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Leaving your mark in the world

Einstein is a world-famous scientist. In 1899, he studied at a famous university in Zurich (苏黎世). His teacher was rofessor Minkevsky.

Once Einstein asked Minkevsky, “How can a person, like me, leave his clear footprints on the road ofs1. and make a great contribution?” Minkevsky said that it was a “complicated”(复杂的) problem and he had to give him an a2. later.

Three days later, Minkevsky told Einstein that the answer was coming! B3. he didn’t say anything. They walked toward a building site. He asked Einstein to set foot on a concrete (混凝土) road that the workers had just f4..

All the workers shouted at him. Einstein was very confused(困惑的). “Sir, are you leading me the w5. way?” he asked.

“Think a6.it,” Minkevsky said. “Can’t you see? Only the new concrete road surface can l7. deep footprints. The old road surface has been hard for a long time. Many people leave steps on the old road. You cannot find your footprint there.” Hearing that, Einstein thought for a long time and nodded.

After that, a very strong sense of innovation(创新) b8. to guide Einstein’s thinking and action. He tried again and again to discover new theories(理论). Nobody could tell him what to do. N9. book could guide him. But he said, “I never remember what dictionaries carry. My brain only remembers those things that are not i10. in books.” It was because of this that Einstein left his shining footprints in the history of science.

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Kevin sat at the desk in his study, pencil in hand. He had to write a story for his English class by Friday. “I don’t know what to ,” he complained to his dog, who was asleep at his feet. Kevin was talkative when speaking to his friends, yet he had finding words he had to write.

By bedtime Kevin had drawn a picture of his dog smiling. He had drawn a tree with its branches(树枝) blowing in a high wind. He had also written a asking his friend to go to the movies on Saturday. he had not written a single word of his story.

On Wednesday, Mrs Scott, Kevin’s English teacher, asked the class to the first draft() of their stories. Kevin had to turn in the only work that he had—the page with his name, the , and the note.

Kevin wasn’t when Mrs Scott asked him to stay after class the next day. But he was surprised by what said to him. “Kevin, this is a fantastic story—the dog, the movie, the tree in the . I can’t wait to find out how they all fit together. I think you have the idea of a story there. Look at your note and the pictures and try to see a story comes to you.”

That night Kevin sat at his desk, and this was what he wrote: “One Saturday Tom went to meet his friend at the . it looked as if it might rain, so Tom his umbrella. Suddenly a big storm blew in. The noise of the wind like Tom’s dog Spotty. Spotty really hated storms and barked whenever he wanted to be let inside. Then Tom saw Spotty running after him down the busy street, barking. The sound was full of blame(责备). Tom felt because he had left Spotty outside. He turned and headed home with Spotty. Tom let Spotty in the door just and the rain started to pour down.”

Kevin had a story after all. The last thing he did was to write his name at the top of the page.

1.A. talk about B. worry about C. write about D. care about

2.A. trouble B. fun C. help D. experience

3.A. report B. notice C. letter D. note

4.A. And B. But C. So D. Or

5.A. hand in B. hand out C. take in D. take out

6.A. photos B. maps C. writings D. drawings

7.A. cheerful B. surprised C. scared D. satisfied

8.A. I B. you C. he D. she

9.A. wind B. rain C. snow D. fog

10.A. when B. why C. if D. where

11.A. theatre B. cinema C. bank D. museum

12.A. carried B. lost C. sold D. hid

13.A. looked B. felt C. sounded D. acted

14.A. energetic B. angry C. guilty D. curious

15.A. smoothly B. proudly C. hurriedly D. properly

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