16．Have you ever noticed what happens to an idea once you express it？Just talking about it or writing it down causes you to make it clear in your own mind．（61）DStart writing． By putting thoughts into words，you are telling yourself the logic behind what you think，feel，or only partly understand．（62）B （63）FMany，if not most，hifhly productive people are always taking notes．You can try keeping of it all in your head，but if you keep a journal of your ideas---the next time you're working on a big project，you'll probably have more success． Want to understand a topic？（64）AThat's an extreme example，but if you are learning something new，write a letter to a friend about it，and you will understand it better．Want to invent something？Write an explanation of the problem---why you want to solve it，and why it is worth solving，and you're half-way there． Writers don't always write because they clearly understand something before hand．Often，they write about something because they want to understand it．You can do the same．（65）EGive it a try．
A．Write a book about it． B．In other words，you increase your brain power by exercising your"explain power" C．Everyone needs to write a book． D．How can you use this to increase your brain power？ E．Writing will help bring you to an understanding． F．Another benefit of writing is that it helps you remember． G．You can keep your thoughts by wtiting a book．
17．Let children learn to judge their own work．（16）G．if corrected too much，he will stop talking．He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the languages he uses and the language those around him use．Bit by bit，he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people．（17）C．they learn to do without being taught-to walk，run，climb，whistle，ride a bicycle-compare those performances with those of more skilled people，and slowly make the needed changes．But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his own mistakes for himself，let alone correct them．（18）E．We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him，or correct it unless he was made to．Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher．Let him do it himself．Let him work out，with the help of other children if he wants it，what this word says，what answer is to that problem，whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not． If it is a matter of right answers，as it may be in mathematics or science，give him the answer book．（19）D． Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work？（20）A．Let's end this nonsense of grades，exams，marks，Let us throw them all out，and let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn，how to measure their own understanding，how to know what they know or do not know． A．Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can‘t find the way to get the right answer． B．Point out his mistakes． C．In the same way，when children learn to do all the other things， D．Let him correct his own papers． E．We do it all for him． F．We allow him to learn from other children． G．A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time．
15．I was diagnosed with allergies （过敏反应） when I was a little kid．Other than family，no one truly knows I have allergies，although I have to tell people it's allergies when my eyes start to tear up．（76）A Sometimes my friends just tease in a friendly way． （77）DI look like a normal kid．I don't mind telling people about my allergies-after all，it's normal to have them．Having allergies hasn't affected my self-confidence． （78）GFor example，I am a big traveler and I would enjoy going to see the cherry blossoms in Washington，D．C．But when I come anywhere within a 10-foot range of cherry blossoms it feels like I lose almost all my senses!Even though it's only temporary，I still feel miserable． My allergies haven't stopped me from traveling when I can，though．My class trip was to Williamsburg in Virginia．At first it was supposed to be during cherry blossom time，and that had me worried．（79）E I've had to rethink some of my dreams，too．Since I'm allergic to animals with fur，I may need to adjust my hopes of being a veterinarian （兽医） or working in an agricultural-science department．（80）F Now I have learned to deal with my allergies and even see the good side sometimes．Having allergies has taught me not to be prejudiced about people's health conditions．
A．I do get made fun of． B．My allergies have been getting better． C．If I don't take my medicine I can get really bad breath． D．You can't tell by looking at me that I have a health condition． E．Fortunately，it was changed to February，so I went and had the best time! F．But I'm interested in so many things and there are plenty of other careers out there! G．Sure，my allergies have held me back from doing some of the things that I love to do．
16．Choosing the right job is probably one of the most important decisions we have to make in life，and it is frequently one of the hardest decisions we have to make．One important question that you might ask yourself is："How do I get a good job？"（146）B． There are people who can answer an insignificant advertisement in the local paper and land the best job in the world； others write to all sorts of places all over the country，and never seem to get a reply at all．Still others believe that the in person，door-to-door approach is by far the best way to get a job； and then there are those who，through no active decision of their own，just seem to be in the right place at the right time．（147）D．He used to spend a lot of his free time down by the sea watching the tall ships，but never thinking that he might one day sail one of them．His father was a farmer，and being a sailor could never be anything for the boy but an idle dream．One day，on his usual wandering，he heard the captain of the ship complaining that he could not sail because one member of his crew was sick．Without stopping to think，the lad（少年） offered to take his place．（148）F． （149）A．If the lad had gone home to ponder（考虑）his decision for a week，he may have missed his chance．It is one thing to be offered an opportunity； it is another thing to take it and use it well． Sometimes we hear stories about people who break all the rules and still seem to land plum jobs（美差）．When you go for a job interview or fill out an application，you are expected to say nice things about the company to which you are applying．（150）E．And within a year this person had become general manger of the company． A．This story also illustrates the importance of seizing an opportunity when it presents itself． B．People find jobs in a great number of ways． C．it's almost impossible to find a good job by answering advertisement in newspapers D．Take for example the young man who wanted to be a sailor． E．But there was one person who landed an excellent job by telling the interviewer all the company's faults． F．He spent the rest of his life happily sailing the ships he had always loved． G．It is very important to seize an opportunity when it presents itself．
