Stephen Hawking was one of the most gifted scientists.With that natural ability and intelligence，Hawking made himself different.Most people see him in his wheelchair，unable to move and using a computer to talk.Since he had a disease which made him lose the use of most of his muscles，his world became a world of thought.
    Hawking was first known by people when he was still healthy enough to walk，as a graduate student in physics at Cambridge University in 1964.There were two main theories of how the universe began.The first was that the universe has no beginning or end.The other was that the universe began at a point in time and space.The biggest fan of the first theory was Hoyle，a professor at Cambridge.During the question and answer period after one of Hoyle's lectures to his students，Hawking stood up and said that Hoyle had made a mistake in his maths.Once the maths was corrected，it showed that the second theory was true.
    So，what made Stephen Hawking great？Besides being smart，he was brave，though sometimes careless.He was willing to say what others were afraid to say and admit his mistakes.Besides，he was very determined.He never gave up easily.This helped him as a scientist，and helped him against his disease.All these made him one of the greatest thinkers of the 20th and 21st centuries.

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SOMETHING ABOUT STEVEN HAWKING He spent most of his time in a（1） wheelchair wheelchair ，not able to move. When he wanted to talk，he had to turn to a（2） computer computer for help. He was first known by people because he found out a（3） mistake mistake in a professor's maths. He was smart，（4） brave brave and very determined，and that was why he was thought one of the best（5） thinkers thinkers in the 20th and 21st centuries.

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gifted disease admit determined correct

（1）He had to stay at home all day because of the

disease

disease

.
（2）He is

determined

determined

to get the job and he is studying harder than before.
（3）If you find any mistakes in your homework，you should

correct

correct

it.
（4）They

admit

admit

that they still have a lot to learn，although they are not young.
（5）When Ben was only three，no one was more

gifted

gifted

than him in playing the piano.