Memory, they say, is a matter of practice and exercise．If you have a strong will and really make a conscious(自觉的) effort, you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things．But even if you are successful, there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you．
Sometimes you remember things that really did not happen．One morning last week, for example, I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remembered locking it carefully the night before．
Memory “trick” works the other way as well．Once in a while you remember not doing something, yet find out you did it before．One day last month, for example, I was sitting in a barber(理发师) shop waiting for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days before at the barber shop across the street from my office．
We always seem to find something funny and amusing in incidents caused by people's forgetfulness or absent-mindedness(心不在焉)．Stories about absent-minded professors have been told for years, and we never get tired of hearing new ones．Unfortunately, however, absent-mindedness is not always funny．There are times when “trick” of our memory can cause us great trouble．
(1)
If you want to have a good memory, ________．
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A．
you should get a special training
B．
you should make a conscious effort of practice and exercise
C．
you should never stop learning
D．
you should try to remember things that didn't happen
(2)
Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
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A．
One night the writer forgot to lock the front door．
B．
Though the writer knew he had got a haircut not long ago, he still wanted to have his hair cut．
C．
Not all the tricks of memory are good．
D．
It was not until the writer waited to have a haircut that he remembered he had done it two days before．
(3)
From the sentence “We never get tired of hearing new ones”in the last paragraph, we can infer that ________．
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A．
we enjoy laughing at the absent-minded professors
B．
we don't want to know anything about forgetfulness of professors
C．
new stories about absent-mindedness are always popular with us
D．
absent-mindedness happens not only to professors but also to many other people
One of Britain's most popular reality TV programmes has returned to our screens for a fifth series．The Apprentice sees 16 ambitious individuals competing for a job with electronics tycoon(巨头)Sir Alan Sugar．
The Apprentice is a BAFTA award-winning British reality television series in which fl group of aspiring young businessmen and women compete for the chance to win a￡100,000-a-year job as“apprentice”to the British business tycoon Alan Sugar, The Baron Sugar．Winners have gone on to work at Amstrad, an electronics manufacturing company founded by Sir Alan(but since sold to BSkyB), or one of Sugar's other companies, Viglen, Amsprop or Amshold．TheApprentice, billed as a“job interview from hell”, is similar in format to the American series of the same name, which stars entrepreneur Donald Trump．
With endless talk of financial crisis, redundancies(过剩)and cut-backs, it may come as no surprise that thousands of brave hopefuls applied for the show．The chosen 16 will compete in a series of business tasks and do their best to escape elimination．Not one of them wants to hear the fateful words：you're fired．
It should also be noted that this year's apprentices are not going, to be allowed to forget the terrible economic climate quite so easily．At the launch of this year's TV show, Sir Alan announced that some episodes have been“specifically made towards recognition of what difficult times we are in”．
The tasks will as usual be tough tests of business wisdom。team-working and leadership skill．They will also make for some funny viewing．British viewers will be shaking their heads in disbelief at the crazy decisions of the wanna be apprentices．But perhaps the most entertaining feature of the show will be watching the hopefuls squirm(局促不安)and quarrel in the。boardroom．It is here they will have to explain just why they have failed each task so badly．
What drives people to take part in the show is difficult to say．Some are clearly motivated by the promise of a six-figure salary and some claim they want the experience of working with a successful businessman such as Sir Alan．One thing is for sure．the contestants will all gain some level of celebrity．The show is a regular ratings winner．
To date, there has been one big winner and that is the show's creator, Mark Burnett．Originating in the US, The Apprentice's winning format has been copied all over the world and with the hype(炒作)surrounding this latest series, it looks as though the show will have success for many years to come．
(1)
What's the aim of contestants'taking part in The Apprentice?
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A．
Tb acquire a good job．
B．
To meet famous people．
C．
To win some prize money．
D．
To obtain some experience．
(2)
What is special about this year's The Apprentice?
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A．
There will be more contestants．
B．
There will be more famous people．
C．
It is affected by the financial crisis．
D．
1t is supported by Sir Alan Sugar．
(3)
The tasks in The Apprentice lay emphasis on the following EXCEPT ________．
farmer，inventor，astronomer writer and antislavery supporter．He created the first American—built striking clock．
lt(一卷)of white cloth for his mother and looked around for someone to taik to．Benjamin’s heart jumped like a rabbit when he saw a friend holding a gold watch．Benjamin had always wanted to figure out how clocks and watches worked．The friend saw Benjamin and let him sit down for a good talk．
r two years，Benjamin farmed all day and worked on his wood pieces at night．In1753，two years after he had borrowed the watch，Benjamin put all the pieces together．Benjamin had made his own clock．