I heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important achievements.What made him 　41 from others?

　 He said it all came from 　42 that happened when he was two years old. He tried to 43 a bottle of milk away from the fridge, but the slippery(光滑的) bottle fell, spilling its milk all over the 　44 floor.

　 When his mother came in, 45 shouting at him, she said, “Robert, what a great mess(一团糟) you have made! I have never seen such a big puddle(水坑) of milk. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes 　46 we clean it up?”

　 Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, “Robert, when you make a mess like this, you have to clean it up at last. So, 　47 would you like to do that? We would use a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?” He chose the towel and together they cleaned up the milk.

　 His mother then said, “We had a failed 48 in how to carry a big milk bottle with two small hands in the kitchen. Let’s go out and fill the bottle with water and see if you can 49 a way to carry it without dropping it.” The little boy learned that if he held the bottle at the top near the lip(杯口) with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it.

　 This scientist then said that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to 50 .So, what have you learnt from the story?

41. A. serious　　 　　 B. similar　　　　　　 C. different　　　　 D. important

42. A. an experience　　 B. advice　　　　　　 C. a promise　　　　 D. an idea

43. A. pass　　　　　　 B. bring　　　　　　 C. drink　　　　　　 D. take

44. A. kitchen　　　　 B. bedroom　　 　　 C. bathroom　　　　 D. living room

45. A. from　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　 C. because of　　　 D. instead of

46. A. after　　　　　　 B. before　　　　　　 C. as soon as　　　　 D. since

47. A. when　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　 C. how　　　 　　　D. why

48. A. experiment　　　 B. condition　　　　 C. survey　　　　　 D. research

49. A. look　　　　　　 B. discover　　　　　 C. recognize　　　 D. develop

50. A. clean the floor　　 B. spill milk　　　　 C. make mistakes　　 D. realize mistakes

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Tang Ling often smoked cigarettes(香烟) in his school’s washing room. He started smoking 77 　　the age of 14. One day he learnt that the NBA star Yao Ming, an ambassador(大使) to the Chinese Association on Tobacco Control (中国控烟协会), asked people not to smoke. Yao Ming was Tang’s favorite star, and his words meant a lot to him. He decided to 78 　　up smoking.

　 According to the Chinese Association on Tobacco Control, about 350 million Chinese smoke. Among 79 　 , 50 million are teenagers. Sun Jiangping of Beijing University said, “ Teenagers can get cigarettes 80 　 , especially when their parents smoke or shops 81　 cigarettes to them. It’s very important　 82　 parents to help their children stop smoking.”

A 15-year-old boy named Li Kun from Beijing said his　 83　 didn’t smoke. Because they thought smoking could make people feel badly ill, they only allowed him to play with friends without smoking. Living in such a good family helped Li say “no” to cigarettes. Some of his smoking classmates once told Li that smoking made boys look cool, but Li disagreed. He said, “Smoking is 　 84　　 　 and it’s not cool at all. Please stop smoking now!”

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