Nine-year-old Louis Pasteur rushed into the little house, with his face pale．

　　“Mother,” he cried, “A mad dog bit my friend Henry, and now they are burning him with red hot irons(烙铁)．It's terrible．”

　　“Rabies(狂犬病), Louis．Burning the bites is the only hope of stopping Henry from catching the disease．”

　　Henry did get rabies and died some days later, in great pain．Louis Pasteur never forgot．“One day,” he thought, “I must do something to help people like Henry．”

　　Sixteen years later, Pasteur became a Doctor of Science．And he began making important discoveries in his special field．

　　Pasteur achieved great success in his life．But during the years of research he lost the use of his left arm and leg．Yet he worked on and on, as hard as ever, as he was eager to find a way of curing rabies．He never forgot his friend Henry．

　　After many dangerous experiments on mad dogs, he finally found the answer．Just then a boy who had been badly bitten by a mad dog arrived at his lab．Pasteur treated him carefully．A few days later, the boy got better．He did catch rabies．

　　The discovery gave new hope to people in many countries．People sent money to help build the Pasteur Institute in Paris．Today it is one of the world's most famous centers for research．

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　　Back in the 15th century, in a tiny village in Germany, lived a family with eighteen children．Eighteen! In order 　　1　　 to keep food on the table, the father, a goldsmith(金匠)by 　　2　　 , worked almost eighteen hours a day at his trade．Despite their apparently 　　3　　 condition, two of the eldest children had a dream．They both wanted to pursue their talent for art, 　　4　　 they knew well that their father would never be able to 　　5　　 either of them to study at the Academy．

　　After many long discussions at night in their 　　6　　 bed, the two boys finally worked out an agreement．They would toss(掷)a coin．The 　　7　　 would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, 　　8　　 his winning brother for the academy．Then, in four years, he would support the other one．Then Albrecht Durer won the toss and 　　9　　 to Nuremberg．Albert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, 　　10　　 his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation(轰动)．By the time he graduated, he was beginning to 　　11　　 considerable fees for himself．

　　When the young artist 　　12　　 home and said to his brother, "And now, Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your 　　13　　．Now you can go to the Academy to pursue your dream, and I will 　　14　　 you．"

　　Albert rose and wiped the 　　15　　 from his cheeks．"No, brother．I cannot go to Nuremberg．It is too 　　16　　 for me．Look…look what four years in the mines have done to my 　　17　　 ! I cannot even hold a glass, much less make delicate lines on canvas(画布) 　　18　　 a pen or a brush．"

　　More than 450 years have 　　19　　．By now, among Albrecht Durer's hundreds of masterful portraits, "The Praying Hands" is one 　　20　　 creation that can catch the world's hearts．

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