TASK 3 If you are like most people, your intelligence varies from season to season. You are probably a lot sharper in the spring than you are at any other time of the year. A noted scientist, Ellsworth Huntington (1876-1947), concluded from other men’s work and his own among people in different climates that climate and temperature have a definite effect on our mental abilities. He found that cool weather is much more favourable for creative thinking than is summer heat. This does not mean that all people are less intelligent in the summer than they are during the rest of the year. It does mean, however, that the mental abilities of large numbers of people tend to be lowest in the summer. Spring appears to be the best period of the year for thinking. One reason may be that in thespring man’s mental abilities are affected by the same factors that bring about great changes in all nature . Fall is the next—best season, then winter. As for summer, it seems to be good time to take a long vacation from thinking! 11. Huntington based his conclusions on __________. A. records of changes in his own intelligence B. work with peoples in different climates C. records of temperature changes D. all of the above 12. Huntington decided that climate and temperature have________. A. a great effect on everybody’s intelligence B. some effect on a few person’s intelligence C. some effect on most person’s intelligence D. no effect on most person’s intelligence 13. One possible reason why spring is the best season for thinking is that ________. A. all nature, including man, is growing then B. it lasts longer than the other seasons C. it has longer daytime than winter D. both B and C 14. The two best seasons for thinking seem to be ________. A. winter and summer B. summer and spring C. fall and winter D. spring and fall 15. According to the passage, any vacation from thinking should be taken ________. A. several times throughout the year B. during the summer C. during the summer D. as seldom as possible

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