阅读下面短文,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空, 并将答案填写在答题卷规定的位置上。In 1742,a German mathematician( 数 学 家 )called Goldbach came up with {#blank#}1{#/blank#}new Maths problem.It was the famous/ Goldbach Conjecture(哥德巴赫 猜想).However,he himself couldn't solve it.Many other mathematicians tried, {#blank#}2{#/blank#}they all failed.
More than 200 years later,a Chinese mathematician named Chen Jingrun)found a way to partly solve the problem.The world was {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(excite)about it. How could Chen succeed? {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (he)talent was one reason,of course.But more{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (important),it was because Chen loved Maths very much.He spent all his life{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (solve)Maths problems.Chen often studied very late at night.In order not to bother(打扰)others,he {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (move)into a small room,which was only 6 square metres.There was no table or chair in it!Chen had to work on his bed,and all he had was a pen.With that pen,he wrote over 200{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(page)about the Goldbach Conjecture.Finally,the problem was solved to a certain degree, helping proceed(推进)with the work.
Once,an American university invited Chen{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(pay)a visit to it. During the four months,he stayed all the time in the university and he didn't travel anywhere.To save time,he ate noodles for each meal.Throughout his life,the only thing Chen cared about was Maths.Thanks to his perseverance and dill diligence,Chen progressed rapidly in Maths researches and his love{#blank#}10{#/blank#} Maths was finally rewarded: