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Pick out a word from the poem to complete the sentence meaningfully. Stephen Hawking was a ______ (famous) Astrophysicist.

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Pick out a word from the poem to complete the sentence meaningfully.

Stephen Hawking was a ______ (famous) Astrophysicist. 

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Stephen Hawking was a renowned astrophysicist. 

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Chapter 3.1: The Plate of Gold - English workshop [Page 59]

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Chapter 3.1 The Plate of Gold
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