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son’s number sense and math achievement,one thing is certain:Doing lots of math homework will boost your chances of success.1.Which of the following is not true according to the passage?A.Everyone has an inborn number sense.B.Those who have a strong number sense are sure to do well in math.C.Some of the math skills are inborn.D.Doing a lot of math exercises may help learn math well.2.Justin Halberda and his colleagues ran some tests to________.A.look at the students’ match scores dating back to kindergartenB.a(chǎn)sk the students to estimate the dotsC.see if a person’s inborn number sense has something to do with match learningD.decide how to learn math well3.What is the proper meaning of the underlined word “boost”?A.increase B.graspC.miss D.possess4.According to the passage,the most important thing to learn match well is that________.A.one should have an inborn number senseB.one should practice a lotC.one should do a lot of testsD.one should do a lot of counting5.What is the result of Justin Halberda’s tests?A.Students who did well in the tests also did well in match exams.B.One cannot be successful in math if he has a well number sense.C.One who has a weak number sense can do match well.D.One should do a lot of math homework if he wants to have a number sense.(2010屆英語周報(bào)第8期)When you hear the name Abraham Lincoln,there are a few images that e to mind:the tall black hat,the bow tie and,of course,the might be surprised to find out that it was an eleven173。year173。old girl who urged Lincoln to grow his famous whiskers.In the fall of 1860,a beardless Abraham Lincoln was running for President of the United States when he received a letter from eleven173。year173。old Grace Bedell of Westfield,New her letter,Grace told him that he should let his whiskers grow because his face was “so thin”.She explained that “l(fā)adies like whiskers” and that if he grew a beard,“they would ask their husbands to vote” for him.Lincoln responde