完形填空（共15小题, 每小题1分， 满分15分）
阅读下面的短文，从短文所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
For years we have been told that encouraging a child’s self-respect is important to his or her success in life. __41__ child experts are now learning that __42__ praise can lead to the opposite effect. Praise-aholic(受表扬上瘾的) kids who __43__ it at every turn may become teens who try to get the same kind of __44__ from friends when asked if they want to go in the backseat of the car. ks5*u
The meaning of saying “You are the __45__ girl in class,” or talking about the goals she scored but not her general __46__, is that you love her __47__ when she looks the best, scores the highest, achieves the most. And this __48__ over to the classroom.
Social psychologist Carrol Dweck, PhD, tested the effects of overpraise on 400 fifth graders __49__ she was at Columbia University. She found that the kids who were __50__ for “trying hard” did better on tests and were more likely to take on difficult tasks than __51__ praised for being “smart”.
“Praising qualities or abilities leads to a false __52__ that success will come to you because you __53__ that quality, and it devalues(贬值) effort. __54__, children are afraid to take on challenges, ” says Dweck, now at Stanford University, “They think they’d better __55__ while they’re ahead.”
A. And B. But C. Then D. So
A. enough B. a little C. too much D. some
A. expect B. rescue C. notice D. design
A. education B. praise C. competition D. direction
A. prettiest B. youngest C. tallest D. fattest
A. ability B. value C. kindness D. effort
A. still B. only C. already D. yet
A. carries B. looks C. turns D. takes
A. while B. because C. until D. unless
A. set down B. looked through C. picked up D. thought highly of
A .one B. it C. that D. those
A. idea B. plan C. schedule D. decision
A. have B. like C. advise D. make
A. After all B. At first C. As a result D. In addition
A. move B. stop C. fight D. work