WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR MEMORYA GOOD MEMORY IS OFTEN SEEN AS SOMETHING...
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WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR MEMORY
A good memory is often seen as something that comes naturally, and a bad memory as
something that cannot be changed, but actually there is a lot that you can do to improve your
memory.
We all remember the things we are interested in and forget the ones that bore US. This no
doubt explains
the reason
(31)______schoolboys remember football results effortlessly but struggle
(32)________dates
from their history lessons! Take an active interest in what you want to remember, and focus
on it (33)______.One way to make yourself more interested is to ask questions — the more
the better!
Physical exercise is also important for your memory, because it increases your heart
(34)_______and
sends more oxygen to your brain, and that makes your memory work better. Exercise also
reduces stress, which is very bad for the memory.
The old saying that —eating fish makes you brain may be true after all. Scientists have
discovered
that the fats
(35)_______in fish like tuna, sardines and salmon — as well as in olive oil -
help to improve the memory. Vitamin-rich fruits such as oranges, strawberries and red
grapes are all good - brain food, too.
(Source: —New Cutting Edge, Cunningham, S. & Moor. 2010. Harlow: Longman)
Question 31: A.
why
B.
what
C.
how
D.
which
Question 32: A.
about
B.
for
C.
over
D.
towards
Question 33: A.
hardly
B.
slightly
C.
consciously
D.
easily
Question 34: A.
degree
B.
level
C.
rate
D.
grade
Question 35: A.
made
B.
existed
C.
founded
D.
found
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.
Martin Luther King, Jf, is well- known for his work in civil rights and for his many
famous speeches, among which is his moving “I have a dream” speech. But fewer people
know much about King’s childhood D. M.L., as he was called, was born in 1929 in Atlanta,
Georgia, at the home of his maternal grandfather. M.L.’s grandfather purchased their home
on Auburn Avenue in 1909, twenty years before M.L was born. His grandfather allowed the
house to be used as a meeting place for a number of organizations dedicated to the education
and social advancement of blacks. M.L. grew up in the atmosphere, with his home being
used as a community gathering place, and was no doubt influenced by it.
M.L.’s childhood was not especially eventfully. His father was a minister and his mother
was a musician. He was the second of three children, and he attended all black schools in a
black neighborhood. The neighborhood was not poor, however. Auburn Avenue was an area
of banks, insurance companies, builders, jewelers, tailors, doctors, lawyers, and other
businesses and services. Even in the face of Atlanta’s segregation, the district thrived. Dr.
King never forgot the community spirit he had known as a child, nor did he forget the racial
prejudice that was a huge barrier keeping black Atlantans from mingling with whites.
Question 36.
What is the passage mainly about?
A.
The prejudice that existed in Atlanta.
B.
M.L.’s grandfather
C.
Martin Luther King’s childhood.
D.
The neighborhood King grew up in
Question 37.
When was M.L. born?
A.
in 1909
B.
in 1929
C.
in 1949
D.
20 years after his parents had met.
Question 38.
What is Martin Luthur King well- known for?
A.
His publications.
B.
His neighborhood.
C.
His childhood.
D.
His work in civil rights.
Question 39.
According to the author, M.L.________.
A.
had a difficult childhood.
B.
was a good musician as a child
C.
loved to listen to his grandfather speak.
D.
grew up in a relatively rich area of
Atlanta.
Question 40.
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.
Auburn was a commercial areas.
B.
M.L.’s grandfather built their home on Auburn Avenue in 1909.
C.
M. L. grew up in a rich, black neighborhood.
D.
M.L.’s childhood was uneventful.
Question 41.
From the passage we can infer that______.
A.
M.L.’s father was a church member.
B.
people gathered at M.L.’s to perform religious rituals.
C.
M.L.’s father purchased their home on Auburn Avenue.
D.
M.L. had a bitter childhood.
Question 42.
M.L. was________by the atmosphere in which he grew up.
A.
not affected at all
B.
doubted
C.
certainly influenced
D.
prejudiced
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.
Carbon dating can be used to estimate the age of any organic natural material;
it
has
been used successfully in archeology to determine the age of ancient artifacts or fossils as
well as in a variety of other fields. The principle
underlying
the use of carbon dating is that
carbon is a part of all living things on Earth. Since a radioactive substance such as carbon-14
has a known half-life, the amount of carbon-14 remaining in an object can be used to date
that object.
Carbon-14 has a half-life of 5,570 years, which means that after that number of years,
half of the carbon- 14 atoms have decayed into nitrogen-14. It is the ratio of carbon-14 in
that substance that indicates the age of the substance. If, for example, in a particular sample
the amount of carbon-14 is
roughly
equivalent to the amount of nitrogen-14, this indicates
that around half of the carbon-14 has decayed into nitrogen-14, and the sample is
approximately 5,570 years old.
Carbon dating cannot be used effectively in dating objects that are older than 80,000
years. When objects are that old, much of the carbon-14 has already decayed into nitrogen-
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