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For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D．fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context．
Maggie was sent out to a public school in the middle of the year, and the headmaster asked her to teach Class 4-B．She heard that the former teacher had 1 suddenly, but the headmaster didn’t tell her why．All he told her was that this was a class of “ 2 ” students．
On the first day, she walked into the classroom, paperballs flying through the air, feet on desks, the noise deafening．She walked to the front of the classroom and opened the attendance book(签到簿)．Next to names were IQ scores：140,141…160．She thought to herself, “ 3 they are so high-spirited．These children have special IQs．” She smiled and brought them in order, grateful that she could teach such good students．At first Maggie found their homework was done 4 , full of mistakes．She spoke to everyone, “With your IQ, I expect the best work from you．” The whole term Maggie 5 continually them of their responsibility to use all the extra intelligence(智慧)God had given them．Things began to 6 ．The children worked hard．Their work was creative and correct．
At the end of the term, the headmaster called Maggie into his office．“What magic have you done to these kids?” He asked 7 ．“Their work has surpassed(超过)all the other classes．” “It is just 8 ．They’re smarter than other students! You said yourself they are special students．” Maggie was surprised．“I said they are special because they are the special- need students－behavioral disordered(表现不好)．” “Then why are their IQs so 9 on the attendance book?” “Those aren’t their IQs．They are their locker numbers at the gym．Sorry, Ms．Maggie, your kids are not geniuses(天才)．” Maggie smiled, “If someone 10 himself to be a genius, he will become one．I’m teaching them as geniuses again next year．”
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