In 1914, Thomas Edison, at the age of 67, lost his factory, 1　 　was worth a few million dollars, to fire．It had very little insurance．No longer a young man, Edison watched his lifetime effort 2 （go） up in smoke and said, “There is great value in disasters．All our mistakes are burnt up．Thank God we can start anew．” In spite of disasters, three weeks later, 3 invented the phonograph．What 4 attitude!

Below are more examples of the 　5 （fail） of successful people:

　　　 Thomas Edison failed 6 （approximate） 10, 000 times while he 7 （work） on the light bulb．

　　　 Henry Ford fired Lee Iacocca at the age of 54．

　　　 Young Beethoven 8 （tell） that he had no talent for music, 　9 he gave some of the best music to the world．

　　　 Setbacks are inevitable in life．A setback can act as a driving force and also teach us humility．In grief you will find courage and faith 10 （overcome） the setback．

　　　

1．which  2．go  3．he  4．a(chǎn)n   5．failures  

6．a(chǎn)pproximately   7．was working  8．was told   9．but   10．to overcome      

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It is well known that Einstein was the father of the famous Theory of Relativity. But do you know it owes a great deal to Marits, Einstein’s former wife?
In 1896, 17-year-old Einstein went to Zurich to study physics. There he met a girl from Hungary. They studied in the same class. The same interest brought the two together and the young man fell in love with Marits. In 1903, when Einstein was 24 years old, he married Marits, who was 4 years older than he.
After their marriage, Einstein devoted himself to the research of the great theory. To give her husband more help, Marits gave up her own work, and became a good wife and assistant. She tried her best to encourage him whenever possible and she was sure that her husband would succeed. They often discussed the theory while walking outside or sitting together in the room. They even discussed it in their letters when one of them was away from home.
In 1914, the Einstein moved to Berlin and settled there. At that time, Einstein’s theory proved to be correct and he had become famous all over the world. Marits was very proud of him and his success. But it was not long before the First World War broke out. Marits as well as her two sons, who were all on holidays in Switzerland, couldn’t come back to Berlin. The war not only stopped Einstein’s work but broke up the warm, happy family. In 1919, Einstein and Marits had to get divorced.
Einstein himself, however, later said that Marits was really an outstanding woman.
【小題1】From the first paragraph, we can infer that the passage is mostly about __________.

A．Einstein’s former wife
B．Marits’s love for Einstein
C．Einstein’s famous theory
D．the life of Einstein and his former wife
【小題2】Einstein fell in love with Marits mainly because they ________.
A．were in the same school
B．wanted to do research together
C．had the same interest
D．came from different countries
【小題3】By the year of 1914, Einstein had _________________.
A．become famous all over the world
B．been proud of his success
C．suffered from the 1st World War
D．lost touch with Marits
【小題4】Einstein and Marits got divorced because ________________.
A．they no longer loved each other
B．the 1st World War broke out
C．Marits went away with the children
D．Einstein had become famous

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【小題4】Which of the following words can be used to describe Emilie’s grandfather?
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War Horse is a historical story by Michael Morpurgo. It is written for kids ages 8 to 12. Now just sit and get through the introduction to the plot.

In 1914, a young horse named Joey is sold to a farmer. The farmer' s son, Albert, is thrilled. He cares for Joey. When the family begins to feel the financial impact of war, Albert' s father secretly sells Joey to an army officer named Captain Nicholls. Albert begs the captain to let him join the army. Albert is too young, but Nicholls promises to take good care of Joey for him.

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Alone and frightened, Joey wanders into "no-man's-land” between the German and English camps. An English soldier takes him back to camp.

Joey is reunited with Albert. As the war ends, Albert' s officer announces the horses will be sold in France. An old Frenchman buys Joey. The man, Emilie' s grandfather, tells Albert how Emilie lost the will to live after the horses were taken. However, he eventually sells Joey to Albert for one penny, as long as Albert promises to share Emilie' s story so her life will not be in vain. Joey and Albert return home.

1.Why does Albert's father secretly sell Joey?

A．Because he’s in need of money.

B．Because Captain Nicholls is fond of Joey.

C．Because Albert is too young to care for Joey.

D．Because he believes Joey will contribute to the country.

2.Which of the following is TRUE about Captain Nicholls?

A．He’s a rich man.

B．He’s a Frenchman.

C．He’s a man of his word.

D．He doesn’t win Joey’s trust.

3.The underlined phrase "dote on" in Paragraph 4 probably means ____.

A．train             B．ride              C．raise             D．love

4.Which of the following words can be used to describe Emilie’s grandfather?

A．Brave.            B．Generous.         C．Hardworking.       D．Humorous.

 

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It is well known that Einstein was the father of the famous Theory of Relativity. But do you know it owes a great deal to Marits, Einstein’s former wife?

In 1896, 17-year-old Einstein went to Zurich to study physics. There he met a girl from Hungary. They studied in the same class. The same interest brought the two together and the young man fell in love with Marits. In 1903, when Einstein was 24 years old, he married Marits, who was 4 years older than he.

After their marriage, Einstein devoted himself to the research of the great theory. To give her husband more help, Marits gave up her own work, and became a good wife and assistant. She tried her best to encourage him whenever possible and she was sure that her husband would succeed. They often discussed the theory while walking outside or sitting together in the room. They even discussed it in their letters when one of them was away from home.

In 1914, the Einstein moved to Berlin and settled there. At that time, Einstein’s theory proved to be correct and he had become famous all over the world. Marits was very proud of him and his success. But it was not long before the First World War broke out. Marits as well as her two sons, who were all on holidays in Switzerland, couldn’t come back to Berlin. The war not only stopped Einstein’s work but broke up the warm, happy family. In 1919, Einstein and Marits had to get divorced.

Einstein himself, however, later said that Marits was really an outstanding woman.

1.From the first paragraph, we can infer that the passage is mostly about __________.

A．Einstein’s former wife

B．Marits’s love for Einstein

C．Einstein’s famous theory

D．the life of Einstein and his former wife

2.Einstein fell in love with Marits mainly because they ________.

A．were in the same school

B．wanted to do research together

C．had the same interest

D．came from different countries

3.By the year of 1914, Einstein had _________________.

A．become famous all over the world

B．been proud of his success

C．suffered from the 1st World War

D．lost touch with Marits

4.Einstein and Marits got divorced because ________________.

A．they no longer loved each other

B．the 1st World War broke out

C．Marits went away with the children

D．Einstein had become famous

 

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