It's _________ (相当) cold in winter in my hometown.
If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will become weak, when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory (记忆) works in the same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance (机会) to become strong.
If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault (过错). But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents may be blamed (责备), and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can't read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write, they have to remember them. Since they cannot write them down in a small notebook, they have to remember days, names, songs and stories. Therefore, their memory is being exercised the whole time.
So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practise remembering things in a way as other people do.
1.Someone can't have a good memory if ________.
A.he can't read or write B.he doesn't use his memory
C.his parents don't have a good memory D.he doesn't use his arms or legs for some time
2.If you do not use your arms or legs for some time, ________.
A.you can't use them any more
B.they will become stronger
C.they become weak but they slowly become strong again
D.they become weak and won't become strong until you use them again
3.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Your memory works in the different way as your arms or legs.
B.Your memory becomes weak if you do not give it enough chance for practice.
C.Don't learn how to read and write if you want to have a better memory.
D.A good memory comes from less practice.
4.Few people know that it is only ________ if a friend has a poor memory.
A.his own fault B.his parents' fault
C.his teachers' fault D.his grandmother's fault
5.The writer wants to tell us ________.
A.how to use our arms or legs B.how to read and write
C.how to have a good memory D.how to learn from the people
John sat ______ to me when we were in No. 1 Middle School. He had a serious ______ in communicating with people. One always had to guess ______ he was saying. Besides (此外), ______ of my classmates did not like to be with him, because his hands and shirts were always ______. I tried to let him know the importance of being clean by ______ him many times a day to wash his hands. But he just could not ______.
One day, our teacher Miss Lee walked up to John. ______ saying anything, she took John to the washroom. Slowly, Miss Lee washed his ______ and told him that he should keep himself clean. She did that every day for one month. ______, John understood.
1.A.behind B.by C.next D.near
2.A.question B.problem C.trouble D.hobby
3.A.that B.what C.all D.why
4.A.most B.fewest C.few D.more
5.A.dirty B.clean C.new D.old
6.A.talking B.saying C.speaking D.telling
7.A.know B.think C.understand D.see
8.A.With B.Without C.After D.Above
9.A.face B.feet C.shirts D.hands
10.A.At last B.At first C.Such as D.So far
The old lady didn't know ________ when her house caught fire.
A.what to do B.how to do C.what to do it D.how to doing
— How far is it from our school?
— It's ________.
A.two kilometers long B.two kilometers far
C.two kilometers away D.two-kilometer-long
There ______ lots of traffic on this road at this time of the day.
A.are B.is C.has D.have
