7. A. easily　　　　　　 　 B. easy　　　　　　　　 　 C. easier　　　　　　 　 D. easilier

6. A. one　　　　　　　 　 B. two　　　　　　　　　 C. three　　　　　　 D. four

5. A. speaking　　　　　 　 B. saying　 　　　　　　　　 C. learning　　　　　 　 D. telling

4. A. American　　　　 　 B. Australian　　　　　　 　 C. Japanese　　　　　 D. English

3. A. another　　　　　 　 B. others　　　　　　　 　 C. the other　　　　 　 D. other

2. A. heart　　　　　　 　 B. hand　　　　　　 　　　　 C. eye　　　　　　　 　 D. mouth

1. A. bad　　　　 　　　　　　 B. good　　　　　　 　　　　　 C. helpful　　 　　　　 D. helpless

10. A. much　　　　　　 　 B. some　　　　　 　　　　 C. little　　　　　　 　 D. any

B

　 Some people have very ___1___ memories and can easily learn quite long poems by ___2___. Those are ___3___ people who can only remember things when they have said them over and over.

　 Charles Dickens, the famous ___4___ writer, said he could remember al the names of the shops in London. Many great men of the world have had wonderful memories.

　 A good memory is a great help in ___5___ a language. Everybody learns his own language by remembering what he hears when he is a small child. Some children－who live abroad with their parents－seen to learn___6___languages almost as ___7___ as one. In school it is not easy to learn a second language because the pupils have so ___8___ time for it, and they are busy with other subjects as ___9___.

　 The human mind is like a camera, but it takes photos not only of what we see but of what we feel, hear, smell and taste. When we take a real photo with a camera, there is much to do before the photo ___10___and ready to show to o friends. In the same way there is much work to be done before we can make a picture remain forever in the mind.

　 Memory is the diary that can be carried with us.

9. A. in　　　　　　　 　 B. of　　　　　　　　　 　 C. for　　　　　　　 　 D. on

8. A. off　　　　　　　 　　　 B. up　　　　　　　　　 　 C. down　　　　　　 　 D. on