One of the
most remarkable things about the human mind is our ability to imagine the
future. In our 1._____we can see what has not yet happened. For example, while
we are looking forward to 2._____a new place or country, we 3._____what it will
be like. We predict( 预料) the 4._____ people will eat, dress and act. Of course, we do not
always predict things 5._____. Things are often very different from the way we
6._____them to be. One of the 7._____ dreams in history is the dream of the
German scientist, Kekule, who had been 8._____ to work out a very difficult
problem in physics. He had 9._____and analysed(分析) the problem from every angle(角度) for days, but there 10._____ to be no way of 11._____ out the
answer. Then one night he went to bed and dreamed. When he 12._____ up, he
realized that he knew the answer. He had solved the problem in his 13._____. The
hypnotist(催眠者)sat in the
chair opposite him and spoke 14._____: I want you to concentrate on my voice.
Think about 15._____. You know nothing but my voice. And as you pay attention
to my voice, your 16._____ will get heavier. Soon you’ll be asleep. You will
hear my voice and 17._____ my words, but your body will be asleep, your eyes
are too heavy. You are 18._____ asleep, and when you wake up you will 19._____
nothing. You will forget everything. Now I am going to 20._____ slowly from one
to five. One, two, three, four, five.
1.A.brains B. senses C.
minds
D. sights
2.A.visiting B. seeking C. reaching D.
discovering
3.A.imagine B. know
C.
feel
D.
guess
4.A.custom B.
habit C. style
D. way
5.A.quickly B. simply
C.
correctly
D.
neatly
6.A.required B.
wished
C.
left
D.
expected
7.A.funny B.
dull
C. famous D.
silly
8.A.managing
B.
trying
C.
thinking D.
hoping
9.A.studied B.
learned
C.
discussed
D.
researched
10.A.used
B.
ought
C.
seemed
D.
had
11.A. making B. finding
C.
turning
D. letting
12.A.gave
B.
sat
C.
woke
D. got
13.A.dream B. lesson
C.
research D. exercise
14.A.softly B. loudly
C. slowly
D.
firmly
15.A.everything
B.
something
C. nothing D. anything
16.A.eyes
B.
feet
C. head
D.
body
17.A.believe B. repeat
C.
take
D.
understand
18.A.really B. extremely C. actually D. almost
19.A.accept B. remember C.
hear
D.
receive
t
B. say
C.
add
D.
Speak