Worldfamous physicist Stephen William Hawking died at the age of 76.He died __1__ (peaceful) at his home in Cambridge in the early __2__ (hour) of Wednesday.
Hawking was known __3__ the public for his work with black holes and relativity, and wrote several popular science books including A Brief History of Time.At the age of 22, Prof.Hawking __4__ (give) only a few years to live after doctors declared that he suffered from a rare disease.The illness left him in a wheelchair and he was __5__ (able) to speak except through a voice synthesizer (合成器)．
Prof.Hawking was the first __6__ (set) out a theory of cosmology (宇宙学) explained by a union of the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. He also discovered that black holes __7__ (leak) energy and fade to nothing — a phenomenon that would __8__ (late) become known as Hawking radiation.Through his work with mathematician Sir Roger Penrose he proved that Einstein’s general theory of relativity suggests space and time would have a beginning in the Big Bang and __9__ end in black holes.
In a statement his children praised his “courage and persistence” and said his “brilliance and humour” inspired people across the world.They added, “He once said, ‘It would not be much of a universe __10__ it wasn’t home to the people you love.’ We will miss him forever.”
