A person may have a false idea about himself that will stop him from doing good work．
He may have the belief that he is unable to do it．A child may think he is 36 because he doesn’t understand how to make 37 use of his mental gifts．Old people may have a false idea that they are unable to learn things new because of their 38 ．
A person who believes that he is stupid will not make a real 39 because he feels that it would be useless．He won’t go at a job with confidence necessary for 40 ．Besides, he won’t work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so． 41 , he is likely to fail, and the failure will 42 his belief in his incompetence（无能） in turn．
Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had 43 like this．When he was a small boy, he had a poor 44 in maths．His teacher told his parents he had no ability in maths in order that they would not 45 too much of him．In this way, his teacher and parents 46 the idea．He 47 their false judgment of his ability, feeling that it was useless to 48 ．Then, he was very poor at maths, 49 as they expected．
But one day everything changed．He worked out a problem which 50 of the other students had been able to solve．He 51 in solving the problem which gave him confidence （信心）．Soon he became especially good at 52 ．
Alder now 53 with interest, determination and purpose．He not only proved that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learned it 54 , not too late．From his own experience, we can tell that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may 55 himself as well as others by his ability．
1.A．clever B．shy C．useless D．stupid
2.A．big B．full C．high D．great
3.A．age B．ability C．brain D．knowledge
4.A．decision B．plan C．effort D．promise
5.A．work B．study C．improvementD．success
6.A．Truly B．Really C．However D．Therefore
7.A．lead to B．strengthen C．improve D．get rid of
8.A．an experience B．an example C．a thought D．a story
9.A．state B．mind C．start D．ending
10.A．blame B．expect C．get D．win
11.A．developed B．organized C．discovered D．found
12.A．broke B．refused C．doubted D．accepted
13.A．manage B．argue C．try D．act
14.A．only B．almost C．just D．then
15.A．none B．all C．some D．most
16.A．broke B．succeeded C．failed D．believed
17.A．physics B．medicine C．English D．maths
18.A．studies B．works C．plays D．graduates
19.A．early B．deeply C．later D．simply
20.A．discourage B．love C．surprise D．disappoint
— Sorry for what I have said to you．
— _____．
A．Forget it B．You are nice
C．Don’t mention it D．You’d better not
David suddenly realized that the waiter was the same man _____ face he had seen in a painting many years ago．
A．which B．that C．of whom D．whose
Ms．Zero was preparing food．Under one of the apple trees in the garden ______, smoking and looking at the harvest with a smile．
A．stood her husband B．did her husband stand
C．her husband stood D．her husband standing
The traffic is heavy these days．I ______ arrive a bit late, so could you save me a place?
A．can B．might C．need D．must
_____ will greatly decide their future, most senior 3 students think, is their grades．
A．That B．Which C．What D．As
