摘要： Mary spent the whole weekend, in her room, for the coming examinations. A. locked; prepared B. being locked; preparing C. locked; preparing D. locking; prepared Creativity is the key to a brighter future, say education and business experts. Here is how schools and parents can 21 this important skill in children. If Dick Drew had listened to his boss in 1925, we 22 not have a product that we now think of as of great importance: a new type of 23 . Drew worked for the Minnesota Mining Company. At work he 24 a kind of material strong enough to hold things together. 25 his boss told him not to think more about the idea. Finally, using his own time, Drew improved the tape, which now is used everywhere by many people. And his 26 company learned from its mistake. Now it encourages people to spend 15 percent of their work time just thinking about and developing new 27 . Creativity is not something one is just born with, nor is it 28 a character of high intelligence. The fact that a person is highly intelligent does not 29 that he uses it creatively. Creativity is the matter of using the resources one has to produce new ideas that are good for something. 30 , schools have not tried to encourage creativity. With strong 31 to test results and the development of reading, writing and mathematical skills, many educators 32 creativity for correct answers. The result is that children can give back information but cannot 33 ways to use it in new 34. They may know the rules correctly, but they are 35 to use them to work out practical problems. It is important to give children 36 . From the earliest age, children should be allowed to make decisions and understand their results. 37 it’s choosing between two food items for lunch, parents should let their children decide how to use their time or spend their money, but not help them too much if they make the 38 decision. The child may have a hard time, but that is all right. This is 39 the most important character of creative people is a very strong 40 to find a way out of trouble.

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