单选题 The words "intelligent" and "brilliant" in the first paragraph probably mean ______ while "dull" in the second paragraph means ______.

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】从第一段开头的两个问句可以知道intelligent person和brilliant Albert Einstein与a fool是相对应的关系。于是可以推知intelligent和brilliant与foolish的意思相反,应该有“聪明的”含义。从第二段的最后一句“…,they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent”可以推知dull与unintelligent的含义相近,有“不聪明的”含义。只有A符合题意。