Newton was a great English scientist（科学家）．He was one of the greatest 1   in history．One morning he  2  up early and began to work on a difficult problem．It was  3  to have breakfast,  4  he was thinking about the problem．Mary brought a pan（平底锅）of water and an egg to his room．She was going to boil（煮）the eggs  5   him．But Newton wanted to stay by himself．He  6  to Mary, “Please put the egg  7  the table．I’ll boil it．”

Mary put the egg  8  Newton’s watch on the table and said ,“Boil the egg for four minutes（分钟）and it will be ready．” Then she walked out of the room．She went to his room again and hour later．What did she  9 ? Newton was standing by the pan，having the  10  in his hand．He had put the watch in the pan． 

（  ）1．A．man      B．men       C．woman       D．women

（  ）2．A．got       B．stood      C．sat           D．put

（  ）3．A．time      B．food       C．drink         D．him

（  ）4．A．and       B．but        C．when         D．where

（  ）5．A．by        B．with       C．for           D．to

（  ）6．A．told       B．said       C．asked         D．talked

（  ）7．A．on        B．under      C．beside        D．in

（  ）8．A．on        B．under      C．behind        D．beside

（  ）9．A．look       B．watch     C．see           D．saw

（  ）10．A．egg      B．watch      C．book         D．pen