3、There is a measurable relation between how much a person learns and that individual’s attitude toward the subject to be learned. When faced with a difficult learning assignment, one path toward success is to seek out and concentrate on the positive aspects of the subject matter. If a student has boring and ineffective teacher in a required course, one solution is to look for the positive aspects of completing the course, regardless of how boring the instructor happens to be. To accomplish this might require a private tutor or some independent reading, but with the right attitude, success is possible.

Over-achievers---those students who do better than their test scores indicate ---- usually have a positive interest toward learning. They may learn some things more slowly, and it may take more effort, but, to compensate, they are often better at applying what they have learned. As long as they do not stress themselves into emotional problems, they are successful.

Under-achievers--- those who function below their ability indicated by test scores ---- often tend to permit a few negative factors to sidetrack them. Because of their negative attitudes, they sometimes become unfairly critical of teachers. They allow themselves to get bored when it is not necessary. In short, their attitudes often cause them to learn less than over-achievers.

If you learn to replace a negative mind---set toward learning with something more positive, you are on the road to achieving virtually any goal you desire. For example, if you realize a personal computer with a word processor would improve your performance, but have an attitude that keeps telling you that you cannot learn to operate a computer you tend to make all kinds of excuses. In short, you resist making full use of a terrific tool, simply because your negative attitude prevents you from learning.

1. The writer thinks that over-achievers and under-achievers mainly differ in ____________.

   A. their test scores                               B. their judgment of the teachers         

C. their attitudes toward learning            D. their skills in using computers

2. What does the author suggest if a student has a boring teacher?

   A. To be critical of the teacher.                                 

B. To read more on one’s own.

   C. To have a right attitude toward the teacher.            

D. To complete the course without the teacher.

3. The phrase function below their ability indicated by test scores ( in Para.3) means the under-achievers ________.

   A. often get low scores in tests                 

B. do worse in actual learning than in the tests.

   C. usually do better in tests than the over-achievers            

D. are always slow in learning and have to make more efforts

4. What is the main idea of the passage?

   A. Attitudes play very important roles in learning.  

B. Teachers are not so important in the learning process.

   C. Students should learn how to use personal computers.

   D. There are many differenced between over- and under- achievers