Most people believe they don’t have much imagination. They are    1   .Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to    2   it. Creativity isn’t always   3   with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time   4   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  5   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   6   with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc．Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the   7   to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to but a friend an original   8  ; you could buy him tickets to match or take him out for the night.

NO limits! Imagine that normal limitations don’t  9   .You have as much time/space/money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new   10   .If your goal is to learn to ski,   11   , you can now practise skiing every day of your life （because you have the time and the money）. Now   12    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    13   point of view. Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writes. Fiction writers often imagine they are the   14   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   15   . The best fishermen think like fish!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Most people believe they don’t have much imagination. They are    11   . Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to   12  it. Creativity isn’t always  13 with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time   14   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   15  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 ideas/words  16  with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the   17 to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original   18  ; you could buy him tickets to match or take him out for the night.
　　NO limits! Imagine that normal limitations don’t   19  . You have as much time /space / money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new  20  . If your goal is to learn to ski,    21  , you can now practise skiing every day of your life (because you have the time and the money). Now   22   this to reality. Maybe you can practise skiing every day in December, or every Monday in January.
Be someone else! Look at the situation from a    23  point of view. Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writers. Fiction writers often imagine they are the  24   in their books. They ask questions: 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    25 . The best fishermen think like fish!

Most people believe they don’t have much imagination. They are    11   . Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to   12  it. Creativity isn’t always  13 with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time   14   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   15  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 ideas/words  16  with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the   17 to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original   18  ; you could buy him tickets to match or take him out for the night.

　　NO limits! Imagine that normal limitations don’t   19  . You have as much time /space / money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new  20  . If your goal is to learn to ski,    21  , you can now practise skiing every day of your life (because you have the time and the money). Now   22   this to reality. Maybe you can practise skiing every day in December, or every Monday in January.

Be someone else! Look at the situation from a    23  point of view. Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writers. Fiction writers often imagine they are the  24   in their books. They ask questions: 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    25 . The best fishermen think like fish!

Most people believe they don’t have much imagination. They are ____. Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to ____ it. Creativity isn’t always ____ with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time ____ 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 ____ 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 ideas/words ____ with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the ____ to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original ____; you could buy him tickets to a match or take him out for the night.

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

Be someone else!  Look at the situation from a ____ point of view. Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writers. Fiction writers often imagine they are the ___ in their books. They ask questions: 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 ____. The best fishermen think like fish!

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

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

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

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

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

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

7.A. ideas B. ambitious      C. achievement          D. technique

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Most people believe they don’t have much imagination. They are1 . Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to2it. Creativity isn’t always3with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time4 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 taking5ideas 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 ideas/words6with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the7to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original8; you could buy him tickets to match or take him out for the night.
NO limits! Imagine that normal limitations don’t9. You have as much time /space / money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new10. If your goal is to learn to ski,11, you can now practise skiing every day of your life (because you have the time and the money). Now12this to reality.Maybe you can practise skiing every day in December, or every Monday in January.
Be someone else! Look at the situation from a13point of view. Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writers. Fiction writers often imagine they are the14 in their books. They ask questions: 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 their15. The best fishermen think like fish!

1. 1.
   1. A.
      wrong
   2. B.
      unbelievable
   3. C.
      reasonable
   4. D.
      realistic
2. 2.
   1. A.
      put up with
   2. B.
      catch up with
   3. C.
      make use of
   4. D.
      keep track of
3. 3.
   1. A.
      equipped
   2. B.
      compared
   3. C.
      covered
   4. D.
      connected
4. 4.
   1. A.
      skillfully
   2. B.
      routinely
   3. C.
      vividly
   4. D.
      deeply
5. 5.
   1. A.
      familiar
   2. B.
      unrelated
   3. C.
      creative
   4. D.
      imaginary
6. 6.
   1. A.
      presented
   2. B.
      marked
   3. C.
      lit
   4. D.
      associated
7. 7.
   1. A.
      ideas
   2. B.
      ambitions
   3. C.
      achievement
   4. D.
      technique
8. 8.
   1. A.
      experience
   2. B.
      service
   3. C.
      present
   4. D.
      object
9. 9.
   1. A.
      work
   2. B.
      last
   3. C.
      exist
   4. D.
      change
10. 10.
    1. A.
       possibilities
    2. B.
       limitations
    3. C.
       tendency
    4. D.
       practice
11. 11.
    1. A.
       in fact
    2. B.
       in particular
    3. C.
       as a whole
    4. D.
       for example
12. 12.
    1. A.
       devote
    2. B.
       adapt
    3. C.
       lead
    4. D.
       keep
13. 13.
    1. A.
       private
    2. B.
       global
    3. C.
       different
    4. D.
       practical
14. 14.
    1. A.
       features
    2. B.
       themes
    3. C.
       creatures
    4. D.
       characters
15. 15.
    1. A.
       positions
    2. B.
       dreams
    3. C.
       images
    4. D.
       directions

Most people believe they don't have imagination. They are wrong. Everyone has imagination, but most of us，once we became adults, forget how to access it. Creativity isn't always connected with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time routinely 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.

This technique involves taking unrelated 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 ideas/words associated with candles：light，fire，matches, wax，night，silence，etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the ideas to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original present; you could buy him tickets to a match or take him out for the night.

　  Imagine that normal limitations don't exist. You have as much time/space/money，etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new possibilities. If，for example，your goal is to learn to ski, you can now practice skiing every day of your life (because you have the time and the money). Now adapt this to reality. Maybe you can practice skiing every day in December，or every Monday in January.

Look at the situation from a different point of view. Good negotiators use this technique in business，and so do writers. Fiction writers often imagine they are the characters in their books. They ask questions: what does this character want? Why can't she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? What does she dream about? If your goal involves other people, put yourself “in their shoes”. The best fishermen think like fish!

1.According to the passage, when we become adults, _________ .

2.The second technique suggests that you just imagine

3.The phrase “put yourself in their shoes” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______  .

4.We learn from the third technique that a good salesman should ask himself “ _________ ?”.

Most people believe they don't have imagination. They are wrong. Everyone has imagination, but most of us，once we became adults, forget how to access it. Creativity isn't always connected with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time routinely 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.
This technique involves taking unrelated 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 ideas/words associated with candles：light，fire，matches, wax，night，silence，etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the ideas to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original present; you could buy him tickets to a match or take him out for the night.
  Imagine that normal limitations don't exist. You have as much time/space/money，etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new possibilities. If，for example，your goal is to learn to ski, you can now practice skiing every day of your life (because you have the time and the money). Now adapt this to reality. Maybe you can practice skiing every day in December，or every Monday in January.
Look at the situation from a different point of view. Good negotiators use this technique in business，and so do writers. Fiction writers often imagine they are the characters in their books. They ask questions: what does this character want? Why can't she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? What does she dream about? If your goal involves other people, put yourself “in their shoes”. The best fishermen think like fish!

1. 1.

   According to the passage, when we become adults, _________ .

   1. A.
      most of us are no longer creative
   2. B.
      we can still learn to be more creative
   3. C.
      we are not as imaginative as children
   4. D.
      we are unwilling to be creative
2. 2.

   The second technique suggests that you just imagine

   1. A.
      setting a goal is as simple as skiing
   2. B.
      new possibilities will soon appear
   3. C.
      December and January are the best months for skiing.
   4. D.
      you have every resource to achieve your goal
3. 3.

   The phrase “put yourself in their shoes” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______  .

   1. A.
      dress yourself like them
   2. B.
      think as they would
   3. C.
      do as they ask you to
   4. D.
      put on their shoes
4. 4.

   We learn from the third technique that a good salesman should ask himself “ _________ ?”.

   1. A.
      what do I usually do
   2. B.
      what did my boss tell me to do
   3. C.
      what are my customers' needs
   4. D.
      how should I sell my products