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A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work.
He may have the belief that he is not capable (有能力的) of it. A child may think he is __16__ because he doesn’t understand how to make the __17__ of his mental faculties (才能). Older people may be mistaken that they are incapable of learning things new because of their __ 18__.
A person who believe that he is incapable will not make a real _19__ because he feels that it would be useless. He won’t go at a job with confidence necessary for __20__ , and he won’t work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so. He is __21__ likely to fail, and the failure will _22__ his belief in his competence (才能) .
Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had __23__ like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor __24__ in maths. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in maths in order that they would not __25__ too much of him. In this way, they two __26__ the idea. He accepted __27__ mistaken thinking of his ability, felt that it was useless to __28__ and was very poor at maths, __29__ as they expected.
One day he worked at a problem which __30__ of the other students had been able to solve. Alder __31__ in solving the problem. This gave him confidence (信心). He now __32__ with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at __33__. He not only proved that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learned __34__ in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may __35__ himself as well as others by his ability.
16. A. clever B. shy C. useless D. stupid
17. A. biggest B. most C. highest D. deepest
18 A. ability B. age C. brain D. knowledge
19. A. decision B. success C. effort D. trouble
20. A. work B. study C. improvement D. success
21. A. truly B. really C. however D. therefore
22. A. lead to B. strengthen C. increase D. add to
23. A. an experience B. an example C. a thought D. a story
24. A. state B. mind C. start D. ending
25. A. blame B. expect C. get D. win
26. A. developed B. organized C. discovered D. found
27. A. his B. her C. its D. their
28. A. manage B. succeed C. try D. act
29. A. only B. almost C. just D. then
30. A. none B. no C. no one D. nobody
31. A. gave B. succeeded C. failed D. believed
32. A. lived B. worked C. played D. graduated
33. A. lessons B. medicine C. subjects D. maths
34. A. early B. deeply C. late D. simply
35. A. encourage B. love C. astonish D. disappoint