Mark began to introduce the guest speaker to the listeners,but then stopped for a while. He had forgotten her name.

Barbara hid her valuable things when she went on vacation. When she came back,she couldn't remember where she'd put them.

Perhaps you've had such experiences like these. Most people have. But most of them haven't realized that they have a memory problem. Neither do they know a simple but important fact: Memory can be improved. If you'll just accept that, the following will show you how.

First,relax. If you are over worried about remembering something,you'll forget it. If you keep telling yourself that your memory is bad,your mind will come to believe it and you won't remember things. When you forget something, don't follow up with sayings like“Oh,my God ! I always forget things !” Such words will have a bad result on you and your memory.

But relaxing isn't enough. To improve your memory,you'll need to take an active role. Like your body, your memory can be made strong through exercise. Look for opportunities(机会)to exercise your memory. For example,if you're learning a language,try to actively remember a lot of new words.

If you don't take notice of things actively,you won't remember them. So, you can make pictures of what you see in your mind every day. For example,don't just put your keys down! If you want to find them again, make a mind picture of the place where you're putting them.

1.The first two paragraphs just tell us .

A. Barbara was a very rich person

B. Mark often forgot his friends' names

C. examples of memory problems

D. language problems of two persons

2.When you forget things,you .

A. must be too careless

B. shouldn't lose heart about your memory

C. must accept the fact

D. shouldn't take notice of the result

3.According to the passage, can make your memory better.

A. realizing your memory problems

B. talking to your friends

C. making mind pictures of what you see

D. doing sports every day

4.The purpose of the passage is to help you .

A. to improve your memory

B. to introduce the guest

C. to remember new words

D. to forget unhappy things

A man was walking along the street when he saw a woman carrying a large box. It was half in and half out of her car. So the man went up and said, “The box looks very heavy. Let me give you a hand.”

“That’s very kind of you,” the woman said, “ I’m having a lot of trouble with it. Maybe it sticks (卡住) in the car door.”

“Together we’ll soon move it,” the man said. “I’ll get in and take the other end.” And he got in the car.

“Right,” the man said. “I’m ready,” and he began to push the box hard. For several minutes, the man and the woman tried to move the box. Soon they felt very tired.

They rested for a moment. Then the woman said, “Let’s try again. One, two, three!” They went on moving the box.

At last, when they were exhausted, the man said, “I’m sorry, but I don’t think there’s any way to get it out of your car.”

“Get it out?” the woman cried. “I’m trying to get it in! You know?”

1.Who got in the car to move the box?

A. The woman. B. The man.

C. Both of them. D. Neither of them.

2.The underlined word “exhausted” means “________” in Chinese.

A. 疲惫的 B.激动的

C.恐惧的 D.惊讶的

3.Which of the following is TRUE about the story?

A. The man stuck in the car door.

B. The woman asked the man for help.

C. The man refused to help the woman.

D. The woman tried to get the box into the car.

4.What do you think of the man according to the passage?

A. He is a helpful man.

B. He looks very strong.

C. He is funny and stupid.

D. He likes to play jokes on others.

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