World famous scientist Stephen Hawking（霍金） died（1）　　the age of seventy﹣six in his home in Cambridge， England on March 14． British Prime Minister Theresa May said Hawking was one of（2）　　（great） scientists of his time． She also said，"His achievements will not（3）　　（forget）．

    Hawking was one of the most respected scientists in the modern history of（4）　　['fIzIks]． Because of an uncommon disease（疾病）， he was kept to a wheelchair． （5）　However　， the disease did not stop Hawking from studying． He used every new day that life offered（6）　　（continue） his research of the universe（宇宙）． He said， "Where there is life， there is hope．" He developed（7）　a　way of thinking about problems in his mind to reach a solution．

    This way of thinking has led to his important discoveries． He was（8）　　（one） person to present the idea of some special energy in the universe． At the same time， Hawking tried to explain many of these difficult（9）　　（science） ideas to more people． He（10）　　（write） several popular science books， including the bestseller A Brief History of Time which made him a household（家喻户晓的） name．

    Stephen Hawking spent his whole life understanding the universe． He is， no doubt， a legendary（传奇的） scientist of all time．