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Betty is a biologist. She studies brain diseases that come along with aging. Her 1. (
A
) is not an easy one. She is trying to understand what goes wrong with the brain over time, and how people can age in a healthy way. It is very important, especially when people are living a 2. (
B
) life now.
Betty does not have a natural gift (天賦) for math. She never 3. (
C
) that she could be a scientist one day when she was little. Now, she has got a doctor's degree in biology and become a famous 4. (
B
) researcher. Betty has made it partly because she is curious about everything. This is a very 5. (
D
) quality for a scientist. Another 6. (
A
) is that she is a creative thinker. "After all, science is all about problem-solving," Betty said.
Betty thinks the best part of her research is trying out an idea to see if it will work. Her heart is filled with joy when her idea is proved right and 7. (
B
) by other scientists. But when things don't go 8. (
D
) as she plans, she feels no disappointment. She says mistakes may 9. (
C
) a new idea.
Few are born to be a 10. (
D
). According to Betty, curiosity and creativity play the biggest role.
( ) 1. A. job B. book C. excuse D. exam
( ) 2. A. slower B. longer C. quieter D. simpler
( ) 3. A. argued B. reported C. thought D. understood
( ) 4. A. social B. medical C. educational D. environmental
( ) 5. A. poor B. strange C. similar D. important
( ) 6. A. reason B. example C. purpose D. decision
( ) 7. A. changed B. accepted C. described D. questioned
( ) 8. A. safely B. crazily C. blindly D. smoothly
( ) 9. A. mix with B. turn down C. lead to D. break down
( ) 10. A. dentist B. lawyer C. coach D. scientist
