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I heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important achievements. What made
him1from others?
He said it all came from2that happened when he was two years old. He tried to3a bottle of milk away
from the fridge, but the slippery (光滑的) bottle fell, spilling its milk all over the4floor.
When his mother came in,5shouting 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 minutes6we 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,7would 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 failed8in 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 can9a 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 to10 . So,
what have you learnt from the story?
( )1. A. serious
( )2. A. an experience
( )3. A. pass
( )4. A. kitchen
( )5. A. from
( )6. A. after
( )7. A. when
( )8. A. experiment
( )9. A. look
( )10. A. clean the floor
B. similar
B. advice
B. bring
B. bedroom
B. with
B. before
B. what
B. condition
B. discover
B. spill milk
C. different
C. a promise
C. drink
C. bathroom
C. because of
C. as soon as
C. how
C. survey
C. recognize
C. make mistakes
D. important
D. an idea
D. take
D. living room
D. instead of
D. since
D. why
D. research
D. develop
D. realize mistakes