Albert Einstein is a genius (天才). This story about him shows that he’s also humorous.
Einstein often received 1(invite) to explain his ideas at different universities. On these trips, his driver Hans often said to him, “It’s a pleasure to drive a genius like you, Dr Einstein. ”
One evening, on their way to 2university, Einstein said, “I’m so tired. I wish I could avoid giving my lecture (讲座) tonight, Hans, but I don’t want to make my listeners 3(disappoint). ”
“I know what to do, ” said Hans. “I can give the lecture for you. You can trust 4(I). I’ve listened to your lecture so many times that I’ve learned it by heart. No one 5(know) you at this university, so they won’t find out. ”
So they changed places. At the university, Hans was 6(lead) to the front of the hall.
Einstein took a seat, listened to Hans give his lecture 7difficulty, and joined in the applause (掌声) at the end.
However, before Hans left, a man shouted, “I’d like to8you a question. ” He then asked a question so difficult that Hans had no idea what he was talking about.
Einstein turned pale. “Oh no! ” he thought. “Now we’re in trouble. ” 9Hans just laughed and said, “That’s such an easy question that even my driver can answer it. Hans, please…”
Einstein stood up and answered the question 10(perfect).
They left the university, with Einstein driving. A little later, Hans offered to drive. “No, ” laughed Einstein. “It’s a pleasure to drive a genius like you, Hans. ”
【答案】
1．invitations2．a3．disappointed4．me5．knows6．led7．without8．ask9．But10．perfectly
【导语】本文通过讲述爱因斯坦与司机互换身份完成讲座的故事，展现了爱因斯坦的幽默特质。
1．句意：爱因斯坦经常收到在不同大学解释他想法的邀请。invite是动词，此处需用名词形式作received的宾语；“often”表明是多次邀请，应用复数形式invitations。故填invitations。
2．句意：一天晚上，在去一所大学的路上。university是以辅音音素开头的可数名词，表泛指时需用不定冠词a修饰。故填a。
3．句意：但我不想让听众失望。“make sb+形容词” 表示“使某人……”，此处描述人的感受，需用形容词disappointed（感到失望的）。故填disappointed。
4．句意：你可以信任我。trust是及物动词，后接宾格形式；I的宾格为me。故填me。
5．句意：这所大学没人认识你。no one作主语时，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式；句子是一般现在时，know的第三人称单数为knows。故填knows。
6．句意：汉斯被带到大厅前面。此处是被动语态（“被带领”），需用lead的过去分词led。故填led。
7．句意：爱因斯坦坐下，毫无困难地听汉斯讲完讲座。根据语境，汉斯熟记了讲座内容，所以讲得很顺利；“without difficulty”是固定短语，意为 “毫无困难地”。故填without。
8．句意：我想问你一个问题。“ask sb a question”是固定搭配，意为 “问某人一个问题”；“would like to”后接动词原形。故填ask。
9．句意：但汉斯只是笑着说。前文爱因斯坦很慌张，后文汉斯从容回应，存在转折关系，需用连词But（句首首字母大写）。故填But。
10．句意：爱因斯坦站起来完美地回答了这个问题。此处需用副词修饰动词answered，perfect的副词形式是perfectly。故填perfectly。
