Most children want to be pop stars or footballers when they grow up．But 11-year-old Amy Jones had the chance to 1 more about her 2 job－a medical biologist m when she won an essay writing competition for primary students．
Amy's 3 for the best essay on "What I want to be when I'm older" was a day at the Oxford Medical Science Institute．Staff organised a special programme for the would-be 4 , introducing her to the projects being worked on by medical biologists at Oxford．The sessions included a look at the 5 of medical biologists in fighting cancer and 6 to become a medical biologist．
Amy said she was 7 to become a biologist after watching a television programme．In her essay she wrote：“The medical biologist plays a big part in many discoveries and it would be a challenging, exciting and 8 job．”
Dr Kathryn Robson, the Institute director said：“It's 8 that we encourage young people to study science and think about scientific research as a job．I hope Amy now has a better 10 of what it takes to become a medical biologist．”
Perhaps the most interesting person I have ever met in my life is an Italian professor of philosophy who teaches at the University of Pisa． 1 I last met this man eight years ago, I have not forgotten his 2 qualities．First of all, I respected his 3 to teaching．Because his lectures were always well-prepared and clearly delivered, students crowded into his classroom．His followers liked the fact that he 4 what he taught．Furthermore, he could be counted on to explain his ideas in an 5 way, introducing such aids to 6 as oil paintings, music, and guest lecturers．Once he 7 sang a song in class in order to make a point clear． 8 , I admired the fact that he would talk to students outside the classroom or talk with them 9 the telephone．Drinking coffee in the café, he would easily make friends with students．Sometimes he would 10 a student to a game of chess． 11 , he would join student groups to discuss a variety of 12 : agriculture, diving and mathematics and so on．Many young people visited him in his office for 13 on their studies; others came to his home for social evenings．Finally, I was 14 by his lively sense of humor．He believed that no lesson is a success 15 , during it, the students and the professor 16 at least one loud 17 ．Through his sense of humor, he made learning more 18 and more lasting．If it is 19 that life makes a wise man smile and a foolish man cry, 20 my friend is indeed a wise man．
