[9급 지방직 영어 2011년 12번]

Just last week a new study showed that in science tests, teenage boys who scored in the top 5 % outnumbered girls 7 to 1, while girls outperformed boys in reading comprehension. In general, men as a group excel at tasks that involve orienting objects in space － like reading a map without having to turn it so it lines up with the road. Women, on the other hand, seem _____________ communication, both verbal and nonverbal. Readings of MRI scans suggest one reason: women seem to have stronger connections between the two halves (hemispheres) of their brains.