Stephen Hawking, who tried{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (explain) some of the most complicated questions of life while himself working under the shadow of a poor physical condition, has died at the age of 76.

    He died{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (peace) at his home in Cambridge in the early hours of Wednesday. The UK's Press Association reported his{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (die), citing (引用) a spokesman for the family.

    “Mr. Hawking and his contribution will be remembered forever, ” Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said on Wednesday. “He was an outstanding scientist and a fighter who struggled against the disease and contributed greatly{#blank#}4{#/blank#}mankind's understanding of science”.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (bear) in Oxford, England on 8 January, 1942, the British theoretical physicist{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (know) for his groundbreaking work with black holes and relativity, and was the author of several popular science books{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (include) A Brief History of Time.

    His{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (child), Lucy, Robert and Tim, said: “We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today. He was a great scientist and{#blank#}9{#/blank#}extraordinary man{#blank#}10{#/blank#}work and legacy(遗产)will live on for many years.” They praised his courage and persistence and said his talent and humor inspired people across the world.

    Yesterday was a crazy day. I felt very tired {#blank#}1{#/blank#}I had a lot of work stuff going. Then I got {#blank#}2{#/blank#} message from one of my teammates. It said, “ We want to let you know that there are people who see and {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(true)appreciate all your hard work.” This meant more to {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(I)than anything else . And it made me think that maybe I need to set time aside{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(tell)the people in my life how much I appreciate what they did. Say “Thank you” {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the delivery guy, telling him that you appreciate how hard he {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(work); tell your daughter that you are proud of her {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (perform)at school; tell your mom that you notice how much she does for the family.

    Sometimes when a long time goes by without{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(recognize)for the good we do, we start to get upset, but a simple statement of appreciation could make us become{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(energy)again for a good long time.

    If a little humanlike robot begged you not to shut it off, would you show sympathy?

    In an experiment {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (intend) to find out how people treat robots when they act like humans, many participants struggled to power down a begging robot named Nao. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} experiment was conducted by researchers in Germany, whose findings {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (publish) in the scientific journal PLOSOne.

    Nao, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} was designed to beg about half of the participants not to switch it off but not the other half, was used {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (measure) if his begging affected how people reacted.

    In one previous experiment, researchers found that people preferred communicating with robots with complementary (互补的) personality characteristics to {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (they) own. And since robots can exhibit social characteristics either {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (speak) with human voices or taking the shape of a human body, the research suggests that people tend to react “{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (especial) social to them.”

    The researchers said a possible {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (explain) for their results was that people regarded Nao's begging {#blank#}10{#/blank#} “a sign of making its own decision.”

    Bank of China and Alibaba are the dream employers for Chinese students, according to a new survey.

    The survey of more than 55,000 students, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (conduct) by a research firm Universum, found that {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (rough) a quarter want to work for an international company, while only 9% want to work for a start-up. Five percent want to start {#blank#}3{#/blank#} own business.

    When it comes to desirable companies, business students {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (recognize) Bank of China as the top choice for seven years, and it shows no signs of {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (give) up its lead.

    William Wu, manager of Universum, said that banking remains {#blank#}6{#/blank#} attractive industry for young Chinese. "China's government is now emphasizing the revolution of the finance industry, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} leaves the younger generation with the impression that though banking is a {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (tradition) industry, there are still a lot of development {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (opportunity)," Wu said.

    Alibaba improved six places from 2014, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (rank) second among business students. It held a record-breaking $25 billion IPO in September.

The FIFA World Cup attracts worldwide attention. But have you ever considered how watching the World Cup might affect {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(you) health?

Watching sports might have some positive consequences. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}  (support) a team can give people a sense of community and boost fans' self-esteem when their team wins. Jason Lanter is a psychology professor at Kutztown University who studies the{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(behave) of sports fans. Lanter says people feel like they fit in. They know there {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(be) good psychological and health benefits simply from being part of a group.

On the other hand, however, when watching{#blank#}5{#/blank#}intense match like the World Cup, people's pulse can{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(easy) spike(激增), which could cause heart attacks, especially when their teams lose. On the day in 1998 when Argentina defeated England in the World Cup, 55 more people {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(admit) to hospitals due to heart attacks,{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (compare) to an average day in England. British research revealed that apart {#blank#}9{#/blank#}heart attacks, the excitement, disappointment and flow of adrenalin from watching a national team play might also cause more domestic violence.

John Ryan, a cardiologist at the University of Utah advised people to stay hydrated, stay cool and eat and drink alcohol in moderation. He said those pieces of advice{#blank#}10{#/blank#}we found useful for life in general were also useful while we were watching sports games.