Albert Einstein is a well-known genius in the world. But in his early years, he didn't seem to be that smart

     It is said that little Eistein didn't like to talk much. So he was often ignored by his teacher and classmates.

     One day in an art and crafts class,the students were asked to show what they could make ny themselves.

      many students showed nice things like plasticine models, cloth dolls,etc, but Einstein had nothing to hand in.

      The second day Einstein brought a roughly-made little stool to his teacher. Of course the teacher was not happy with it. So she said,"Could there be another worse stool than this in the world?" All the classmates burst into laugher.

    Einstein answered calmed, "Yes, there could be." Then he took out two uglier stools from his schoolbag and said,

    "These two were made earlier. The one I handed in to you was made the third time. Though it is still poor,it is better than the other two." The teacher was greatly moved by his words,From then on , she looked at him with quite different eyes.

     From Eistein's story,we learnt that we must be honest and confident with ourselves,even if we are laughed at by others. We can also learnt that genius is one percent of inspiration and 99 per cent of perspiration.

1 What was little Eisntein like?  

  a he was very smart     b he was not talkative  

  c he was dishonest       d  he was laze

2 In which lesson did Einstein fail to show angthing at first?

a in an arts and crafts class    b in an English class  

 c in a Maths class                 d a stool

3 What did Einstein show to the teacher at last?

a a cloth doll   b a plasticine duck   c a plasticine rabbit  d  a stool

4 Which description below fits Einstein?

a he was honest   b he was confident   c  he was smart   d all of above

5 What is genius?

a Genius is all about talent        b Denius is little talent plus much hard work

c Denius equals hard work         d Denius is much talent plus little hard work

参考译文：

    爱因斯坦是一名世界上知名的天才，但在他早期，他好像不那么聪明。

    据说小时候的爱因斯坦不喜欢言谈，因此被老师和同学们忽视，一天，在工艺美术课上，同学们被要求展示他们自己制作的物品，许多同学展示了漂亮的东西，如橡皮泥模型，布娃娃等，但爱因斯坦什么都没有上交。

    第二天，爱因斯坦带来一只粗制的小板凳给老师，当然老师不满意，于是说，“世界上还有比这个更糟糕的板凳吗？”所有的同学发出笑声，爱因斯坦镇定地回答，“有”。 然后他从书包里拿出两只更丑陋的小板凳说：

    “这两只是早期做的，我上交给您的是第三次做的，虽然它很粗糙，但是比前面两次要好。” 老师被他的话深深感动，从此，她对他另眼相看了。

    从爱因斯坦的故事，我们学会了：即使我们被别人嘲笑，也要诚实和自信，也学会了：天才就是百分之一的灵感加上百分之九十九的汗水。

  以上译文由深圳家教·龙华家教谭老师亲笔翻译并录入，不当之处敬请指正，谢谢！