According to some authorities, there will be expected a class of supersmart children be-cause of
[ A] the booming of higher learning.
[ B] the revived zeal for marriage.
[ C] the denial of the supposed inferiority of parents.
[D] the shift of one scale of measurement to another.

Several big names are mentioned in the first paragraph mainly to show their ______.
A．different styles of leadership
B．effective exercise of leadership
C．contributions to the theory of leadership
D．wisdom in applying the theory of leadership

B People today expect to be examined when. they enter a doctor's office. At least they expect their blood pressure and temperature to be measured. However, as recently as two hundred years ago, a doctor's treatment depended on talking with patients. In general, the communication be-tween doctors and their patients was the most important part of medical methods. The modern age of medicine began with the stethoscope, an instrument for listening to patients' heartbeat and breathing. Before that, a doctor did not touch a patient. In fact, there was no such thing as a med ical examination. The stethoscope-with all other medical instruments-has a serious effect on the practice of medicine. Doctors become better at finding the medical problems. More lives are saved. At the same time, doctors give less importance to the communication between patients and doctors. Some doctors actually stop talking to their patients. It is easy to understand why some sick people thought themselves as broken machines.

[A] check health conditions [B] cure some illnesses [C]measure temperature [D] treat heart disease

The examination system we are now using can only make the students _____.
[A] gain more and more knowledge
[B] make rapid progress
[C] remember what is taught
[D] think for themselves

According to Dr. Small, ______.
A．left-handers may start brain aging later than right-handers do
B．learning a foreign language does not help to keep our brain from getting old
C．doing crossword puzzles is a good way to keep us from memory loss
D．mental exercises plus healthy diet alone cannot keep us from brain aging

In regard of leadership competencies, the author suggests that people have ______.
A．believed in their existence
B．learned to apply them extensively
C．found it very difficult to acquire them
D．been unable to realize their importance