Read the text and complete the gaps with the correct form of the words: Important science/usual/science/ estimate/able/physics/ mathematics/connect
One exceptional talent in the world of science was, of course, Albert Einstein. All we know,
Einstein's fame and (a) came from his Theory of Relativity, which changed the way that the
(b) ... community understood space and time. However, it's interesting to note that Einstein took
an (c) long time to begin to speak. He didn't start until after his second birthday. He was also
rebellious towards authority when he was at school. These two facts may have been the origin of
a popular myth that the (d)... was a bad student and that he failed at school. This is simply not
try. We should not (e) ... his amazing (f) in science subjects. Einstein was already an
outstanding (g)... and a very good (h)... when he was young. At 16 he wrote a brilliant essay
that had a direct (i) ... with his later work on relativity. But the myth may also come from the
fact that when he was 16 he tried, (i)... to get into the prestigious Federal Polytechnic in Zurich,
failing some of the non-science subjects. The normal entrance age was 18, so he was two years
younger than usual. The next year, when he was just 17, he passed.