A Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There is an example (0) at the beginning.
Shop till you drop
Did you know that shopping can 0) be bad for your health? For many of us shopping is part of our daily routine, whether it's going to the supermarket or just buying a newspaper from the local newsagent. 1), a recent study by a British researcher has shown that, in some cases, shopping can be 2) stressful that it could lead to health problems. The study was carried 3) by a consulting firm hired by a large North London shopping centre.The aim of the study was to help identify the stress level of shoppers during busy times 4) as Saturdays or holidays, and to try to come up 5)……… ways to help make the shopping experience more relaxing and enjoyable. Thirty five shoppers 6) selected for the study. They ranged in age between 22 and 79 and two thirds of them were female. Their heart rates and blood pressure were recorded as they were shopping and they were interviewed before and 7 ) their shopping trip. The study reported some very interesting results. All the male test subjects experienced an increase 8 ) blood pressure and heart rate, some reaching levels similar 9 ) a fighter pilot going into battle or a policeman going into a dangerous situation. On the other 10) , only one in four of the 11) test subjects experienced changes in blood pressure and heart rate. The conclusions drawn 12) this study show that women are generally more experienced and comfortable with shopping. Less surprisingly, most men really don't like shopping at all!
Albert Einstein was an outstanding German-born theoretical physicist and one of the fathers of modern physics. He received a Nobel Prize in Physics and was an Honorary Doctor of about 20 leading universities in the world. Einstein wrote more than 300 scientific papers and 150 books on the history and essence of science. He was born on March 14th, 1879, in Ulm, in the family of a salesman. His father and his uncle were the founders of one electrical equipment company. His mother was a housewife. When he was still a toddler, his family moved to Munchen where Albert attended a Catholic elementary school. Later, he transferred to Gymnasium, which now has his name. When he turned 14, he moved to Switzerland, where he studied at the Zurich Polytechnic School. Starting from 1909, he taught at this educational institution and became a Professor.
At the age of 34, he was already the director of the Institute of Physics and a Professor of the University of Berlin. In 1933 he was forced to leave Germany by the Nazis. He moved to the USA then and lectured there at Princeton until his death. His three important scientific works on the theory of relativity, the Brownian motion and quantum theory were published already in 1905. The next year, he created the formula about the relation between mass and energy. In 1916, he predicted the phenomenon of induced radiation of atoms. A year later he completed the general theory of relativity. His theory for the first time in science showed the link between the space-time geometry and distribution of mass in the universe. This theory was based on Newton’s gravitational law. Although Einstein’s theories seemed too revolutionary for that time, he soon received a number of confirmations.
In 1920s and 1930s the anti-Semitism was gradually gaining popularity in Germany. His theory of relativity became a subject of criticism. When the scientific work became impossible in his native country, he moved to the USA. There, he instantly received a professorship at the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study. Unified field theory became the subject of his scientific research for the last twenty years of his life. He tried to bring the theory of gravitation and electromagnetic field together. During the Second World War, he heard of the German uranium project and wrote an open letter to the US President Franklin warning about the possible consequences of the Nazi’s creation of atomic bomb. Shortly before his death, Einstein signed a petition addressed to the governments of all countries, warning them about the dangers of hydrogen bomb and nuclear weapons.
An outstanding and brilliant physicist died on April 18th, 1955. During his life he had a great number of honorary awards and world recognition. He had once received an offer to become the president of Israel, which he politely refused. In 1999, “The Times” magazine named him the man of the century. Einstein was married twice. He met his first wife when he was studying in Zurich. The couple had two sons. In 1919, he got a divorce and married his widowed cousin Elsa, who died in 1936. In his free time he liked playing the violin and was rather good at it. Another cherished hobby of the scientist was sailing.(Про Альберта Эйнштейна)