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　　The famous British inventor George Stephenson was born in 1781 and died in 1848．One of his 　　1　　 important inventions was the train．He 　　2　　 his first train when he was forty-four years old．When he was experimenting with the 　　3　　 engine on the train, he met with 　　4　　 from the government, the newspapers and the gentlemen in the country．They said that the noise and the smoke would 　　5　　 cows, horses and sheep, that the 　　6　　 would burst or that the hot coals from it would 　　7　　 their houses．At that time, 　　8　　 people believed what they said．

　　George Stephenson 　　9　　 the people that the train could go on small 　　10　　, could pull carriages 　　11　　 goods and passengers and there was 　　12　　 to them．It was a very 　　13　　 matter for him to 　　14　　 them believe．However, after 　　15　　, he was able to do it; and the first train that 　　16　　 by Stephenson himself 　　17　　 what he had said．

　　The first day 　　18　　 the people along the way 　　19　　 the noises of the train 　　20　　 and saw it running quickly to them, they ran back home as quickly as they could and closed their doors tightly, for they thought it a genius(妖怪)．They did not dare to come out until it had passed．

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　　The famous British inventor George Stephanson was born in 1781 and died in 1848．One of his 　　1　　 important inventions was the train．He 　　2　　 his first train when he was forty-four years old．When he was experimenting with the 　　3　　 engine on the train, he met with 　　4　　 from the government, the newspapers and the gentlemen in the country．They said that the noise and the smoke would 　　5　　 cows, horses and sheep, that the 　　6　　 would burst or that the hot coals from it would 　　7　　 their houses．At that time, 　　8　　 people believed what they said．

　　George Stephanson 　　9　　 the people that the train could go on small 　　10　　, could pull carriages 　　11　　 goods and passengers and there was 　　12　　 to them．It was a very 　　13　　 matter for him to 　　14　　 them believe．However, after 　　15　　, he was able to do it; and the first train that 　　16　　 by Stephanson himself 　　17　　 what he had said．

　　The first day 　　18　　 the people along the way 　　19　　 the noises of the train 　　20　　 and saw it running quickly to them, they ran back home as quickly as they could and closed their doors tightly, for they thought it a genius．They did not dare to come out until it had passed．

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　　Have you heard of the story of“spilt milk?”Well, we all know it is no use crying over spilt milk．But this story is 　　1　　．

　　A famous scientist had 　　2　　 several very important medical discoveries．He was asked in an interview 　　3　　 set him so far apart from others?

　　He responded that it all came from an 　　4　　 with his mother that occurred when he was about two years old．He had been trying to 　　5　　 a bottle of milk from the refrigerator 　　6　　 he lost hold of the slippery bottle and it fell, spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor－a sea of 　　7　　!

　　When his mother came, instead of yelling(大叫)at him or giving him a 　　8　　, she said,“You know, Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, you 　　9　　 to clean it up and restore 　　10　　 to its proper order．We could use a sponge(海绵), a towel, 　　11　　 a mop(拖把)．Which do you prefer?”He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the spilt milk．

　　His mother then said,“Robert, what we will do is an experiment in how to 　　12　　 carry a big milk bottle with two 　　13　　 hands．Now, let's try and 　　14　　 if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it．”The little boy 　　15　　 if he grasped the bottle at the neck with both hands, he could make 　　16　　．What a wonderful lesson!

This scientist 　　17　　 remarked it was at that moment that he knew he didn't 　　18　　 to be afraid to make mistakes．　　19　　, he knew that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new, which is, 　　20　　, what scientific experiments are all about．