When I was 17 , I met a famous doctor named Paul Bragg . He gave me one of the most valuable ______ of my life : a statement that was filled with words of ______ . To this very day , I still ______ it : I am a genius(天才) , and I apply my wisdom .

______ , I was a high school dropout(辍学学生) and was living in a tent in Hawaii . I had a very limited vocabulary and had never ______ reading a single book . When Dr. Bragg taught me this statement , he told me to say it with feelings ______ it were true. To do so seemed so far away from ______ that it was funny . After saying it many times , ______ , I began to feel what those powerful words meant . ______ every day I continued to say it , and it became ______ to believe : I am a genius , and I apply my wisdom .

It was two and a half years later when I really saw the ______ of the statement . I was sitting in a college library ______ by fellow students whom I was helping with higher mathematics . I heard one of the students speak ______ to another . “John is really a ______ !” At the moment , I ______ what Dr. Bragg had taught me , and I ______ to say this statement for the rest of my life .

I can’t quite put into words what a(n) ______ this statement has made in my life . ______ it , I was able to change from a dropout to the top of my college class . I think that the key to ______ is putting your true feelings into a statement you ______ and saying it over and over every day .

1.A. Enjoyments B. parts C. gifts D. knowledge

2.A. idea B. comfort C. praise D. power

3.A. like B. need C. say D. use

4.A. At the time B. For a while C. All at once D. For the moment

5.A. advised B. finished C. minded D. admitted

6.A. as if B. so that C. in case D. now that

7.A. history B. hope C. life D. reality

8.A. moreover B. however C. otherwise D. anyhow

9.A. Until B. Since C. So D. After

10.A. easier B. funnier C. more unusual D. more impossible

11.A. evidence B. purpose C. details D. results

12.A. followed B. surrounded C. assisted D. invited

13.A. loudly B. kindly C. softly D. directly

14.A. star B. Spokesman C. kid D. genius

15.A. read B. remembered C. Showed D. doubted

16.A. decided B. asked C. expected D. learned

17.A. difference B. problem C. improvement D. impression

18.A. Except for B. More than C. Instead of D. Because of

19.A. love B. Success C. happiness D. understanding

20.A. think about B. look for C. believe in D. dream about

Two old beggars were sitting on a busy corner. They watched ________as a lot of people walked by without looking at them. Sometimes, a kind-hearted woman or a small child would ________a few coins in the hats in front of them.

Today was not a________day for begging. The men were able to ________enough for a big meal. As it was getting dark, they started to________their things.

Just as they were getting ready to leave, they _______a man walking toward them. He was a ______man——they could tell that from his fine clothes. The first beggar whispered to the second with ________, “ He’s coming our way!” The man stopped, ________into his pocket and took something out. What looked like a piece of hard ________, wrapped in white paper, hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man turned and ______his way.

“He could have easily left us a few ________or a bill, but he laughed at us with a piece of rock candy,” said the first beggar. He looked at the offering ________. “There’s no way we can ______this——we have no teeth.” With these words, he picked up the thing and threw it away. Then he collected his things and________.

The second beggar wanted to do the same, _______a second thought made him change his ______. “I haven’t had anything like this for ages,” he thought. “How________of that man to offer me something so sweet!” With that, he opened the white paper. To his _______, there was no hard rock candy inside. ______, a shiny white pearl worth thousands of dollars fell into his hand.

1.A. helplessly B. happily C. uselessly D. quickly

2.A. steal B. lose C. drop D. send

3.A. cloudy B. bad C. rainy D. cold

4.A. collect B. pick C. buy D. find

5.A. carry B. hide C. place D. pack

6.A. felt B. heard C. noticed D. believed

7.A. kind B. strong C. tall D. rich

8.A. worry B. excitement C. fear D. politeness

9.A. turned B. looked C. went D. reached

10.A. candy B. cake C. rock D. bread

11.A. forgot B. changed C. missed D. continued

12.A. books B. coins C. sweets D. flowers

13.A. angrily B. proudly C. nervously D. quietly

14.A. smell B. eat C. like D. put

15.A. slept B. sat C. left D. cried

16.A. if B. although C. after D. but

17.A. habit B. way C. mind D. rule

18.A. nice B. funny C. clever D. strange

19.A. interest B. sadness C. surprise D. pity

20.A. Besides B. Instead C. However D. Again

Since 2013, Torobo, a robotic arm designed to test the limits of artificial intelligence. has had one ambition—to be admitted to the University of Tokyo. However, it has repeatedly failed. This year was no exception.

In early November Torobo took an exam to prepare for an all-important standardized test. While Torobo’s total score of 525 out of 950 was 14 points higher than in 2015,its standard score of 57.1% was slightly lower, because human students did better in the 2016 test.

Though the score,which is higher than the national average, is enough to get the robot admitted to many other famous Japanese universities, it falls short of the minimum required for the University of Tokyo.

A closer analysis of the results showed that Torobo's newly programmed ability to solve complex physics problems helped increase its year-over-year physics score from 46. 5% to 59%. The robot also dug deep into its database of information from textbooks and websites to obtain an impressive 66.3% in world history. The average 60% scores acquired in the two math sections, were not too shabby either.

But,while Torobo is able to handle knowledge-based questions and ones involving complex mathematical calculations, it has a hard time thinking independently. As a result, the robot is unable to fully understand multiple sentences and phrases to arrive at the logical conclusions required in the English language tests. This weakness was reflected in the weak oral and writing scores, which came in at 36.2% and 50.5% , respectively.

Fortunately, after four tiring years, the robot's creators have decided to free Torobo from its annual test-taking suffering, the research team will instead focus on improving the robot’s ability to pick out specific answers from massive sets of data—a skill that led to its excellent history scores. They believe the expertise(专业技术)will help Torobo succeed as an industrial robot.

1.What is the disadvantage of Torobo?

A. It has much difficulty searching for facts.

B. It doesn't own language skills.

C. It has weak independent thinking ability.

D. It couldn’t get through the exams.

2.What does the underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refer to?

A. the score B. Torobo

C. the University of Tokyo D. the national average

3.What did the exam results show?

A. Torobo's score didn’t reach the national average.

B. Torobo's programmed ability improved its math score.

C. Torobo was admitted to a university.

D. Torobo did well in the history exam.

4.What is the text mainly about?"

A. Subjects a robot are good at.

B. A robot's performances in exams.

C. Majors that are suitable for a robot.

D. A robot's ways to deal with exams.

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