In 1896, 17yearold Einstein went to Zurich to study physics. There he met Marits, a girl from Hungary. They studied in the same class and the same interest in physics brought the two together and they became good __1__. Before long, they __2__ in love with each other. In 1903, when Einstein was 24, he __3__ Marits, who was four years older than he. __4__ their marriage, Einstein __5__ himself to the research of the great theory of relativity (相对论). __6__ her husband more help, Marits gave __7__ her own work, and became a good wife and __8__. She tried her best to encourage him __9__ possible. She was sure that her husband __10__ succeed. They often discussed the theory while __11__ outside or sitting together in the room. They __12__ did that in their letters when one of them was __13__ from home.
In 1914, the Einsteins moved to Berlin and __14__ down there. At that time, Einstein’s theory __15__ to be correct and he became __16__ all over the world.
Marits was very __17__ her husband with his success. But it was not long __18__ the First World War __19__. Marits as well as her two sons, who were __20__ holiday in Switzerland, couldn’t come back to Berlin any longer. The war not only stopped Einstein’s work but also broke up the warm, happy family. In 1919, Einstein and Marits had to get divorced (离婚)．
语篇解读：本文是一篇人物传记，介绍了爱因斯坦和妻子从相识到相爱最后分手的故事。
1． A.pairs B．couples
C．friends D．classmates
解析：选C 由空前句意“……对于物理方面同样的兴趣使得他们两个人走到一起”以及下文“不久，他们相爱了”可知，他们成为了好朋友。
2． A.got B．fell
C．became D．turned
解析：选B fall in love with sb.的意思是“爱上某人”，其他三个动词不与in love with连用。
3． A.marrying B．marries
C．married D．married with
解析：选C 表示“和某人结婚”，应用marry sb.，marry后不加介词with，排除D项；由空前的时间状语从句可知，此处应是主句的谓语动词，排除A项。又因本文的时态是过去时，排除B项。故选C。
4． A.Since B．For
C．With D．After
解析：选D after their marriage意为“他们结婚以后”。
5． A.gave B．offered
C．forced D．devoted
解析：选D devote oneself to sth.的意思是“投身于某事”。give, offer和force都不与oneself to sth.搭配。
6． A.Giving B．To give
C．Given D．To have given
解析：选B 由下文可知，为了给丈夫更多的帮助，玛丽兹做出了下面的决定。此处为动词不定式作目的状语且只需要用动词不定式的一般式。
7． A.off B．out
C．up D．in
解析：选C 为了给丈夫提供更多的帮助，玛丽兹“放弃”了自己的工作。give up“放弃”，符合句意。give off“发出(光和热等)”；give out“发出；分发”；give in“屈服”。
8． A.cook B．mother
C．friend D．assistant
解析：选D 由上下文可知此处指玛丽兹是爱因斯坦的妻子和助手(assistant)，其他几个选项不符合要求。
9． A.whatever B．whenever
C．however D．wherever
解析：选B 句意：不管什么时候只要有可能，玛丽兹都尽力去鼓励他。
10．A.must B．might
C．should D．would
解析：选D 玛丽兹相信自己的丈夫将来“会(would)”成功，而不是“必须(must)”“可能(might)”或“应该(should)”成功。
11．A.walked B．walking
C．went D．coming
解析：选B 当从句主语与主句主语一致，且从句谓语部分含有be动词时，从句中的主语和be动词可一起省略。本句省略they were，因此选择walking。
12．A.even B．never
C．seldom D．sometime
解析：选A 由上文可知他们总是一起讨论问题，此处用even表示程度进一步加深，即“他们甚至在信中也讨论问题”。
13．A.beyond B．off
C．out D．away
解析：选D 由上文(in their letters)可知此处是在说他们其中的一个不在家的时候。词组be away from home意思是“不在家”。
14．A.put B．settled
C．lived D．sat
解析：选B settle down意为“定居”。而put down意为“放下”，sit down意为“坐下”，均与句意不符，排除A、D两项；live一般不与down连用。
15．A.seemed B．appeared
C．proved D．looked
解析：选C seem意为“好像”；appear意为“好像；出现”；prove意为“后来被发现是；最终显现为”；look意为“看；看起来”。根据短文的意思可知，爱因斯坦的理论最终证明是正确的。
16．A.happy B．pleased
C．satisfied D．famous
解析：选D happy意为“幸福的；快乐的”；pleased意为“高兴的”；satisfied意为“满意的”；famous意为“著名的”。此处指爱因斯坦在当时享誉全世界。
17．A.proud of B．praised for
C．pleased with D．worried about
解析：选A be proud of意为“为……而骄傲或自豪”；be praised for意为“为……受到称赞”；be pleased with意为“对……感到满意”；be worried about意为“对……担忧”。由上下文来看，玛丽兹是为丈夫的成功感到自豪。
18．A.when B．before
C．since D．as
解析：选B 句式It is not long before ...意为“不久就……”。
19．A.appeared B．took place
C．occurred D．broke out
解析：选D appear意为“出现”；take place意为“发生”，用来指有计划地发生；occur意为“出现”；break out意为“发生；爆发”，多用来指战争、火灾等。此处指第一次世界大战的爆发，因此选择D项。
20．A.in B．at
C．on D．for
解析：选C be on holiday意为“在度假”，表示度假的状态。
