What is intelligence(智力)anyway? When I was in the army I【C1】______an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against【C2】______of 100, scored 160. I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not【C3】______have scored more than 80.【C4】______, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him—and he always【C5】______it. Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man designed questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them Id prove myself a【C6】______In a world where I have to work with my hands, Id do poorly. Consider my auto-repair man【C7】______He had a habit of telling jokes. One time he said, "Doc, a deaf-and-dumb(聋哑)man【C8】______some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made【C9】______movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He【C10】______his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk brought him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the【C11】______man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors(剪刀).【C12】______do you suppose he asked for them?" I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, " Why , you fool, he used his voice and asked for them. Ive been【C13】______that on all my customers today, but I knew【C14】______Id catch you. " "Why is that?" I asked. "Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc. I knew you couldnt be very【C15】______" And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.

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