【答案】---Stephen Hawking, the brilliant British scientist, passed away at the age of 76 last month.

---Stephen Hawking, the brilliant British scientist, passed away at the age of 76 last month.

---What a pity! He is regarded as one of the best minds in the world.

A. most valuable ideas B. greatest people C. wisest thoughts

【答案】

B

【解析】

句意：——史蒂芬.霍金是英国杰出的科学家，上个月去世，享年76岁。——真可惜！他被认为是世界上最优秀的人才之一。A. most valuable ideas最有价值的观点；B. greatest people最伟大的人；C. wisest thoughts聪明的想法。根据He is regarded as one of the best minds in the world.可知他被认为是世界上最优秀的人才之一，可知best minds意思是“最优秀的人才”，结合选项可知greatest people“最伟大的人”与其意思相近，故答案选B。