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名人逸事 [材料1]  Einstein had a rich sense of humor, though his mind was always busy thinking about problems of nature and working out new theories. He would sometimes crack a joke or two even when he might be speaking about some complicated theory of physics to a learned group of scientists. For example ,he once gave a talk on his theory of time. He discussed dozens of different ideas about time. But after an hour or so he suddenly stopped , and with a look that seemed to say “I’m so sorry”, he asked, “Does anyone know what time it is? I’m afraid it is getting late.” Another time towards the end of his life,when he was with a group of young students, mostly young men,he was asked to explain his law of relativity. He smiled, then said : “When you sit with a nice girl for two hours ,you think it’s only a minute. But when you sit on a hot stove for a minute, you think it’s two hours. That is relativity.” This passage mainly tells us that Einstein ______. was always busy working out new theories was always busy thinkg about problems of nature always gave lectures on his theories was a man of humor Einstein would sometimes crack a joke or two to make _______. A. everybody surprised B.his theories easy to understand C.his students laugh D.his tak interesting Once Einstein discussed dozens of different ideas in his talk on his theory of______. A.time B.relativity C.space D. physics The example to explain the theory of relativity was given by Einstein when he was______. A. young B. near the end of his life C. in his house D. with a group of scientists Simply speaking ,relativity means______. one feels time is short when he or she is with a nice girl measure of motion(运动) ,space and time are relative one feels time is too long when he or she sits on a hot stove Both A and C Key: 1.D 2.B 3.A 4.B 5.D [材料2] Mark Twain’s First Money Mark Twain was asked one day if he could remember the first money he ever earned. He thought a long time and