【推荐1】Famous British physicist Stephen Hawking,     1     mental genius and physical disability made him a household name and inspiration across the globe, has died at age 76.

Propelled(推动) to superstar by his 1988 book A Brief History of Time, which became     2     unlikely worldwide bestseller, Hawking devoted     3    (he) to unlocking the secrets of the Universe. His genius and wit     4    (win) over fans from far beyond the world of astrophysics, earning comparisons with Albert Einstein and Sir Isaac Newton.

Hawking died     5    (peaceful) at his home in the British university city of Cambridge in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

“We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today,” professor Hawking’s children said in a statement     6     (carry) by Britain’s Press Association news agency. “He was a great scientist and an extraordinary man whose work and legacy will live     7     for many years.”

Hawking refused to accept the predictions that he would only live for a few years after developing a form of motor neurone disease in his early     8     (twenty). The illness gradually robbed him of mobility,     9    (leave) him confined to a wheelchair, almost completely paralysed and unable to speak except through his voice synthesiser(合成器).

“His courage and persistence with his brilliance and     10     (humorous) inspired people across the world,” his family said.

Way back in 1674, a frog helped Antonie van Leeuwenhoek make an incredible     1     (discover). Antonie was an amateur scientist from Holland; so fascinated by microscopes (显微镜)     2     he built some of his own. One rainy day, as he went for a walk, a leaping frog     3     (draw) his attention to a puddle.

Antonie collected a drop of puddle water and put it     4     his microscope. He was amazed     5     (see) a whole community of creatures swimming in this one drop — tiny beings no one had ever seen before.

These tiny beings, called microbes, are everywhere: in dirt, in food and on your kitchen table. People     6     (cover) by them, too.     7     you were to count all the microbes on and inside your body, you would find your body has more microbes than the world has people!

Microbes can’t survive on     8     (they) own. They need food. After settling into a home — you, for instance — they steal vitamins and other nutrients and leave behind dead cells and     9     (poison) liquids called toxins. Some microbes can make you sick. People usually call them germs.     10     (fortunate) for you, there are more helpful microbes, working together to keep you healthy, than bad ones.

I used to like to go to our local cinema. It was old and rather uncomfortable，but it was special. Now they’ve stopped     1     (show) films there. The owner would like to go on     2     (run) the cinema，but he can’t afford     3     (make) a lot of improvements，which would mean     4     (spend) tens of thousands of pounds. I still remember     5     (watch) the last film at the cinema. It was a murder mystery. It was five minutes before the end，and we were trying     6     (work) out who was the murderer when suddenly all the lights went out and the film stopped. We sat in the dark for a few minutes，and then the owner appeared with a torch.“I regret     7     (tell) you”，he said，“that our electricity has failed.I don’t mean     8     (disappoint) you，but I’m afraid we can’t show you the end of the film. We’ve tried     9     (phone) the electricity company，but they say they can’t help.” He went on to explain to the audience how the film ended.I didn’t understand the story. But I don’t regret     10     (go) to the cinema on that last evening.