Sometimes a person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him doing a good job. He may have the 1 that he is not able to do it. A child may think he is stupid because he does not understand how to make the 2 use of his mental faculties (才能). Older people may think that they are too old to 3 anything new because of their old age.

A person who believes that he is unable will not make a real 4 , because he feels it 5 be useless. He won’t work with the confidence necessary for success, and he won’t work 6 . He is 7 likely to fail, and the failure will 8 his belief in his incompetence (无能)。

Adler, a famous doctor, had 9 like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor 10 in maths. His teacher told his 11 he had no ability in maths in order that they would not 12 too much of him. In this way, they too 13 the idea. He accepted 14 mistaken thinking of his ability, felt that it was useless to 15 , and was even poorer at maths, 16 they expected.

One day he worked out a problem which 17 of the other students had been able to solve. He succeeded in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He now_18 with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at 　19 .He not only proved that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learned early in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may 20 himself as well as others by his ability.

1. A. belief　　　　 B. way　　　 C. method　　　　 D. condition

2. A. biggest　　　 B. best　　　　　 C. highest　　　 D. deepest

3. A. teach　　　　 B. learn　　　　 C. accept　　　　　 D. use

4. A. decision　　　　　 B. success　 C. effort　　　　　 D. trouble

5. A. will　　　 　 B. should　　　　 C. must　　　　　　 D. can

6. A. well　　　 　 B. hard　　　　　 C. fast　　　　　　 D. carefully

7. A. truly　　　　 B. really　　　　 C. however　　　 D. therefore

8. A. change　　　　 B. strengthen 　 C. become　　　　 D. get rid of

9. A. an experience B. an example 　 C. an experiment　　 D. a story

10. A. interest　　　　 B. thought 　 C. beginning　　　　 D. ending

11. A. classmates　 B. friends　 　 C. neighbours　　　 D. parents

12 A. ask　　　　 　 B. expect　　 　 C. get　　　　　 D. win

13 A. developed　　 B. proposed　 　 C. discovered　　　 D. found

14. A. his　　　　　 B. her 　　　 　 C. its　　　　　 D. their

15. A. manage　　　 B. succeed 　 C. try 　　　　　　 D. act

16. A. though　　　 B. when　　　 　 C. as　　　　　　 D. because

17. A. none　　　　 B. all 　　　 　 C. many　　　　　　 D. most

18. A. lived　　　　 B. worked 　 C. played　　　　　 D. graduated

19. A. lessons　　　　　 B. studies　 　 C. jobs　　　　　　 D. maths

20. A. encourage 　 B. teach　　 　 C. astonish　　　　 D. admire