Question

A young man asked Albert Einstein, the great German scientist, “What the secret of success(成功) is.?” The scientist told him that the secret of success is hard work. A few days later the young man asked the same question again. Einstein was very annoyed. He did not say anything, but wrote a few words on a piece of paper. On it was written “A=X+Y+Z”.

“What does this mean?” asked the young man.

“A means success,” explained the old scientist, “X stands for hard work, Y for good method (方法) and Z means stop talking and get down to work.”

1.The young man _________.

A. wanted to meet Einstein

B. wanted to be a great scientist like Einstein

C. was eager (渴望) to know the secret of success

D. wanted to be a student of Einstein

2.In Einstein’s opinion, the secret of success was ________.

A. to work with great energy

B. to work hard

C. to learn from great scientists

D. to raise (提出) questions as many as you could

3.“Y” stands for _______.

A. hard work B. great energy

C. great success D. good method

4.The underlined word “annoyed” (in paragraph 1) means ________.

A. angry B. sad C. lovely D. glad

5.Einstein was a man who ______

A. liked to talk with young people

B. liked to help others

C. liked to make friends with young people

D. liked to work , but didn’t like to talk

Answer 1