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INTELLIGENCE TEST
Schools exams are, generally speaking, the first kind of tests we take. They find out how
much knowledge we have (1)
. But do they really show how intelligent we are? After all, isn’t
it a fact that some people who are very successful academically don’t have any (2) sense?
Intelligence is the speed at which we can understand and (3) to new situations and it is usually
tested by logic puzzles. Although scientists are now preparing advanced computer technology
that will be able to “read” our brains, for the present tests are still the most popular ways of
measuring intelligence. A person’s IQ is their intelligence as it is measured by a special test. The
most common IQ tests are run by Mensa, an organization that was founded in England in 1946.
By 1976 it had 1300 members in Britain. Today there are 44000 in Britain and 100000
worldwide, largely in the US. People taking the tests are judged in relation to an average score of
100, and those score over 148 are entitled to join Mensa. This (4) at 2% of the population.
Anyone from the age of six can take the tests. All the questions are straightforward and most
people can answer them if (5) enough time. But that’s the problems – the whole point of the
tests is that they’re against the clock
Question 1:A. fetched
B. gained
C. attached
D. caught
Question 2: A. natural
B. bright
C. sharp
D. common
Question 3: A. accord
B. react
C. answer
D. alter
Question 4:A. adds up
B. turns to
C. comes up
D. works out
Question 5: A. allowed
B. spared
C. let
D. provided
How men first learnt to (6)
words is unknown; in other words, the origin of
language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, (7)
invented
certain
sounds
to
express
thoughts
and
feelings,
actions
and
things
so
that
they
could
communicate with each other; and that later they agreed (8)
certain
signs,
called
letters,
which
could be
combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down. These sounds,
whetherspoken or written in letters, are called words.
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts
in words that (9)
powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use
of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can
convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association
can (10)
men to tears. We should, therefore, learn to choose our words carefully, or they will
make our speech silly and vulgar.
Question 6. A. invent
B. create
C. make
D. discover
Question 7. A. whatever
B. however
C. somewhat
D. somehow
Question 8. A. at
B. upon
C. for
D. in