My son Tony was born with club feet. The doctors said that with treatment he would be able to walk, but would never run very well. The first three years of his life was ______ in hospital. By the time he was eight, you wouldn’t know he has a problem when you saw him ______.

We never told him that he probably wouldn’t be ______ to run like the other children. So he didn’t know. In ______ grade he decided to join the school running team. Every day he trained. He ran more than any of the others, ______ only the top seven runners would be chosen. We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know.

He ran four to five mile every day—even when he had a fever. I was ______, so I went to ____ him after school. I found him running ______. I asked him how he felt. “Okay,” he said. He has two more miles to go. Yet he looked straight ahead and kept running.

Two weeks later, the names of the team ______ were out. Joey was number six on the list. Joey had ______ the team. He was in seventh grade — the other six team members were all eighth graders. We never told him he couldn’t do it, so he didn’t know, but he made it.

1.A. spent B. taken C. cost D. paid

2.A. talk B. sit C. study D. walk

3.A. able B. sorry C. glad D. afraid

4.A. sixth B. seventh C. eighth D. ninth

5.A. so B. if C. then D. because

6.A. excited B. tired C. worried D. pleased

7.A. look for B. hear from C. agree with D. think about

8.A. alone B. away C. almost D. already

9.A. jumpers B. runners C. doctors D. teachers

10.A. got B. kept C. made D. found

Stephen Hawking is one of the most famous scientists in this century. He was born in 1942. He’s world well-known on space and time. Stephen was searching some very big questions, such as “How did the universe begin? How will it end?”

Stephen was a student at Oxford University. He studied math and science. Then, at the age of twenty, he became sick. He was so young, but the doctors said to his family, “He has only two more years to live.” As a matter of fact, the doctors were wrong – he didn’t die. He can’t walk but he uses a wheelchair. He can’t feed himself and get in or out of bed himself. But he refused to give in to the condition. He talks with the help of a computer. After Oxford, Stephen went to Cambridge University. Three years later, in 1965, he became a doctor of philosophy(哲学).

Because of his serious health problems, it was difficult for him to draw or to write. So he started to think in pictures. With this new way of thinking, he became one of the most famous scientists in the world. In 1981, he met the Pope(教皇) in Rome. They talked about his ideas. Then in 1988, he wrote his first important book, A Brief History of Time. It sold more than 5.5 million copies in 33 different languages. He was once invited to China, he impressed us with his self-confidence, humorous and witty(风趣的) conversation.

1.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Stephen is good at thinking.

B. Stephen cannot walk.

C. Stephen has had the answers to some very big questions.

D. Stephen had once studied math and science.

2.A Brief History of Time is ________.

A. a book which is well-known all over the word

B. a book about Rome’s history

C. Stephen’s talk collection with the Pope in Rome

D. Stephen’s talk collection with me in China

3.Stephen’s studies DO NOT include ________ according to the passage.

A. science B. math C. philosophy D. art

4.The underlined word impressed might mean ________ in Chinese.

A. 鼓励 B. 表扬 C. 给…印象 D. 给…帮助

5.The passage is mainly about _______.

A. Stephen’s books B. Stephen’s study C. Stephen and the Pope D. Stephen Hawking

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London Canal Museum

12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RT, the UK

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Tel: 020 7713 0836

Monthly Talks at London Canal Museum

Our monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Tickets are at normal prices and you don’t have to book. They end around 21:00.

November 7th

The Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is regarded as one of the leading early canal(运河) engineers. He was also an important player in training others in the art of canal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how much Brindley did for the education of that group of early canal engineers.

December 5th

Ice for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before fridges coming, there was a need for ice for food keeping. Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how London’s ice trade grew.

February 6th

An Update on the Cotswold Canals, by Liz Payne. The Stroudwater Canal is moving towards reopening. The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of development.

March 6th

Eyots and Aits --- Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames had many islands. Miranda has studied of all of them. She will tell us about those of greatest interest.

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