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Einstein Albert German-born American physicist and Nobel Prize winner best-known as the creator of the special and general theories of relativity and for his bold hypothesis concerning the particle nature of light. He is perhaps the most well-known scientist of the 20th century.

Einstein was born in Ulm on March 14 1879 and spent his youth in Munich where his family owned a small shop that manufactured electric machinery. He did not talk until the age of three but even as a youth he showed a brilliant curiosity about nature and ability to understand difficult mathematical concepts. At the age of 12 he taught himself geometry.

Einstein hated the dull rules and unimaginative spirit of school in Munich. When repeated business failure led the family to leave Germany for Milan Italy Einstein who was then 15 years old used the opportunity to withdraw from the school. He spent a year with his parents in Milan and when it became clear that he would have to make his own way in the world he finished secondary school in Arrut Switzerland and entered the Swiss National Polytechnic in Zurich. Einstein did not enjoy the methods of instruction there. He often cut classes and used the time to study physics on his own or to play his beloved violin. He passed his examinations and graduated in 1900 by studying the notes of a classmate. His professors did not think highly of him and would not recommend him for a university position.

For two years Einstein worked as tutor and substitute teacher. In 1902 he got a position as an examiner in the Swiss patent office in Bern. In 1903 he married Mileva Maric who had been his classmate at the polytechnic. They had two sons but finally divorced. Einstein later remarried.

32. Which of the following is NOT the character of Einstein?

A. A brilliant curiosity about nature.

B. He hated the dull rules.

C. He hated unimaginative spirit.

D. He taught himself geometry.

33. During the university he also loved to play .

A. geometry B. physics C. the violin D. polytechnic

34. From the last paragraph we can find that marriage to Einstein .

A. was helpful B. was helpless C. was unhappy D. was happy

35. According to the passage the underlined word "divorced" probably means " ".

A. got married B. were unhappy

C. got separated from each other D. became enemies