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story associated with their names. Casanova, for example, was a legend in his
own time. He was the epitome of the gallant adventurer and lover. However, he
spent thirteen years of his life as a librarian! Thomas Edison, the brilliant inventor, was deaf from the age of twelve. The young Edison’s hearing loss was long believed to have been caused when he tried to catch a moving train and a conductor grabbed him by the ears to pull him on board. Edison himself liked to tell this story. No one is really sure how he did lose his hearing. Great writers and artists often require various types of inspirational warm-up before they create. Rudyard Kipling could not write unless his pen was filled with black ink, and only black ink. Ludwig van Beethoven poured icy cold water over his head before he A. scientists B. personalities C. composers D. leaders [单项选择]Most famous people have some unusual story associated with their names. Casanova, for example, was a legend in his own time. He was the epitome of the gallant adventurer and lover. However, he spent thirteen years of his life as a librarian!
Thomas Edison, the brilliant inventor, was deaf from the age of twelve. The young Edison’s hearing loss was long believed to have been caused when he tried to catch a moving train and a conductor grabbed him by the ears to pull him on board. Edison himself liked to tell this story. No one is really sure how he did lose his hearing. Great writers and artists often require various types of inspirational warm-up before they create. Rudyard Kipling could not write unless his pen was filled with black ink, and only black ink. Ludwig van Beethoven poured icy cold water over his head before he composed his music. He felt that the cold water would refresh his brain. The author Charles Dickens always faced north when working or sleeping. Tycho Bra A. scientists B. personalities C. composers D. leaders [填空题]Many stories about famous people are not based on facts. They are like some of the stories which people tell about their friends, which are passed from a friend to a friend’s friend. A story which is passed from {{U}} (11) {{/U}} in this way may be better in the end than it was in the beginning, but probably it will {{U}} (12) {{/U}} as a very different story. Each story-teller adds something or {{U}} (13) {{/U}} or changes something, so by the time the story is written in a book it is a long way from any {{U}} (14) {{/U}} in fact.
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