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    Stephen Hawking(史蒂芬霍金) died at the age of 76 on March 14, 2018. Hawking is known as the most famous physicist(物理学家) after Einstein.

Hawking was born in Oxford, England, on January 8, 1942. During his life, he married twice, and had three children. When he was a kid, Hawking went to school in St. Albans—a small city near London. Although he did well, he was never top of his class. After leaving high school, Hawking went first to Oxford University to study physics, and then he went to Cambridge University to study the universe(宇宙).

At the age of twenty, Hawking noticed that something was wrong with him. Later, he went to the hospital and doctors said that he would die before he was 23. But Hawking didn't give up. In 1988, Hawking completed his book A Brief History of Time. In the book, he talked about many things, like the universe, the big bang(宇宙大爆炸) and the black hole.

1. （1） At which university did Hawking study physics?

   A . Oxford University B . St Albans University. C . Cambridge University D . London University
3. （2） Hawking first felt there was something wrong with his body when he was ________.

   A . 25 B . 23 C . 21 D . 20
5. （3） Hawking's book A Brief History of Time talks about the following EXCEPT ________.

   A . the universe B . the big bang C . the black hole D . the history of science
7. （4） Which of the following is NOT true?

   A . Hawking was a very famous physicist. B . Hawking married but didn't have children. C . Hawking was born in Oxford, England in 1942. D . Doctors said Hawking would die before he was 23.