填空题 NB Your answers may be given in any order.
Below are listed some popular beliefs about genius and giftedness. Which FIVE of these beliefs are reported by the writer of the text?
A Truly gifted people are talented in all areas.
B The talents of geniuses are soon exhausted.
C Gifted people should use their gifts.
D A genius appears once in every generation.
E Genius can be easily destroyed by discouragement.
F Genius is inherited.
G Gifted people are very hard to live with.
H People never appreciate true genius.
I Geniuses are natural leaders.
J Gifted people develop their greatness through difficulties.
K Genius will always reveal itself.

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【正确答案】 1、B C F H J    
【答案解析】[解析] 这是一道比较特殊的题目，要求把文中提到的内容都选出来。这道题目的原文全部集中在第二段，原文中作者一口气列举了13个有关天才的普遍信条，答案中有5个是被提及的，只要把提到的选出即可。其中：
B项The talents of geniuses are soon exhausted.对应that prodigies burn too brightly too soon and burn out;
C项Gifted people should use their gifts. 对应that people with gifts have a responsibility to use them;
F项Genius is inherited. 对应that some races are more intelligent or musical or mathematical than others, inherit意为：“遗传”；
H项People never appreciate true genius. 对应that genius goes unrecognized and unrewarded;
J项Gifted people develop their greatness through difficulties. 对应that adversity makes men wise, adversity, 意为“逆境”。如果个别陌生词汇影响了判断，也可以通过排除法，看看哪几个选项文中提到，直接画去，剩下的就是提及的。