Day 11
Passage 1
Recently a photo which shows a dentist knelt to carry out an operation for a 9-year-old girl spread online.
The operation 1 (carry) out on Sept 5 by Qu Tiejun, a dentist in the dental hospital of the Fourth Military Medical University. He was somewhat surprised that he drew so 2 attention after the photo spread online.
"It was my duty 3 (cure) the patient. It didn't matter if I was kneeling or standing during the procedure," said Qu. According to the dentist, the 9-year-old girl came from a village in Baoji in Shaanxi. She suffered an oral injury, 4 required surgery.
"I had to do the operation by 5 (kneel) because the mouth was only 5 mm and could not be seen with a common surgical microscope," said Qu.
The doctor put an operation mirror on his head and had to kneel down in order to get a 6 (properly) angle for him to see the 7 (injure) part of the girl's mouth.
It took Qu 40 minutes to complete the operation. When 8 (ask) why he did not raise up the 9 (surgery) bed to do the operation, Qu explained that it still did not give suitable angle for the operation once the bed was raised.
A nurse took the photo of Qu’s kneeling operation and put 10 on her WeChat.
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Passage 2
Famous British physicist Stephen Hawking, 1 mental genius and physical disability made him a household name and inspiration across the globe, has died at age 76.
Propelled(推动) to superstar by his 1988 book A Brief History of Time, which became 2 unlikely worldwide bestseller, Hawking devoted 3 (he) to unlocking the secrets of the Universe. His genius and wit 4 (win) over fans from far beyond the world of astrophysics, earning comparisons with Albert Einstein and Sir Isaac Newton.
Hawking died 5 (peaceful) at his home in the British university city of Cambridge in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
“We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today,” professor Hawking’s children said in a statement 6 (carry) by Britain’s Press Association news agency. “He was a great scientist and an extraordinary man whose work and legacy will live 7 for many years.”
Hawking refused to accept the predictions that he would only live for a few years after developing a form of motor neurone disease in his early 8 (twenty). The illness gradually robbed him of mobility, 9 (leave) him confined to a wheelchair, almost completely paralysed and unable to speak except through his voice synthesiser(合成器).
“His courage and persistence with his brilliance and 10 (humorous) inspired people across the world,” his family said.
Keys
Passage 1
1. was carried 2. much 3. to cure 4. which 5. kneeling
6. proper 7. injured 8. asked 9. surgical 10. it
Passage 2
1. whose 2. an 3. himself 4. won 5. peacefully
6. carried 7. on 8. twenties 9. leaving 10. humor
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