What is intelligence anyway? When I was in the army I 21 an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against 22 of 100, scored 160．No one at the base had ever seen a figure like that, and for two hours they made a big fuss over me.
All my life I've been registering scores like that, 23 I have the complacent(洋洋自得的) feeling that I'm highly intelligent, and I expect other people to think so too. Actually, though, don't such scores simply mean that I am very good at answering the type of academic questions that are considered worthy of answers by people who 24 the intelligence tests - people with intellectual bents(天分) similar to mine?
For instance, I once had an auto-repair man, who, on these intelligence tests, could not 25 have scored more than 80,by my estimate. Yet, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him—and he always fixed it.
Well，then，suppose my auto—repair man 26 questions for some intelligence tests．By doing every one of them I'd prove myself a 27 ．In a world where I have to work with my 28 ，I'd do poorly．
Consider my auto—repair man 29 ．He had a habit of telling 30 ．One time he said. “Doc, a deaf and dumb man 31 some nails．Having entered a store，he put two fingers together on the counter and made 32 movements with the other hand．The clerk brought him a hammer．He 33 his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering．The clerk 34 him some nails．He picked out the right size and left．Well，Doc，the 35 man who came in was blind．He wanted scissors． 36 do you suppose he asked for them?" I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers．He burst out laughing and said，“Why, you fool，he used his 37 and asked for them.” Then he said smugly, "I've been 38 that on all my customers today." "Did you catch many?" I asked. "Quite a few," he said, "but I knew 39 I'd catch you." "Why is that?" I asked. "Because you're so goddamned educated, Doc, I knew you couldn't be very 40 ." And I have an uneasy feeling that he had something there．
1.A. failed B. wrote C. received D. chose
2.A. an average B. a total C. an amount D. a number
3.A. then B. but C. so that D. because
4. A. join in B. make up C. go over D. look through
5.A. approximately B. possibly C. certainly D. frequently
6.A. answered B. practiced C. designed D. tried
7.A. teacher B. doctor C. winner D. fool
8.A. brains B. efforts C. hands D. abilities
9.A. again B. as usual C. too D. as well
10.A. lies B. jokes C. news D. tales
11.A. bought B. tested C. found D. needed
12.A. cutting B. hammering C. scissoring D. circling
13.A. nodded B. raised C. shook D. turned
14.A. brought B. packed C. sent D. sold
15.A. clever B. other C. right D. next
16.A. What B. How C. Who D. Which
17.A. imagination B. hand C. voice D. information
18. A. trying B. proving C. practicing D. examining
19. A. with wisdom B. at once C. in reality D. for sure
20. A. clear B. silly C. slow D. smart
On AIDS Day, the minister of Health Department demanded that the problems__________ paid special attention to.
A. referred to being B. referred to be C. refer to being D. refer to be
It has been reported that some government leaders ________their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.
A. overlook B. employ C. abandon D. abuse
___________ giving a general introduction to computers, the course also provides practical experience.
A. In addition to B. Except for C. In exchange for D. Due to
The police set about arresting the suspect ______ they found enough evidence to prove him guilty.
A. immediate B. as long as C. the moment D. as far as
It’s bad ___________ for a man to smoke in the public places where smoking is not allowed.
A. behavior B. manner C. action D. way
