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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

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