A person may have a false idea about himself that will stop him from doing good work． He may have the belief that he is unable to do it．A child may think he is 36 because he doesn’t und erstand how to make 37 use of his mental gifts．Old people may have a false idea that they are unable to learn things new because of their 38 ． A person who believes that he is stupid will not make a real 39 because he feels that it would be useless．He won’t go at a job with confidence necessary for 40 ．Besides, he won’t work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so． 41 , he is likely to fail, and the failure will 42 his belief in his incompetence（无能） in turn． Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had 43 like this．When he was a small boy, he had a poor 44 in maths．His teacher told his parents he had no ability in maths in order that they would not 45 too much of him．In this way, his teacher and parents 46 the idea．He 47 their fa lse judgment of his ability, feeling that it was useless to 48 ．Then, he was very poor at maths, 49 as they expected． But one day everything changed．He worked out a problem which 50 of the other students had been able to solve．He 51 in solving the problem which gave him confidence （信心）．Soon he became especially good at 52 ． Alder now 53 with interest, determination and purpose．He not only proved that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learned it 54 , not too late．From his own experience, we can tell that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may 55 himself as well as others by his ability． 小题1: A．clever B．shy C．useless D．stupid 小题2: A．big B．full C．high D．great 小题3: A．age B．ability C．brain D．knowledge 小题4: A．decision B．plan C．effort D．promise 小题5: A．work B．study C．improvement D．success 小题6: A．Truly B．Really C．However D．Therefore 小题7: A．lead to B．strengthen C．improve D．get rid of 小题8: A．an experience B．an example C．a thought D．a story 小题9: A．state B．mind C．start D．ending 小题10: A．blame B．expect C．get D．win 小题11: A．developed B．organized C．discovered D．found 小题12: A．broke B．refused C．doubted D．accepted 小题13: A．manage B．argue C．try D．act 小题14: A．only B．almost C．just D．then 小题15: A．none B．all C．some D．most 小题16: A．broke B．succeeded C．failed D．believed 小题17: A．physics B．medicine C．English D．maths 小题18: A．studies B．works C．plays D．graduates 小题19: A．early B．deeply C．later D．simply 小题20: A．discourage B．love C．surprise D．disappoint