Jane：   Did you go to Dr Hawkings speech last year？

Li Xiang： Sorry， I didn't （1）____ a chance to go． Could you tell me something   about him？

Jane：Yes． He was born in Oxford， England in 1942， and he wrote many valuable books．

Li Xiang： I've （2）____（know）about A Brief History of Time． It is his best﹣selling book．

Jane：That's right． He's a great （3）____（science）． He （4）____（catch）a terrible disease

thirty years ago．

Li Xiang： What's his disease like？

Jane： Oh， he can't move his body， and can only speak with the （5）____ of a computer．

Li Xiang： It's hard to believe． No wonder so （6）____ people admire him

I Jane： Unfortunately， he （7）____ f illness on March 14th， 2018

Li Xiang： Oh，（8）____ a pity! Thank you for telling me so much．