Dear Dad,

I’m writing to you because it’s not easy to talk about it. I still   31   clearly how my uncle died two years ago. In fact, I seriously want to ask you to stop smoking. I’ve looked up a lot of information about smoking and I found out something   32  . You know that smoking is bad for your  33   and can cause cancer. I’ve learnt that it causes many other   34   too. Do you know that over ten thousand people die from smoking every year in Britain?

When mum asks you to smoke   35  , you think she’s angry. Well, it’s true that she doesn’t like the   36   of smoke in the house. When you smoke, it’s also   37   for mum and me. In other words, when we   38   in your smoke, it’s like we’re smoking ourselves.   39  , we can also get disease. Doctors are finding that

more and more   40   are falling ill because of the others’ smoking.

I know that it’s very   41   to stop smoking, but you must give it up. Please see the doctor and ask him   42   help. We will do anything we can to help you. You must try to   43   your own life. We don’t want to  44   you because you are so important to us.  45   you, who can help me with my maths homework or mend my bike? Please don’t smoke!

Your daughter,

Meimei

31．A. remember       B. forget      C. think     D. feel

32．A. interesting       B. terrible    C. boring    D. strange

33．A. health          B. study      C. work      D. mind

34．A. things          B. mistakes    C. feelings  D. illnesses

35．A. nowhere       B. anywhere    C. outside   D. inside     

36．A. color          B. smell       C. shape     D. taste

37．A. useless        B. useful      C. bad       D. good

38．A. move          B. rest        C. arrive    D. breathe

39．A. However       B. As a result   C. In fact   D. For example

40．A. doctors        B. nurses      C. non-smokers D. smokers

41．A. difficult        B. easy       C. important D. dangerous

42．A. on            B. from       C. of        D. for

43．A. save          B. waste       C. refuse    D. accept

44．A. trouble        B. lose        C. hurt      D. keep

45．A. With          B. Without     C. Behind    D. By

You hurry into the kitchen，open the refrigerator and suddenly you forget why you open it．“What am I looking for？”You ask yourself．“What am I doing here？”Don't worry．You are not losing your mind．We have all had this kind of thing．If you think about something very quickly，it goes into your short-term memory and it goes right back out in just a few seconds．You have not moved things from short-term to long-term memory，so you won't be able to remember it later on．
What can you do to help get back your missing short-term memory？You may go back to where you were．So，for example，if you were sitting in a chair listening to the music in the living room，just go back into the living room．This will help you remember，and when you are back in the living room，you will suddenly think，“Oh，yes，I was thirsty and I wanted something cold to drink．That is why I went to the fridge．”If，sometimes，you can't go back to where you were before，just try tracing your steps back in your mind．Think back to things you did before，and this may help you．

1. 1.

   We sometimes forget why we open the refrigerator, probably because______.

   1. A.
      We lose our mind
   2. B.
      We are not thirsty
   3. C.
      We think about something too quickly
   4. D.
      we won’t be able to remember things
2. 2.

   What can you do to help get back the missing short-term memory?

   1. A.
      Stay where you are
   2. B.
      Make yourself thirsty
   3. C.
      Listen to some music
   4. D.
      Try tracing your steps back in your mind
3. 3.

   Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   1. A.
      Only a few of us will have such experiences,
   2. B.
      People always forget why they hurry into the kitchen
   3. C.
      It doesn’t matter if you can’t remember why you do a certain thing at times
   4. D.
      Have something cold to drink can help you to remember the things
4. 4.

   Which is the best title?

   1. A.
      Lose your memory
   2. B.
      What’s wrong with you?
   3. C.
      Learn to forget
   4. D.
      Just open the refrigerator