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 ___2___ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we knew our ___3___ much better than an IQ test. We ___4___ that Michael’s score must have been a ___5___ and we should treat him ___6___ as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got ___7___ grades in the school, especially ___8___ biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.
Michael ___9___ Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers 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 ___11___ the ceremony at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the ___12___ IQ 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 ___14___ we had in him.
Interestingly, Michael then ___15___ another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had __16___ the 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 ___18___ as 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.
小题1: | A.joy | B.surprise | C.dislike | D.disappointment |
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小题2: | A.tearfully | B.fearfully | C.cheerfully | D.hopefully |
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小题3: | A.student | B.son | C.friend | D.doctor |
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小题4: | A.argued | B.realized | C.decided | D.understood |
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小题5:A. joke B. mistake C. warning D wonder
小题6: | A.specially | B.strictly | C.naturally | D.carefully |
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小题7: | A.poor | B.good | C.average | D.standard |
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小题9: | A.visited | B.chose | C.passed | D.entered |
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小题10: | A.allowed | B.described | C.required | D.offered |
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小题11: | A.missed | B.held | C.delayed | D.attended |
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小题12: | A.high | B.same | C.low | D.different |
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小题13: | A.curiously | B.eagerly | C.calmly | D.jokingly |
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小题14: | A.faith | B.interest | C.pride | D.delight |
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小题15: | A.looked for | B.asked for | C.waited for | D.prepared for |
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小题16: | A.received | B.accepted | C.organized | D.discussed |
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小题17: | A.imperfect | B.impossible | C.uncertain | D.unsatisfactory |
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小题18: | A.honestly | B.much | C.well | D.bravely |
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小题19: | A.hear | B.learn | C.expect | D.speak |
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小题20: | A.wise | B.rude | C.shy | D.stupid |
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