In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my
1, it was the same score.
Later that evening, I 2told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agreed that we knew our 3much better than an IQ test. We 4that Michael’s score must have been a 5and we should treat him 6as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got 7grades in the school, especially 8biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.
Michael 9Indiana University in 1965 as a premedical student. Soon afterwards, his teacher permitted him to take more courses than 10. In 1968, he was accepted by the School of medicine, Yale University.
On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I 11the ceremony at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the 12IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say 13. “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school! ” It is his special way of thanking us for the 14we had in him.
Interestingly, Michael then 15another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had 16the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be 17.
Children often do as 18as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, 19
of them. That is, tell a child he is “ 20”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.
1.A. joy B. surprise C. dislike D. disappointment
2.A. tearfully B. fearfully C. cheerfully D. hopefully
3.A. student B. son C. friend D. doctor
4.A. argued B. realized C. decided D. understood
5.A. joke B. mistake C. warning D. wonder
6.A. specially B. strictly C. naturally D. carefully
7.A. poor B. good C. average D. standard
8.A. in B. about C. of D. for
9.A. visited B. chose C. passed D. entered
10.A. allowed B. described C. required D. offered
11.A. missed B. held C. delayed D. attended
12.A. high B. same C. low D. different
13.A. curiously B. eagerly C. calmly D. jokingly
14.A. faith B. interest C. pride D. delight
15.A. looked for B. asked for C. waited for D. prepared for
16.A. received B. accepted C. organized D. discussed
17.A. imperfect B. impossible C. uncertain D. unsatisfactory
18.A. honestly B. much C. well D. bravely
19.A. hear B. learn C. expect D. speak
20.A. wise B. rude C. shy D. stupid
The magazines are not allowed out of the reading room in our school.
A. taking B. to be taken C. being taken D. to take
— Look, that’s Tom—the lost boy!
— It’s really great comfort to see him safe again. He is sure to bring
comfort to his worried mother.
A. a; a B. the; the C. a; / D. the; /
Rose was wild joy at the result of the examination.
A. to B. with C. by D. for
to know the result of rescue, the relatives of the miners gathered at the door of the boss.
A. Interested B. Curious C. Dying D. Attracted
seemed to be no possibility for him to turn up at the meeting.
A. It B. He C. There D. This
