What is intelligence anyway? When I was in the army I 16 an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against 17 of 100, scored 160.
I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not 18 have scored more than 80. 19 , when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him —and he always 20 it.
Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man 21 questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I'd prove myself 22 . In a world where I have to work with my 23 , I'd do poorly.
Consider my auto-repair man 24 . He had a habit of telling 25 . One time he said, “Doc, a deaf-and-dumb (聋哑) man 26 some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made 27 movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He 28 his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk 29 him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the 30 man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors. 31 do you suppose he asked for them?” I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, “Why, you fool, he used his 32 and asked for them. I've been 33 that on all my customers today, but I knew 34 I'd catch you.” “Why is that?” I asked. “Because you are so goddamned educated. Doc. I knew you couldn't be very 35 .”
And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.
16. A. failed B. wrote C. received D. chose
17. A. an average B. a total C. an exam D. a number
18. A. always B. possibly C. certainly D. frequently
19. A. Then B. Thus C. Therefore D. Yet
20. A. fixed B. checked C. drove D. changed
21. A. answered B. practiced C. designed D. tried
22. A. teacher B. doctor C. winner D. fool
23. A. brains B. effort C. hands D. attention
24. A. again B. as usual C. too D. as well
25. A. lies B. jokes C. news D. tales
26. A. bought B. tested C. found D. needed
27. A. cutting B. hammering C. waving D. circling
28. A. nodded B. raised C. shook D. turned
29. A. brought B. packed C. sent D. sold
30. A. clever B. other C. right D. next
31. A. What B. How C. Who D. Which
32. A. imagination B. hand C. voice D. information
33. A. trying B. proving C. practicing D. examining
34. A. for sure B. at once C. in fact D. right now
35. A. clear B. silly C. slow D. smart
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