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九A U1&U2
One day in ancient Greece, King Hiero ___________________________________(要求一个王冠制造者为他制造一顶金皇冠). At first, he __________________(对它很满意).
Later, however, King Hiero ______________ (开始怀疑)it was a real golden crown. He sent it to Archimedes and asked him to ________________(查明真相).
Archimedes thought that this problem ___________________(似乎很难解决). He was still thinking about this problem as he ____________________(把他的浴缸装满水). When he got into the bath, some water ran over.
Then he knew __________________________(如何去解决国王的问题). He ___________(直奔) to the palace to see the king. First, he weighed the crown and asked the king for some gold of the same weight. Next, he put two pots into two big bowls and filled both pots with water. He put the gold into one pot, and some water ran into the bowl. Then he put the crown into the other pot. This time, even more water ran into the bowl. A crown made completely of gold displaced less water than a crown made of gold and another metal. This crown displaced more water than gold of _____________(相同的重量), so he ___________(确信) it___________________________(不是全部由金子制成).
At last, King Hiero _______________________(把那个王冠制造者关进了监狱).
asked a golden crown to make him a golden crown
was very happy with it
began to doubt that
find out the truth
seemed difficult to solve
filled his bath with water
how to solve the king’s problem
went straight
the same weight
was certain that
was not completely made of gold
sent the crown maker to prison
Many people consider Albert Einstein (1879-1955) a genius. This story about him shows that he also had a sense of humour.
Einstein often received invitations to explain his theories at different universities. On these trips, his driver Hans often said that it’s a pleasure to drive a genius like him.
One evening, on their way to a university, Einstein said that he was so tired that he could avoid giving his lecture. But he didn’t want to let his audience down.
Hans said