20. All the people _____ at the party were his supporters.
A. present B.
thankful C.
interested D.
important
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The famous scientist
Albert Einstein died in1955. His 21 now is in the central state of Kansas of
the U.S.A. It belongs to a retired 22_ doctor, Thomas Harvey. 23_ did this happen? And why?
In the 1950s, Albert
Einstein and Thomas Harvey _24 each other when they both lived in
Princeton, New Jersey. Einstein was working at Princeton University 25
Doctor Harvey was working at
Princeton Hospital. When Einstein died, Doctor Harvey was 26 to examine his body. It was then that
he started to study __27 has
become a long time examination of Einstein’s brain. His goal was to
28 some physical evidence (证据) of the
scientist’s genius.
Doctor Harvey, 29
, did not tell Einstein’s family that he 30 the great man’s brain. It was only
later 31 the family learned of Doctor Harvey’s
work. They did not 32 the idea at first. After Doctor
Harvey explained his idea to them, they agreed to _33__ him to
study the brain. Doctor Harvey then asked 34 scientists to help. They cut the
brain 35 three pieces. They marked each piece
before placing it in containers 36 chemical formaldehyde (甲醛) to protect it.
Doctor Harvey has been 37 Einstein’s brain since then. He has
carried it with him as he moved from place to place. He has also lent parts of
the brain to other scientists 38_ study.
Only one researcher
has found something 39 .A doctor at the University of
California found that the left part of Einstein’s brain has more certain cells
than _40_ . Such cells(细胞) are known to feed brain. She
said this may mean that the cells could affect intelligence.
21 A body B heart C brain D head
22 A actual B chemical C natural D medical
23 A What B How C Who D Which
24 A realized B recognized C learned D knew
25 A as B because C while D since
26 A called on B called
at C sent
up D sent
off
27 A which B how C that D what
28 A invent B discover C prove D examine
29 A perhaps B therefore C thus D however
30 A bought B sold C kept D made
31 A that B when C before D after
32 A hear of B like C suggest D offer
33 A promise B let C have D permit
34 A other two B two
other C more
two D two another
35 A off B by C into D about
36 A for B about C of D with
37 A learning B studying C searching D selling
38 A for B on C into D about
39 A easy B difficult C particular D common
40 A ever B enough C usual D normal