Do you think you are smart? _41_you are not sure, read the following story.

　 When Thomas Armstrong was a little boy, he did _42_ at school and was asked to leave school. But later on, he found he was good at _43_. He worked hard and became a writer and teacher.

　 Being _44_ does not just mean being good at school tests. There are many_45_ ways to be smart. There are eight different types of intelligence(智力)：being good at languages, math, music, sports, spatial(空间的)sense, getting_46_with people, understanding yourself, and being observant of nature.

　 _47_ child has some intelligence. The point is _48_ to find it and make use of it. For each child comes into the world with some talents, if they are _49_, they can do better in the world. Parents and teacher must help the child to keep those gifts.

　 It is believed that a good way to build intelligence at home or school is story_50_. If you want to be smarter, you can prepare a story and put on a play before other people.

(　 )41. A. And　　　　 B. So　　　 C. if　　　 D. But

　 (　 )42. A. badly　　　 B. well　　 C. greatly　 D. best

　 (　 )43. A. reading　　 B. dancing　 C. singing　 D. writing

　 (　 )44. A. weak　　　 B. strong　　 C. smart　　 D. careful

　 (　 )45. A. the other　　 B. another　 C. other　　 D. others

　 (　 )46. A. to　　　　　 B. up　　　 C. over　　 D. on

　 (　 )47. A. Both　　　 B. Every　　 C. No　　 D. All

(　 )48. A. who　　　　 B. where　　 C. how　　 D. why

(　 )49. A. helped　　　 B. lost　　　 C. expected D. hurt

(　 )50. A. listening　　 B. reading　 C. writing　 D. telling

Life is not easy, so I’d like to say “When anything happens, believe in yourself.”

When I was 14, I was ???? nervous to talk to anyone. My classmates often ???? me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later ???? happened. It changed my life. It was an English speech(演讲) contest. My mother asked me to take part in it. What a(n) ???? idea! It meant I had to ???? in front of all the teachers and students of my school!

“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to ? ? .” Then, Mother and I talked about many different topics（题目）. At last I ? ?? the topic “Believe in yourself”. I tried my best to ? ?? all the speech and practiced it over 100 times. ?? ?? my mother’s great love, I did well in the contest. I could not ?? ?? my ears when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers(喝彩声)?? ?? the teachers and students. Those ?? ? who once looked down on（瞧不起）me, now all said “Congratulations” to me. My mother hugged me and cried ?? ?? .

Since then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell ? ?? to be sure and I will find myself. This is true not only for a person ? ??? for a country.

1.A. so? ????????????? B. too????????????? C. very????????????? D. quite

2.A. made faces at????????????? B. looked after????????????? C. caught up with????????????? D. laughed at

3.A. something????????????? B. nothing????????????? C. anything????????????? D. everything

4.A. interesting????????????? B. exciting????????????? C. terrible????????????? D. wonderful

5.A. write????????????? B. speak????????????? C. tell????????????? D. say

6.A. win????????????? B. lose????????????? C. beat????????????? D. pass

7.A. reached????????????? B. brought ????????????? C. chose????????????? D. thought

8.A. remember????????????? B. see????????????? C. spell????????????? D. hear

9.A. At????????????? B. To? ????????????? C. With????????????? D. As

10.A. hit????????????? B. hurt????????????? C. say????????????? D.? believe

11.A. about????????????? B. on? ????????????? C. to????????????? D. from

12.A. teachers????????????? B. classmates????????????? C. boys????????????? D. girls

13.A. angrily????????????? B. sadly????????????? C. quietly????????????? D. excitedly

14.A. me????????????? B . my ????????????? C. mine????????????? D. myself

15.A. however????????????? B. but also????????????? C. so that????????????? D. as a result