"Intelligence" at best is an assumptive construct--the meaning of the word has never been clear. It is generally agreed that a person of high intelligence is one who can grasp ideas (1) , make distinctions, reason logically, and (2) verbal and mathematical symbols in solving problems. An intelligence test is a rough measure of a child’s (3) for learning, particularly for learning the kinds of things required in school. It does not (4) character, social adjustment, physical endurance, manual skills, or artistic abilities. It is not (5) to--it was not designed for such (6) . To criticize it for such failure is roughly (7) criticizing a thermometer for not measuring wind velocity.
The other thing we have to notice is that the assessment of the intelligence of the (8) is essentially a comparative affair.
(9) the assessment of intelligence is a comparative matter we must be sure that the (10) with which we are comparing our subjects provides a "valid" and " (11) " comparison. It is here (12) some of the difficulties which interest us begin. Any test (13) involves at least three factors: the (14) to do one’s best, the knowledge required for understanding what you have to do, and the (15) ability to do it. In school populations in our culture these assumptions can be made fair and reasonable, and the value of intelligence testing has been (16) thoroughly. Its value (17) , of course, in its providing a satisfactory basis for prediction. No one is (18) interested in the marks a little child gets on his test; what we are interested in is whether we can (19) from his mark on the test that the child will do better or worse than other children of his age in (20) which we think require "general intelligence".

A:results B:feeds C:gets D:lies

Billy, a hard-working student, is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. He has a part-time job that (21) him up every morning at five o’ clock, when most people are still (22) asleep. He is a newspaper boy.
Each morning, Billy leaves the house at 5:15 to go to the (23) where the newspapers always are. The newspapers were (24) to the comer by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon to (25) them.
In the winter it is still dark (26) he gets up every day, but during the rest of the year it is (27) . Billy’ must send the newspapers to the houses of people on his (28) in all kinds of weather. He tries to put each paper on the po ch(门廊)where it will be (29) from wind and rain or snow. Sometimes his customers give him tips, (30) him very excited.
Billy earns about$70 per month through hard (31) , and he is saving some of the money to go to (32) , where he has always been longing to go. Besides that, he (33) the rest of the earnings on records and clothes. Once a month, he has to collect the (34) at night since many of them work during the day. That is when he is (35) so that he is full of excitement. Luckily, he gets greatly supported by his family. Billy has seventy customers now, but he doesn’ t feel happy about the number.
He dreams that he will get as many customers as possible some day. If that, he might win a prize for being an outstanding newspaper boy. He wants to win a trip to Europe, but he will be happy if he wins a new bicycle.

A:were  B:take  C:gets  D:pick

All the housewives who went to the new supermarket had one great ambition: to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. For this was what the notice just inside the entrance promised. It said: "Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This May Be Your Lucky Day!"
For several weeks Mrs. Edwards hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never gave up |loping. The cupboards in kitchen were full of things which she did not need. Her husband tried to advise her against buying things but failed. She dreamed of the, day when the manager of the supermarket would approach her and say: "Madam, this is Your Lucky Day. Everything in your basket is free. "
One Friday morning, after she had finished her shopping and had taken it to her car, she found that she had forgotten to buy any tea. She dashed back to the supermarket, got the tea and went towards the cash-desk. As she did so, she saw the manager of the supermarket approach her. "Madam," he said, holding out his hand, "I want to congratulate you! You are our lucky customer and everything you have in your basket is flee!/

A:is always very lucky B:had no friends C:hoped to get free shopping D:gets disappointed easily

Passage Two
The cost of helping someone with AIDS drugs is high. Pills cost a lot of money. In Africa it may cost more than one person makes in one year. Some American hospitals throw away a lot of pills. This made one man start helping the sick Africans.
Lee Wildes lives in a small apartment in San Francisco. A big problem in the world is AIDS in Africa. He helps by giving pills to Africans. He is about the only person to do this
Lee gets e-mails from Africa. People ask for AIDS drugs. He sends pills that are not from American hospitals. He sends pills from those who died from AIDS.
Lee was a nurse. He knows that millions of dollars worth of drugs are thrown away.
Five years ago he learned he was sick with HIV. He took a vacation to Africa. He saw had AIDS. When he came back, he began to send the drugs to Africa.
Lee talks with doctors in Africa by mail, e-mail and telephone. He gets pills for a hundred people in six African countries.
He fills the pill orders and he records what pills he sends to them. Lee goes to Africa to work with sick people every year.
Giving left over drugs away is against the law. He gives out drugs without a license. It is not likely he’ll be taken to court for his kindly effort.
25 million Africans are sick with AIDS. Lee helps only 100 people. It seems a small success story. People like Lee for helping people with AIDS.

A:send drugs on order to a small group of people B:send drugs and hopes that right people get them C:send whatever drugs he gets from clinics D:write his own prescriptions

With summer coming on, the weather gets hot ______.

A:day and day B:day and night C:day by day D:day in and day out

It gets ______ when summer comes.

A:warmer and warmer B:cooler and cooler C:hotter and hotter D:hot and hotter

With summer coming on, the weather gets hot ______.

A:day and day B:day and night C:day by day D:day in and day out