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Oscar Wrigley, a two-year-old child with the same IQ as Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking, has become the youngest boy in Britain to be accepted into Mensa.
A leader at the Gifted Children’s Information Centre said Oscar, with an IQ of at least 160, is one of the brightest children they have ever come across.
Oscar’s father Joe, 29, an IT specialist, said, “He is always asking questions. Every parent likes to think their child is special but we knew there was something very unusual about Oscar. I’m fully expecting the day to come when he turns around and tells me I’m an idiot(白痴).”
Mother Hannah, 26, told The Daily Mail, “He surprises everyone. We knew at 12 weeks he was quite bright. He was unusually quick in mind. The other day he said to me, ‘Mummy, sausages are like a party in my mouth.’ His vocabulary is surprising. He’s able to make complex sentences.”
Dr Peter Congdon, who tested Oscar, said he was a “child of very superior intelligence (超常智力)”. He showed outstanding ability. “Oscar shows great gift. Changing that gift to success is the challenge for his parents and we are pleased that they have chosen to join the Mensa network for support”, he said. Exactly speaking, Oscar was accepted at the age of two years, five months and 11 days.
The youngest British girl to join Mensa is Elise Tan Roberts, from Edmonton, North London, at two years, four months and 14 days, with an IQ of 156.
1. Why was Oscar Wrigley accepted into Mensa?
A. Because he is cleverer than Albert Einstein.
B. Because he has very superior intelligence.
C. Because he is the brightest child in Britain.
D. Because his father is an IT specialist of Mensa.
2. We can infer Mensa is probably the name of _______.
A. the cleverest boy in the world
B. the brightest adult in Britain
C. a club for people with superior intelligence
D. a family with superior intelligence
3. According to the passage, it’s not easy for his parents to ________.
A. change his gift to success B. answer his questions
C. test his gift D. know him well
4. The main purpose of the passage is ____________.
A. to tell us a family with the cleverest child
B. to give us some ways to have the same IQ as Albert Einstein
C. to explain how Oscar becomes a clever child
D. to tell us a boy with the same IQ as Albert Einstein
