Among the tens of millions of messages posted online for British physicist Stephen Hawking (斯蒂芬. 霍金), who died on March 14, 2018, the one most "liked" is: "The person who knows the most about stars has 【1】 to the stars. "

He was known for his work 【2】 black holes and wrote several popular science books including A Brief History of Time. Besides 【3】 popular science books, Hawking also gave public talks on science, and he even attended the 【4】 that were given by other professors (教授) at Cambridge University. Considering that he could talk only through the computer on his armchair, he should get the highest praise.

Hawking 【5】 China in 1985, 2002 and 2006. Even about four months before his death, he gave a video speech on Tencent WE conference.

To many people, Hawking's popular science writing, along with 【6】 great achievements in physics, has pushed science forward. 【7】 he opened a real-name account (賬號(hào)) on Chinese social media (社交媒體) on April 12, 2016, 2 million users followed him in two days. Many of them, still students, expressed their 【8】 in science. The most popular science website in China is 【9】 named after his book The Universe in, a Nutshell.

His works are a sound source (來(lái)源) of future scientific research in China. The country has 96. 92 million primary school students, and the more they are interested in science at a young age, the 【10】 researchers there will be in the future.

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C. as politely as possible D. as politely as possibly

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A. that B. this C. one D. it

A. are B. have C. have been D. were

A. either B. both C. neither D. none

Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday. The day after it has been known as Black Friday. It is the start of the holiday shopping season, and it has been the busiest shopping day of the year in the US since 2005.

Most stores offer big sales on Black Friday. They open their doors quite early in the morning. They try to attract shoppers with big discounts (打折). Some items (商品)like TVs and cloths are much cheaper than usual. Stores may even lose money on these items. They hope that shoppers will buy gifts for other people while they are in the store.

Black Friday is a great time to go shopping. However, there are problem. The biggest one is that there are not enough low-priced items. Each store may only have a few. These items are in great need, so people stand in long lines to get them. They may wait three to four hours before a store opens. They may be hoping to get a low price on a TV or computer, but not everybody can get one. Some people leave, disappointed.

The situation makes people worried. Some Black Friday events have been crazy. There have been fights over toys among shoppers. Some workers have even been hurt by large crowds. But most Black Friday events are safe and fun. Still, if you plan to go, you will expect large crowds and a bit of pushing.

So where does the name “Black Friday” come from? It was first used in Philadelphia in the 1950s. The police called this day Black Friday because of the heavy traffic it caused. In the 1960s, stores tried to rename the day “Big Friday”. It did not stick. The name “Black Friday” continued to spread across the country. It seems that it is here to stay.

Now people all over the country take part in Black Friday events. It is even spreading to other parts of the world. Stores have held Black Friday events in the UK, Australia, and Brazil since 2012. In Mexico, stores offer a weekend of discounts every year. They call it “El Buen Fin”, which means “the good weekend” in Spanish. I guess people everywhere like to buy things on sale.

【1】Is Black Friday the start of the holiday shopping season?

【2】What is the biggest problem with Black Friday?

【3】How long may people have to wait before a store opens?

【4】Where was the name “Black Friday” first used in the 1950s?

【5】Why do people like going shopping on Black Friday?

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I came across a website a few days ago. After I spent hours reading all the stories on it , I was deeply moved by them. So I couldn't wait to order a lot of smile cards online immediately. I _______ my new idea with my best friend, Annie, my roommate and she got so excited that she agreed to start the work with me and make the people in the city _______ on the smile cards gradually.

We set down to prepare for it until the smile cards arrived. We put money with some cards and chocolate with the others.

Then we walked _______ and found some lovely people that we would give our smile cards to. At first, we went into a shopping mall. We caught _______ of a young woman there and went over to ask her if she would pass the card along. She gave a big smile and said she would. Outside the mall. we saw an elderly man _______ a heavy hag. It seemed that he needed some help. When we handed smile card to him, he just stood there, looking between us and the small parcel (包裹) . He looked a little _______by it all. In a hospital, we met with an old lady waiting for her treatment.

Annie showed kindness to her and she had a big _______on her face even though she hadn't opened the card with money inside.

We kept on walking and gave out more little gifts to the people in a community. We had so much fun _______ smile cards ! Annie and I were sure that there would be more smile cards appearing in the city

【1】A. changedB. sharedC. arguedD. explained

【2】A. workB. putC. passD. insist

【3】A. awayB. downC. outD. around

【4】A. holdB. attentionC. breathD. sight

【5】A. carryingB. throwingC. emptyingD. tying

【6】A. regrettedB. confusedC. frightenedD. excited

【7】A. jokeB. surpriseC. smileD. shame

【8】A. deliveringB. sellingC. playingD. snaking

A. somebody B. anybody

C. nobody D. everybody

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