For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Most people believe they don’t have much imagination. They are    50   .Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to    51   it. Creativity isn’t always   52   with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time   53   think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve, a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help you.

Making connections This technique involves taking   54   ideas and trying to find links between them. First, think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image, word, idea or object, for example, a candle. Write down all the idea/words   55   with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the   56   to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original   57   ; you could buy him tickets to match or take him out for the night.

NO limits! Imagine that normal limitations don’t   58   . You have as much time/space/money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new   59   .If your goal is to learn to ski,   60   , you can now practise skiing every day of your life （because you have the time and the money）. Now    61    this to reality.  Maybe you can practise skiing ever day in December, or every Monday in January.

Be someone else! Look at the situation from a    62   point of view. Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writes. Fiction writers often imagine they are the   63   in their books. They ask question: What does this character want? Why can’t she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? If your goal involves other people, put yourself in their    64   . The best fishermen think like fish!

50. A. wrong        B. unbelievable C. reasonable      D. realistic

51. A. put up with  B. catch up with    C. make use of     D. keep track of

52. A. equipped B. compared     C. covered     D. connected

53. A. skillfully   B. routinely        C. vividly     D. deeply

54. A. familiar    B. unrelated     C. creative    D. imaginary

55. A. presented    B. marked       C. lit         D. associated

56. A. ideas      B. ambitions     C. achievement   D. technique

57. A. experience   B. service          C. present      D. object

58. A. work     B. last         C. exist           D. change

59. A. possibilities    B. limitations      C. tendency    D. practice

60. A. in fact     B. in particular     C. as a whole      D. for example

61. A. devote      B. adapt          C. lead           D. keep

62. A. private     B. global           C. different    D. practical

63. A. features    B. themes           C. creatures    D. characters

64. A. positions    B. dreams      C. images           D. directions

“ Are you too stupid to do anything right？”These words—said by a woman to a little boy who was obviously her son—were spoken   21    he had walked away from her．They boy returned, his eyes down-cast.

Not a   22     moment, perhaps,   23     small moments sometimes last a very long time．And a few words—though they mean   24    at the time to the people who say them—can have great   25    .

I recently heard a story from a man named Malcolm Dalkoff．For the last 24 years he has been a professional   26    ．Here is what he told me:

As a boy in Rock Island, Dalkoff was terribly   27    ．He had few   28    and no self-confidence．One day, his English teacher, Ruth Brach, gave the class an assignment（作业）．The students had been reading To Kill a Mockingbird．Now they were to write their own chapter that would   29     the last chapter of the novel.

Dalkoff wrote his chapter and turned it   30   ．Today he can not recall anything   31 

about the chapter he wrote, or what   32    Mrs．Branch gave him．What he does remember is the four words Mrs．Brach wrote in margin（空白处）of the paper：“This is   33   writing.”

    Four words．They   34     his life.

    “   35     I read those words, I had no idea of who I was or   36   I was going to be.”he said.“After reading her note, I went home and wrote a short story, something I had always been   37    of doing but never believed I could do.”

       Over the rest of that year in school, he wrote many short stories and always brought them to school for Mrs．Brach to evaluate．She was   38     , tough and honest.“She was just what I

   39   .”Dalkoff said.

       His confidence   40   ．Dalkoff believes that none of this would have happened if that woman had not written those four words in the margin of his paper.

A．where           B．why              C．because             D．when

A．wonderful          B．difficult            C．funny               D．big

A．yet             B．although           C．for                 D．therefore

A．much          B．little               C．more               D．most

A．meaning           B．power           C．force               D．sense

A．writer           B．player               C．poet               D．singer

A．sorry           B．proud               C．sick                D．shy

A．books            B．ideas                C．friends              D．chances

A．follow           B．match               C．decide              D．improve

A．on               B．in                C．out                D．down

A．more                 B．again               C．special           D．different

A．honors            B．remarks             C．prizes               D．grade

A．poor          B．serious              C．good                D．silly

A．changed          B．damaged            C．affected            D．improved

A．Unless          B．Until               C．When               D．While

A．what             B．how                C．where               D．which

A．tired             B．fond               C．proud               D．dreaming

A．strict                 B．kind                C．encouraging          D．praising

A．feared          B．needed            C．expected             D．loved

A．grew                 B．lifted               C．appeared            D．returned

For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Most people believe they don’t have much imagination. They are    50  .Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to    51  it. Creativity isn’t always   52  with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time   53  think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve, a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help you.
Making connections This technique involves taking   54  ideas and trying to find links between them. First, think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image, word, idea or object, for example, a candle. Write down all the idea/words   55  with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the   56  to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original   57  ; you could buy him tickets to match or take him out for the night.
NO limits! Imagine that normal limitations don’t   58  . You have as much time/space/money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new   59  .If your goal is to learn to ski,   60  , you can now practise skiing every day of your life （because you have the time and the money）. Now    61   this to reality.  Maybe you can practise skiing ever day in December, or every Monday in January.
Be someone else! Look at the situation from a    62  point of view. Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writes. Fiction writers often imagine they are the   63  in their books. They ask question: What does this character want? Why can’t she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? If your goal involves other people, put yourself in their    64  . The best fishermen think like fish!

“ Are you too stupid to do anything right？”These words—said by a woman to a little boy who was obviously her son—were spoken   21    he had walked away from her．They boy returned, his eyes down-cast.

Not a   22     moment, perhaps,   23     small moments sometimes last a very long time．And a few words—though they mean   24    at the time to the people who say them—can have great   25    .

I recently heard a story from a man named Malcolm Dalkoff．For the last 24 years he has been a professional   26    ．Here is what he told me:

As a boy in Rock Island, Dalkoff was terribly   27    ．He had few   28    and no self-confidence．One day, his English teacher, Ruth Brach, gave the class an assignment（作业）．The students had been reading To Kill a Mockingbird．Now they were to write their own chapter that would   29     the last chapter of the novel.

Dalkoff wrote his chapter and turned it   30   ．Today he can not recall anything   31 

about the chapter he wrote, or what   32    Mrs．Branch gave him．What he does remember is the four words Mrs．Brach wrote in margin（空白处）of the paper：“This is   33   writing.”

    Four words．They   34     his life.

    “   35     I read those words, I had no idea of who I was or   36   I was going to be.”he said.“After reading her note, I went home and wrote a short story, something I had always been   37    of doing but never believed I could do.”

         Over the rest of that year in school, he wrote many short stories and always brought them to school for Mrs．Brach to evaluate．She was   38     , tough and honest.“She was just what I

   39   .”Dalkoff said.

         His confidence   40   ．Dalkoff believes that none of this would have happened if that woman had not written those four words in the margin of his paper.

1.A．where            B．why                C．because              D．when

2.A．wonderful             B．difficult               C．funny        D．big

3.A．yet              B．although            C．for                   D．therefore

4.A．much            B．little                 C．more                 D．most

5.A．meaning             B．power             C．force                  D．sense

6.A．writer            B．player                 C．poet                D．singer

7.A．sorry           B．proud        C．sick                   D．shy

8.A．books             B．ideas                 C．friends                D．chances

9.A．follow              B．match                 C．decide                D．improve

10.A．on                 B．in                 C．out                 D．down

11.A．more                   B．again                 C．special           D．different

12.A．honors              B．remarks              C．prizes                 D．grade

13.A．poor          B．serious                C．good                  D．silly

14.A．changed            B．damaged              C．affected             D．improved

15.A．Unless          B．Until                  C．When                  D．While

16.A．what              B．how                  C．where                 D．which

17.A．tired               B．fond                  C．proud                  D．dreaming

18.A．strict                   B．kind                  C．encouraging            D．praising

19.A．feared          B．needed            C．expected              D．loved

20.A．grew                    B．lifted                  C．appeared             D．returned

“Are you too stupid to do anything right？”These words—said by a woman to a little boy who was obviously her son—were spoken 　1 he had walked away from her. They boy returned, his eyes down-cast.

Not a 　2　 moment, perhaps, 　3　 small moments sometimes last a very long time. And a few words—though they mean 　4　 at the time to the people who say them—can have great 　5　 .

I recently heard a story from a man named Malcolm Dalkoff. For the last 24 years he has been a professional 　6　 . Here is what he told me:

As a boy in Rock Island, Dalkoff was terribly 　7　 . He had few 　8　 and no self-confidence. One day, his English teacher, Ruth Brach, gave the class an assignment（作业）. The students had been reading To Kill a Mockingbird. Now they were to write their own chapter that would 　9　 the last chapter of the novel.

Dalkoff wrote his chapter and turned it 　10　 . Today he can not recall anything 　11 about the chapter he wrote, or what 12　 Mrs. Branch gave him. What he does remember is the four words Mrs. Brach wrote in margin（空白处）of the paper：“This is 　13　 writing.”

　　 Four words. They 　14　 his life.

　　 “ 　15　 I read those words, I had no idea of who I was or 　16　 I was going to be.”he said.“After reading her note, I went home and wrote a short story, something I had always been 　17　 of doing but never believed I could do.”

　 Over the rest of that year in school, he wrote many short stories and always brought them to school for Mrs. Brach to evaluate. She was 　18　 , tough and honest.“She was just what I 19 ,”Dalkoff said.

　 His confidence 　20 　 . Dalkoff believes that none of this would have happened if that woman had not written those four words in the margin of his paper.

1．A．where　　　　 B．why　　　　 C．because　　　 D．when

2．A．wonderful　　 B．difficult　　　 C．funny　　 D．big

3．A．yet　　　　　 B．although　　 C．for　　　 D．therefore

4．A．much　　　　 B．little　　　　 C．more　　　 D．most

5．A．meaning　　　 B．power　　　 C．force　　　 D．sense

6．A．writer　　　　 B．player　　　 C．poet　　　 D．singer

7．A．sorry　　　　　 B．proud　　　 C．sick　　　 D．shy

8．A．books　　　　 B．ideas　　　　 C．friends　　 D．chances

9．A．follow　　　　 B．match　　　 C．decide　　 D．improve

10．A．on　　　　　　 B．in　　　　　 C．out　　　　 D．down

11．A．more　　　　 B．again　　　　 C．special　　　 D．different

12．A．honors　　　　 B．remarks　　 C．prizes　　　 D．grade

13．A．poor　　　　　 B．serious　　　 C．good　　　　 D．silly

14．A．changed　　　 B．damaged　　 C．affected　　 D．improved

15．A．Unless　　　　 B．Until　　　 C．When　　　 D．While

16．A．what　　　　　 B．how　　　　 C．where　　　 D．which

17．A．tired　　　　　 B．fond　　　　 C．proud　　　 D．dreaming

18．A．strict　　　　　 B．kind　　　　 C．encouraging　 D．praising

19. A．feared　　　　 B．needed　　　 C．expected　　 D．loved

20．A．grew　　　 　B．lifted　　　　 C．appeared　　 D．returned