Read the text and choose the correct answer. Stephen Hawking was an English scientist, cosmologist, teacher, and author. He is best known for discovering how the universe was formed and predicting what might happen to it in the future. He was born on 8th January 1942, exactly 300 years after the death of the famous astronomer Galileo – a fact that Stephen was very proud of. Stephen’s fascination with space began at an early age, when he enjoyed spending time lying on the grass in the garden and watching the stars. At school, Stephen’s classmates often called him "Einstein". With close friends, he enjoyed playing board games and making model airplanes and boats. Stephen went on to study physics and chemistry at the college in Oxford. He became a lively, witty, and popular member of his class and joined the college boat club. Stephen then attended Cambridge University, where he studied cosmology and made some incredible discoveries. It was at Cambridge that Stephen first developed problems with his health. He became very clumsy, regularly falling or dropping things. His speech became slurred and hard to understand. His disease progressed more slowly than doctors had imagined, meaning he was able to return to his studies. In later years, he used a wheelchair and spoke using a computer voice synthesiser. While at Cambridge University, Stephen studied black holes. Using what he had discovered about black holes, Stephen was able to show that the universe had started with a Big Bang and would end in black holes. Due to his amazing work and incredible sense of humour, Stephen inspired millions of people to become interested in science. 1. What is one of the key discoveries that Stephen Hawking is known for? 2. What did Stephen Hawking study at Cambridge University? 3. How did Stephen Hawking's classmates refer to him during his school years? 4. What can we infer about Stephen's character from the text? 5. What allowed Stephen to return to his studies despite dealing with a debilitating disease? 6. What effect did Stephen Hawking have on people due to his work?

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Read the text and choose the correct answer.

Stephen Hawking was an English scientist, cosmologist, teacher, and author. He is best known for discovering how the universe was formed and predicting what might happen to it in the future. He was born on 8th January 1942, exactly 300 years after the death of the famous astronomer Galileo – a fact that Stephen was very proud of.
Stephen’s fascination with space began at an early age, when he enjoyed spending time lying on the grass in the garden and watching the stars. At school, Stephen’s classmates often called him "Einstein". With close friends, he enjoyed playing board games and making model airplanes and boats.
Stephen went on to study physics and chemistry at the college in Oxford. He became a lively, witty, and popular member of his class and joined the college boat club. Stephen then attended Cambridge University, where he studied cosmology and made some incredible discoveries.
It was at Cambridge that Stephen first developed problems with his health. He became very clumsy, regularly falling or dropping things. His speech became slurred and hard to understand. His disease progressed more slowly than doctors had imagined, meaning he was able to return to his studies. In later years, he used a wheelchair and spoke using a computer voice synthesiser.
While at Cambridge University, Stephen studied black holes. Using what he had discovered about black holes, Stephen was able to show that the universe had started with a Big Bang and would end in black holes. Due to his amazing work and incredible sense of humour, Stephen inspired millions of people to become interested in science.

1. What is one of the key discoveries that Stephen Hawking is known for? ...
2. What did Stephen Hawking study at Cambridge University? ...
3. How did Stephen Hawking's classmates refer to him during his school years? ...
4. What can we infer about Stephen's character from the text? ...
5. What allowed Stephen to return to his studies despite dealing with a debilitating disease? ...
6. What effect did Stephen Hawking have on people due to his work? ...

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