What is intelligence(智力) anyway? When I was in the army I ___1___ an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against ___2___ of 100, scored 160.
I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not ___3___ have scored more than 80. ___4___, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him and he always ___5___ it.
Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man ___6___ questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I’d prove myself a ___7___. In a world where I have to work with my ___8___ I’d do poorly.
Consider my auto-repair man ___9___. He had a habit of telling ___10___. One time he said,
“Doc, a deaf-and-dumb (聋哑) man ___11___ some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made ___12___ movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He ___13___ his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk ___14___ him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the ___15___ man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors (剪刀). ___16___ 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 ___17___ and asked for them. I’ve been ___18___ that on all my customers today, but I knew ___19___ I’d catch you.” ”Why is that?” I asked. “Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc. I knew you couldn’t be very ___20___.”
And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.
1. A. failed     B. wrote  C. received     D. chose
2. A. an average     B. a total C. an exam     D. a number
3. A. always   B. possibly     C. certainly     D. frequently
4. A. Then      B. Thus   C. Therefore   D. Yet
5. A. fixed      B. checked      C. drove  D. changed
6. A. answered       B. practiced    C. designed     D. tried
7. A. teacher   B. doctor C. winner       D. fool
8. A. brains    B. effort  C. hands  D. attention
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. waving       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. for sure       B. at once       C. in fact D. right now
20. A. clear    B. silly    C. slow   D. smart

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