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Questioning can lead to _______(search) for an answer. If we are in the habit of raising doubts as to ______ what we are told is true, we can find the correct answer and learn more.
Two years ago, our teacher _____(offer) us an answer to a difficult math problem in class. Although the answer seemed a little strange, nobody _______ I doubted it. Thinking that his answer might be wrong, I _______(careful) analyzed the problem and tries to work ____ out in a different way. Half an hour _______, I managed to find the correct answer. When I showed my answer to him, the teacher praised me for my _______(depend) thinking.
From this experience, I have learned that questioning can serve as ________ bridge that helps us to seek the ______(true).