Albert Einstein - Module 2
B2 First · Open Cloze · First Expert Coursebook, Pearson Education
For questions 1–8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning.
Albert Einstein is (0) ___ of the best-known scientists of the 20th century. Yet he was not (1) ___ particularly good student. At school in Munich, he got reasonable grades in nearly (2) ___ subjects and was outstanding in mathematics and physics but he disliked doing (3) ___ he was told. He didn't like exams and (4) ___ did he like attending classes, so he left school early. (5) ___ failing the entrance exam, Einstein was eventually admitted to (6) ___ Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich in 1896. Although he did fairly well, he was unable to get a job in a university after graduation, mainly because he was thought to be extremely lazy. Instead, he worked in a secondary school, (7) ___ he taught mathematics and physics, both of which he was good at. Some two years later, in 1902, Einstein got a job as a low-grade clerk in Bern. In 1905 his special theory of relativity (8) ___ published - one of the greatest intellectual achievements in the history of human thought.
Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
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