Life is a Handful of Candy

One sunny morning，when Einstein was going out of the office，the assistant said to him，“someone wants to invite you to make a ______ at the weekend and the ______ is 10，000 dollars.”Einstein ______ and said he would go to tutor(輔導)math to Sophie ______ studied in a junior high school.

“Can't you cut down tutoring Sophie once? ”the assistant asked.

“No，I'm still thinking of her candy.” Einsteln said with a smile.

Was her candy so sweet? The assistant didn't understand why he was at pains (盡心盡力)for the young girl he happened to know. You know，Sophie ______ Einstein only half of her candy.

That day，seeing Einstein come back from Sophie ______ ，the assistant asked him why he was happy.

Einstein told him，“Today，Sophie's teacher thought highly of her ______ ，saying that she had an excellent teacher. The young girl was also ______ pleased that she awarded me a handful of candy, which makes me particularly happy.”

Later，in Einstein's diary，people ______ read he thought much of such a thing. It ______ that in the world-famous scientist's eyes，the young girl's sunny smile and a handful of common candy were the sweetest spring that nourished(滋養(yǎng))his life.

1.A. speech B. space C. speed D. spread

2.A. reward B. money C. prize D. charge

3.A. reduced B. refused C. received D. replied

4.A. which B. whose C. whom D. who

5.A. cost B. took C. paid D. spent

6.A. cheerful B. cheer C. cheerfully D. cheering

7.A. progress B. success C. subject D. courage

8.A. very B. such C. too D. so

9.A. in trouble B. once again C. in surprise D. at last

10.A. turned on B. turned down C. turned out D. turned in

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