Adults are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practised in the meantime. A man who has not had an opportunity to go swimming for years can ___55___ swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after several decades and still ___56___ away. A mother who has not ___57___ the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” or recite the story of Cinderella or Snow White.

One explanation is the law of over learning, which can be stated as following: ___58___ we have learned something, additional learning increases the ___59___ of time we will remember it.

In childhood, we usually continue to practise such skills as swimming, bicycle riding long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and ___60___ ourselves of poems such as “Twinkle, twinkle, little star. We not only learn but ___61___.

The law of over learning explains why cramming(突击学习) for an examination, ___62___ it may result in a passing grade, is not a ___63___way to learn a school course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little over learning; ___64___, is usually a good investment toward the future.

55. A. only     B. hardly C. still     D. even

56. A. move    B. drive   C. travel  D. ride

57. A. thought about      B. cared for    C. showed up  D. brought up

58. A. Before  B. Once   C. Until   D. Unless

59. A. accuracy      B. unit    C. limit   D. length

60. A. remind B. inform       C. warn   D. recall

61. A. recite    B. overlearn    C. research     D. improve

62. A. though  B. so       C. if D. after

63. A. convenient   B. demanding C. satisfactory D. swift

64. A. at most B. by the way        C. on the other hand      D. in the end

Adults are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced in the meantime. A man who has not dad an opportunity to go swimming for years can   1   swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after several decades and still   2   away. A mother who has not   3   the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” or recite the story of Cinderella or Snow White.

One explanation is the law of over learning, which can be started as following:  4   we have learned something, additional learning increases the   5   of time we will remember it.

In childhood, we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and   6   ourselves of poems such as “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” and childhood tales such as Cinderella or Snow White. We not only learn but   7  .

The law of over learning explains why cramming(突击学习) for an examination,  8   it may result in a passing grade, is not a   9   way to learn a school course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little over learning,  10  , is usually a good investment toward the future.

A. only               B. hardly        C. still                          D. even

A. more              B. drive          C. travel                       D. ride

A. though about   B. cared for    C. showed up                D. brought up

A. Before            B. Once          C. Until                        D. Unless

A. accuracy         B. unit           C. limit                        D. length

A. remind           B. inform              C. warm                       D. recall

A. recite             B. overlearn    C. research                   D. improve

A. though           B. so              C. if                             D. after

A. convenient      B. demanding C. satisfactory               D. swift

A. at most         B. by the way C. on the other hand      D. in the end

Adults are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practised in the meantime. A man who has not had an opportunity to go swimming for years can ___1___ swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after several decades and still    2    away. A mother who has not    3   the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” or recite the story of Cinderella or Snow White.

One explanation is the law of over learning, which can be stated as following:    4    we have learned something, additional learning increases the    5    of time we will remember it.

In childhood, we usually continue to practise such skills as swimming, bicycle riding long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and    6    ourselves of poems such as “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” and childhood tales such as Cinderella or Snow White. We no only learn but  __7   .

The law of over learning explains why cramming (突击学习) for an examination,    8    it may result in a passing grade, is not a    9    way to learn a school course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little over learning,    10   , is usually a good investment toward the future.

1. A. only      B. hardly         C. still      D. even

2. A. move     B. drive     C. travel     D. ride

3. A. thought about   B. cared for 

C. showed up     D. brought up

4. A. Before  B. Once    C. Until    D. Unless

5. A. accuracy   B. unit    C. limit    D. length

6. A. remind    B. inform     C. warm      D. recall

7. A. recite    B. overlearn   C. research   D. improve

8. A. though      B. so     C. if      D. after

9. A. convenient  B. demanding     C. satisfactory    D. swift

10. A. at most     B. by the way  

C. on the other hand   D. in the end

Adults are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practised in the meantime. A man who has not had an opportunity to go swimming for years can     1     swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can got on a bicycle after several decades and still     2     away. A mother who has not     3      the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins “ Twinkle, twinkle, little star” or recite the story of Cinderella or Snow White.

One explanation is the law of over learning, which can be stated as following:     4    we have learned something, additional learning increases the     5      of time we will remember it.

In childhood, we usually continue to practise such skills as swimming, bicycle riding long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and     6      ourselves of poems such as “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” and childhood tales such as Cinderella or Snow White. We no only learn but    7     .

The law of over learning explains why cramming （突击学习） for an examination,     8   it may result in a passing grade, is not a      9      way to learn a school course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little over learning;    10   , is usually a good investment toward the future.

1. A. only                   B. hardly              C. still             D. even

2. A. more                  B. drive               C. travel           D. ride

3. A. thought about           B. cared for          C. showed up          D. brought up

4. A. Before                   B. Once             C. Until                D. Unless

5. A. accuracy              B. unit                 C. limit               D. length

6. A. remind                   B. inform              C. warm               D. recall

7. A. recite                    B. overlearn            C. research           D. improve

8. A. though                 B. so                C. if                D. after

9. A. convenient             B. demanding       C. satisfactory         D. swift

10. A. at most                                             B. by the way   

C. on the other hand                     D. in the end