三、完形填空（每小题1分，共20分）
In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my
36   , it was the same score.
Later that evening, I    37    told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agreed that we knew our    38    much better than an IQ test. We    39    that Michael’s score must have been a    40    and we should treat him    41    as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got    42    grades in the school, especially    43   biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.
Michael    44    Indiana University in 1965 as a premedical student. Soon afterwards, his teacher permitted him to take more courses than    45   . In 1968, he was accepted by the School of medicine, Yale University.
On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I    46    the ceremony at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the    47    IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say    48   . “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school! ” It is his special way of thanking us for the     49     we had in him.
Interestingly, Michael then    50   another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had    51    the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be     52   .
Children often do as    53    as what adults, particularly parents and teachers,   54 
of them. That is, tell a child he is “   55   ”,  and he may play the role of a foolish child.
36.  A. joy                         B. surprise                    C. dislike               D. disappointment
37.  A. tearfully                  B. fearfully                   C. cheerfully          D. hopefully
38.  A. student                    B. son                          C. friend               D. doctor
39.  A. argued                    B. realized                    C. decided             D. understood
40.  A. joke                        B. mistake                    C. warning            D. wonder
41.  A. specially                 B. strictly                            C. naturally           D. carefully
42.  A. poor                       B. good                        C. average             D. standard
43.  A. in                           B. about                       C. of                     D. for
44.  A. visited                    B. chose                       C. passed               D. entered
45.  A. allowed                   B. described                  C. required            D. offered
46.  A. missed                    B. held                         C. delayed             D. attended
47.  A. high                       B. same                        C. low                   D. different
48.  A. curiously                 B. eagerly                     C. calmly                     D. jokingly
49.  A. faith                       B. interest                     C. pride                 D. delight
50.  A. looked for               B. asked for                  C. waited for         D. prepared for
51.  A. received                  B. accepted                   C. organized          D. discussed
52.  A. imperfect                B. impossible                C. uncertain           D. unsatisfactory
53.  A. honestly                  B. much                       C. well                  D. bravely
54.  A. hear                        B. learn                        C. expect               D. speak
55.  A. wise                       B. rude                         C. shy                   D. stupid