The author thinks that if children are always corrected, they will grow up to be ______.
A.fearful of making mistakes
B.too critical of themselves
C.unable to think for themselves
D.unable to use basic skills
The author ______.
A.began to think of becoming a writer at Harvard
B.had always been successful in his writing career
C.want to Harvard to learn to write plays
D.worked as a newspaper man before becoming a writer
How does the author indicate oncogenes?
A.They are always in operation in a healthy person.
B.They remain unharmful so long as they are not activated.
C.They can be driven out of normal cells.
D.Normal cells can't turn them off.
According to the author, it is always advisable to ______.
A.have opinions which cannot be refuted
B.adopt the point of view to which one feels the most inclination
C.be acquainted with the arguments favoring the point of view with which one disagrees
D.suspend heterodox speculation in favor of doctrinaire approaches
Passage Five
Most famous people have some unusual story associated with their names. Casanova, for example, was a legend in his own time. He was the epitome of the gallant adventurer and lover. However, he spent thirteen years of his life as a librarian!
Thomas Edison, the brilliant inventor, was deaf from the age of twelve. The young Edison's hearing loss was long believed to have been caused when he tried to catch a moving train and a conductor grabbed him by the ears to pull him on board. Edison himself liked to tell this story. No one is really sure how he did lose his hearing.
Great writers and artists often require various types of inspirational warm-up before they create. Rudyard Kipling could not write unless his pen was filled with black ink, and only black ink. Ludwig van Beethoven poured icy cold water over his head before he composed his music. He felt that the cold water would refresh his brain. The author Charles Dickens always faced north when working or sleeping. Tycho Brahe, an important Danish astronomer, had his nose shot off in a duel with a Danish nobleman in 1566. He replaced it with another nose made of gold. President James Garfield could simultaneously write Latin with one hand and Greek with the other.
52. This passage is about famous ______.
A. scientists
B. personalities
C. composers
D. leaders
According to the author, it is always advisable to______.
A.have opinions which cannot be refuted by either side in an argument
B.adopt the point of view to which he feels the most inclination
C.be acquainted with the arguments favoring the point of view with which he disagrees
D.suspect heterodox thought presented by opponents
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