The Intelligence test

Harry: How was the examination, Dick? Not too bad. I think I passed in English and Mathematics. The questions were very easy. How about you, Harry? Harry: The English and Maths papers weren't easy enough for me. I hope I haven't failed. Dick: I I failed the Intelligence Test. I could answer sixteen of the questions. They were very easy. But I couldn't answer the rest. They were too difficult for me. Harry: tests are awful, aren't they? Dick: I hate them. I'm sure I've got a low I.Q. Harry: Oh, cheer up(振作点)! Perhaps we didn't do too The guy next to me wrote his name at the top of the paper. Dick: Yes? Harry: Then he sat there and looked at it for three hours! He didn't write a word!

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加 里:考试考得怎样,理查德?
理查德:不算太坏,我想我的英语和数学及格了。题目很容易。加里,你怎么样?
加 里:英语和数学试题对我来说不很容易。我希望别不及格。
理查德:我想我的法语及不了格,我能回答其中的16道题。这些题很容易。但我回答不出其它的题。那些题对我来说太难了。
加 里:法语太可怕了,你说呢?
理查德:我讨厌法语。我的法语成绩肯定很低。
加 里:啊,别灰心!或许我们考得还不太糟。我旁边那人只在试卷顶端写自己的名字。
理查德:是吗?
加 里:然后他就坐在那里,对着考卷看了3个小时,一个字也没写!