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Boffins are the clever ones in class. They always come out __1__ in tests. To be a boffin, you must
be good at all the __2__.
Boffins are clever, but are never the most __3__ people in the school.  They have friends amongst
themselves.  __14__ in society, they are normally shy and withdrawn (离群的). Boffins __5__ their
studies to the __6__ of other people. Edwin is the __7__ example of a boffin.  He has friends, but
they are also __8__. Edwin is extremely clever.  His voice has a very strong British accent that other
people __9__ funny.
A boffin's interest is something __10__ other people may not be interested in. For example, they
may like to play games on computer that others may find __11__.  In their spare time, boy boffins
__12__ like playing war games and strategies.  Boffins prefer technology such as computers to having
sports __13__.  Normally, they are not very sporty and are bad at __14__.
Boffins also act in a manner that is slightly strange. They don't __15__ what other people will think
of them because of these outbursts.
While most children take the word "boffin" in a __16__ way, adults, especially teachers, __17__
boffins.  Boffins spend their time in class actually __18__ attentively instead of messing around. This is
mainly the reason why they appear to be more intelligent than everyone else around them.
Although they may not be the most exciting people,   I like boffins. They have intelligent __19__ of
their own and are not afraid to show them.  Boffins are the cleverest ones, and there's nothing bad about
__20__ in that way.

(     )1. A. alone         (     )2. A. sports       (     )3. A. popular       (     )4. A. Therefore     (     )5. A. prefer       (     )6. A. company       (     )7. A. useful       (     )8. A. classmates   (     )9. A. discover     (     )10. A. which       (     )11. A. amusing     (     )12. A. would       (     )13. A. outside     (     )14. A. English     (     )15. A. reject       (     )16. A. positive     (     )17. A. argue with   (     )18. A. listening   (     )19. A. minds       (     )20. A. ruling out

B. top           B. activities     B. diligent       B. So             B. devote         B. course         B. similar       B. players       B. seek           B. that           B. popular       B. feel           B. indoors       B. P..  E..       B. like           B. active         B. approve of     B. talking       B. rooms         B. standing out

C. last         C. jobs         C. intelligent C. But         C. refer       C. approach     C. classic     C. boffins     C. uncover     C. as           C. pleasing     C. look         C. upstairs     C. music       C. care         C. relative     C. speak of     C. writing     C. hobbies     C. carrying out

D. late             D. subjects         D. humorous         D. Then             D. contribute       D. access           D. extreme         D. teachers         D. find             D. who             D. boring           D. smell           D. abroad           D. art             D. accept           D. negative         D. comment on       D. reading         D. eyes             D. turning out

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