Question

A young man asked Albert Einstein, the great German scientist, what the secret of success 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. wanted to know the secret of success

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

A. to work with great energy (精力)

B. to study hard day and night

C. to learn from great scientists

3.“Y” stands for _______.

A. hard work

B. great energy

C. good manner

4.Einstein was a man who ______

A. liked to talk with young people

B. liked to help others

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

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：一个年轻人问伟大的德国科学家爱因斯坦，成功的秘诀是什么。科学家告诉他成功的秘诀是努力工作。几天后,这个年轻人又问同样的问题。爱因斯坦非常恼火。他没有说什么，但在一张纸上写了一个公式：A= X + Y + Z。

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