. addresses　　　　　　　　　　 D. education

6. A. pleasant　　　　　　　　　　 B. scientific　　　　　　　　 C. last　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. oldest

7. A. heights　　　　　　　　　　 B. sizes　　　　　　　　　　 C. weights　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. things

8. A. led　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. meant　　　　　　　　　　 C. stuck　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. referred

9. A. plenty　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. none　　　　　　　　　　 C. much　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. enough

10. A. believed　　　　　　　　　　 B. trusted　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. wondered　　　　　　　　　　 D. asked

11. A. fields　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. countries　　　　　　　　 C. courses　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ages

12. A. agriculture　　　　　　　　 B. society　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. industry　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. politics

13. A. is　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. will　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. has　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. does

14. A. finished　　　　　　　　　　 B. went　　　　　　　　　　 C. started　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. failed

15. A. devoted　　　　　　　　　　 B. gave up　　　　　　　　 C. began　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. led

16. A. don’t　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. can　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. not

17. A. believe　　　　　　　　　　 B. know　　　　　　　　　　 C. guess　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. agree

18. A. other　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. new　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. best　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. their

19. A. always　　　　　　　　　　 B. still　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. seldom　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. enjoying

20. A. discovery　　　　　　　　 B. problem　　　　　　　　 C. wish　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. hope

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