There are many things you can do to improve your memory．Among them are various memorizing methods as well as taking special care of your health．
1 is important that you regularly stimulate your brain to make your memory more efficient．You 2 do this by doing activities that you do not normally do and by changing your daily habits． 3 a new skill helps your brain to develop．When trying to memorize 4 , you should focus your attention because this will lower your chances of making accurate memories．
An excellent 5 to help is to link information with pictures．These are referred to as mnemonic techniques(记忆术)．Try to see the images in your mind．Taking notes, being organized and keeping a diary will 6 be useful tools．
7 food and plenty of vitamins are essential for your memory to work properly．Drinking a lot of water also helps maintain your memory．You must allow your brain to have 8 sleep and rest．When you are asleep, your brain stores memory．Not enough sleep can, therefore, cause 9 with storing information．In addition, being tired will stop you from being able to concentrate well．Caffeine in tea and coffee are very 10 at preventing sleepiness and helping concentration, 11 they can also cause problems with memory．
In order to concentrate well, you must be 12 ．Generally keeping fit and regular health checks are both important as well－not just for improving your memory．
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It
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They
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This
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That
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must
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can
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should
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need
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Learn
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Study
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Learning
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Studying
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something
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everything
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nothing
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all the things
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thinking
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experience
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skill
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way
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never
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also
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always
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sometimes
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Much
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Good
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Healthy
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Less
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enough
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too much
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many
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a lot of
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mind
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memory
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questions
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problems
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bad
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good
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worse
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better
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but
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and
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so
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then
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busy
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relaxed
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excited
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asleep
阅读理解
It's still the holiday season and students in the UK are enjoying their winter break(休假)．
Tiffany in Guangdong asks us about how British students spend their winter break．
For some, it's a time to study because they have exams next term．Some might have to study．They have to read some books．They use the winter break to catch up with(赶上)their reading．But some students can Let their hair down and celebrate Christmas and New Year with a few drinks．
This holiday is also an important time to chat with the family and maybe get some sleep too．Some lucky students are going away on holiday but it won't be long．
(1)
What do the underlined words "let their hair down" mean in this reading?
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A．
放下头发
B．
烫发
C．
放松
D．
理发
(2)
Which of the following is true?
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A．
The winter break in the UK is not long．
B．
The winter break in the UK is a time for sleep．
C．
Students work hard in the winter break．
D．
Students are preparing for the coming exam．
(3)
The passage is mainly about _________．
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A．
the differences between the winter break in China and the UK
B．
what the students in the UK usually do in the winter break
C．
why some students like the winter break
D．
how to celebrate the winter break
阅读理解
Good health is very important．Everyone should do all he can to stay healthy．Being in good health means having both body and mind in good order, free from illness and pain．
Good food, plenty of water, cleanness and plenty of rest all help in keeping our machines running as they should．Food does many things for our bodies．It gives what we need for keeping good health．It gives us energy for work and play．No food gives everything we need．We should eat foods of different kinds．Having enough to eat is not the same as having the right food．
The water we drink helps wash away wastes formed inside our bodies．It also puts back the water we lose when we perspire(流汗)．Our bodies are actually more than half water．We must drink enough to replace what we lose．
We feel better and look better when we are clean．A bath every one or two days is a good rule for most of us．Brushing our teeth is important part of keeping clean．
Sleep is the best kind of rest．Growing children need more sleep than grown-ups．Children's bodies not only have to be repaired; they also have to grow, No one's body can grow bigger properly while he is working and playing and wearing it out (疲劳)．
It has been useful to work for good health．Millions of years ago, people live only 20 years．Now people can live about 70 years．It has gone up 20 years just since the beginning of the present century．
(1)
You should have foods of different kinds because ________．
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A．
some foods are not good
B．
no food can give everything you need
C．
different foods taste different
D．
different people like different foods
(2)
We must drink enough water to replace what we lose．Here replace means．
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感觉
B．
放置
C．
减少
D．
代替
(3)
At the beginning of the present century people live about ________．
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A．
20 years．
B．
70 years
C．
40 years
D．
50 years
(4)
Which of the following is NOT true?
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A．
Grown-ups sleep less than children because they have a lot of work to do．
B．
If one's mind does not work well, he is not considered to be healthy．
found the professor at a table with __44__on it. They drank happily over their meal.