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

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　　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 opportuni ty 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(十年) 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 overlearning, which can be stated as follows: 4 we have learned something, additional learning increase 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 not only learn but 7 .

　　The law of overlearning 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 overlearning, 10 , is usually a good investment(投资) toward the future.

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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 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 follows: ___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.

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. warn　　　　　　　　 D. recall

7. A. recite　　　　　　　　    B. over-learn　　　　　　　　 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

One explanation is the law of over-learning, which can be stated as follows: ___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.

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. warn　　　　　　　　 D. recall

7. A. recite　　　　　　　　    B. over-learn　　　　　　　　 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