Wang Hong is a Chinese girl. These days, she has solved a long-standing problem in mathematics with UBC Mathematics Associate Professor Josh Zahl. The math problem puzzled (使困惑) experts ___1___ over 100 years!

Wang Hong was born in Guilin, China, in 1991. She was a ___2___ girl. By age five, Wang had already learned all first-grade subjects. Her ___3___ allowed her to skip grades twice. At 16, she entered Peking University with an amazing score of 653. Later, she studied in France and the U.S., and she became a ___4___ professor at New York University.

Now, many believe Wang Hong could win the Fields Medal. This prize is given every four years to mathematicians (数学家) under 40. ___5___ she wins, she’ll be China’s first winner and the world’s third female winner.

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1.1.

A out

B at

C up

D for

解析：选D。考查介词辨析。for后接一段时间。故选D。

2.2.

A clever

B sad

C stupid

D happy

解析：选A。考查形容词辨析。根据后面的“By age five, Wang had already learned all first-grade subjects.”年仅5岁的王虹便已经掌握了一年级的全部知识，可知她有着超强学习能力，是聪明的。故选A。

3.3.

A money

B talent

C health

D weight

解析：选B。考查名词辨析。根据后面的“skip grades twice”可知，她直接跳级了两次，再结合前面提到的她有着超强学习能力可知，她很有天分。故选B。

4.4.

A geography

B PE

C math

D English

解析：选C。考查名词辨析。根据文章多次提到的“math”可知，她在数学方面能力很强，因此她可能是数学方面的教授。故选C。

5.5.

A Before

B Until

C Because

D If

解析：选D。考查连词辨析。她获奖（未发生）与她将成为中国首位获得菲尔兹奖的数学家以及全球第三位拿下菲尔兹奖的女性得主之间存在逻辑上的条件关系。故选D。