Human beings may be the most intelligent animal species, but most of us are not too sure what we mean when we talk about intelligence. One moment we all use the word to __1__ someone who knows the answer to a difficult questions, and the next we will say that someone is __2__ because they have made a lot of money. Intelligence is the ability to __3__ new approaches to solve problems, as __4__ to doing things out of habit or conditioning. Rats in a maze (迷宫) can learn __5__ the mistake that they made, but this isn’t really intelligence. A good example of intelligence is the way to learn a language isn’t directly __6__ to intelligence. As children, we are all programmed to learn to speak and it is not the __7__ that intelligent children always speak at a younger age. But as we grow older, intelligent people have an advantage because they will find ways of making the most of the __10__ they have.

A．refer B．say C．mention D．describe

A．intelligent B．aggressive C．capable D．successful

A．come up with B．put up with C．get up with D．make up with

A．contrast B．different C．opposed D．compared

A．of B．about C．from D．with

A．speed B．way C．effect D．goal

A．gets B．is C．makes D．takes

A．related B．joined C．compared D．combined

A．instance B．example C．case D．fact

A．abilities B．time C．money D．chance