Unit 5 Great Scientists 基础练习 Spelling. Fill in the blanks with a word using the hints of its English definition.【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】 1. express strong disagreement p_____ 2．being together with others c_____ 3．confusing and difficult to understand p_____ 4．Basis f_____ 5．to attract，to catch the attention of people f_____ b. Fill in the blanks with the words from the text. The first letter of the word has been given. 6. Albert Einstein was b_____ of Jewish parents in 1897 in Germany and he did badly in most subjects at school．21世纪教育网版权所有 7. After getting a teaching q_____ from the polytechnic，Einstein took a post as a junior c_____ in an office． 8. It was the“thought experiments”that he c_____ out in his head that led to a new understanding of space, time and gravity.【出处：21教育名师】 9. One of his theories provided an e_____ for a puzzling effect.【版权所有：21教育】 10. It was in 1921 that he was a_____ the Noble Prize for Physics for his work on the photoelectric effect. 11. In the long c_____ of research，Einstein developed his theories of relativity． 12·Einstein p_____ away in 1955 at the age of seventy—six．21 cnjy com 13·What he left behind is a w_____ of ideas that form the foundation of modern physics today． 14·Apart from his s_____ work，Einstein found much p_____ in simple pastimes． 15·Although he was one of the greatest scientists who ever lived，he did not take himself s_____． Ⅱ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms． 1. To my_____，he failed to attend this important meeting. (puzzle) 2. Through strict training, now he is_____ for this demanding job. (qualification) 3. Could you provide reasonable _____ for the cause of the big forest fire. (explain) 4. Einstein made great contributions to the world _____ research. (science) 5．It’s such _____ weather that all of us want to go for a picnic. (pleasure) plete each of the following sentences with a phrase in its proper form. be fascinated by carry out lead to speak out against leave behind take up pass away take…seriously a wealth of come to power be involved in point out 1．It’s necessary for you to_____ this plan as soon as possible． 2．The news that this great artist _____ really shocked me． 3．Since the new president _____，great changes have taken place in our country． 4．He_____ this detective story so much that he even neglected his dinner． 5．What this great scientist _____ is nothing but a great contribution to science． 6．It was his carelessness that_____ his big failure．21·世纪 教育网 7．To our surprise，so many important people_____ this case． 8．Why not _____ the unreasonable requirement he put forward． 9．He turned a deaf ear to what I said instead of _____ it . 10．I really appreciate your _____ spelling mistakes in my composition． Ⅳ．Complete the sentences according to the Chinese given． 1．It was in 1921 that _____ _____．(他被授予了诺贝尔物理奖) 2．In order to improve his listening， ... ...
