EXERCISE 7
In addition to their academic work,children in the United States are offered a wide range of activites in the after-school hours.
They are designed to help _1__ their skills,ability and appreciation of life; to give them a chance to practice leadership and __2_ responsibilities;_3__ school courses;and to provide additional outlets and stimuli.There is often a _4__ of activities from which to choose,such as nature clubs,musical organizations,science clubs,art and drama groups,or language clubs.A _5__ selection of sport activities is always available.__6_ every school has a student-run newspaper;often a photographic darkroom is also _7__,some of these activities take place during the school day,but _8__ are held after classes are over._9__ they’re optional they _10__ a part of the American educational experience. Parents encourage their children to participate in those program that __11_ suit their own special talents and interests.Much is learned during these off-duty hours,especially in _12__ of human "give-and-take".Americans believe this _13__ human relationships,social skills and a well-trained body,_14__ intellectual development .Both _15__ and college admission officers in the United States carefully consider the extra curricular activities _16__ students have participated,both during their free time after school and also during the long holidays.These indicate to them _17__ of a young person’s leadship potential enthusiasm,creativity,_18__ of interest,vitality and personality.They weigh these qualities,together with the academic record,in order to _19__ a student’s intelligence,perseverance and ability to use what he knows,_20__ merely repeating it by rot on examination papers.
1) A broaden B extend C stretch D concentrate
2) A resume B assume C adopt D presume
3) A to supplement B supplemening C to support D supporting
4) A scale B specimen C ring D range
5) A deep B long C wide D high
6) A Lastly B Virtually C Finally D Consequently
7) A possible B available C peobable D capable
8) A many B few C other D some
9) A Even though B in case C despite D however
10) A consider B considered C are considering D are considered
11) A most B best C least D worst
12) A conditions B terms C condition D term
13) A included B includes C to include D including
14) A after all B except for C as well D as well as
15) A employers B employees C parents D relatives
16) A which B that C in that D in which
17) A anything B something C everything D nothing
18) A bread B butter C breadth D broad
19) A assess B assume C assist D assign
20) A no more than B rather than C better than D less than
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Some personal characteristics play a vital role in the development of one’s intelligence.But people fail to realize the importance of cultivating these factors in young people.
The so-called "non-intelligence factor" include __1_ feelings ,will,motivation,interests and habits.After a 30-year follow-up study of 8000 males,American psychologists _2__ that the main cause of disparities in intelligence is not intelligence _3__,but non-intelligence factors including the desire to learn ,will-power and self-confidence.
_4__ people all know that one should have definite objectives,a strong will and good learning habits,quite a number of teachers and parents don’t pay much attention to __5_ these factors.
Some parents are greatly worried __6_ their children fail to do well in their studies.They blame either genetic factors,malnutrition,or laziness,but they never take _7__ consideration these non-intelligence factors.At the same time,some teachers don’t inquire into these,as reason _8__ students do poorly.They simply give them more course and exercises,or _9__ rebuke or ridicule them.After all,these students lose self-confidence.Some of them just feel defeated and _10__ themselves up as hopeless.Others may go astray because they are sick of learning._11__ investigation of more than 1000 middle students in Shanghai showed that 46.5 percent of them were _12__ of learning,because of examination ,36.4 percent lacked persitence,initiative and conscientiousness and 10.3 percent were sick of learning.
It is clear _13__ the lack of cultivation of non-intelligence factors has been a main _14__ to intelligence development in teenagers.It even causes an imbalance between physiological and __15_ development among a few students.
If we don’t start now to _16__ the cultivation of non-intelligence factors,it will not only obstruct the development of the __17_ of teenagers,but also affect the quality of a whole generation.Some experts have put forward _18__ about how to cultivate student’s non-intelligence factors.
First,parents and teachers should _19__ understand teenage psychology.Onthis basic,they can help them to pursue the objectives of learning ,_20__ their interests and toughening their willpower.
1) A one’s B their C his D her
2) A came out B found out C figured out D worked out
3) A in itself B by itself C itself D on its own
4) A though B nevertheless C however D moreover
5) A believing B studying C cultivating D developing
6) A about B when C how D whether
7) A for B in C into D over
8) A why B that C when D how
9) A ever B even C still D more
10) A put B get C handle D give
11) A the B an C another D and
12) A afraid B ahead C aware D ashamed
13) A that B how C why D which
14) A storage B tendency C threat D obstacle
15) A intelligent B characteristic C psychological D physical
16) A chase B thrust C strengthen D physical
17) A intelligence B diligence C maturity D performance
18) A projects B warnings C proposals D decision
19) A fully B greatly C very D highly
20) A insuring B going C exceeding D stimulating
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