Stephen Hawking is one of the most famous scientists in this century.He was born in 1942.He is a world well-known scientist on space and time.Stephen studied some very big questions，for example how did the universe（宇宙） begin？How will it end？
    Stephen was a student at Oxford University.He studied math and science.Then，at the age of twenty，he became sick.He was so young，but the doctor said to his family，"He has only two more years to five."As a matter of fact，the doctors were wrong--he didn't die.He couldn't walk but he used a wjye.aielchair.He couldn't feed himself and got in or out of bed himself.But he wasn't dispirited（沮喪的） and he refused to give in to the condition.He talked with the help of a computer.After Oxford，Stephen went to Cambridge University.Three years later，in 1960，he became a doctor of philosophy（哲學(xué)）.
    Because of his serious health problems，it was difficult for him to draw diagrams（圖表） or to write.So he started to think in pictures.With this new way of thinking，he became one of the most famous scientists in the world.In 1991，he met the Pope（教皇） in Rome.They talked about his ideas.Then in 1988，he wrote his first important book，A Brief History of time.It was sold more than 5.5 million copies in 33 different languages.He was once invited to China.He impressed us with his self-confidence，humorous and witty（風(fēng)趣的） conversation.

（1）What subjects did Hawking study when he was a student at Oxford University？

He studied math and science.

He studied math and science.

（2）What happened to Hawking when he was twenty？

He became sick.

He became sick.

（3）Who did Hawking meet in Rome？

The Pope.

The Pope.

（4）How many languages in A Brief History Time translated into？

33.

33.

（5）How did Hawking impress Chinese people？

He impressed us with his self-confidence，humorous and witty conversation.

He impressed us with his self-confidence，humorous and witty conversation.