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Section I Use of English
Directions:
Read the followingtext. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A,B,C or D onthe ANSWER SHEET.(10 points)
As many people hitmiddle age, they often start to notice that their memory and mental clarity arenot what they used to be. We suddenly can’t remember ___1___ we put the keysjust a moment ago, or an old acquaintance’s name, or the name of an old band weused to love. As the brain ___2___, we refer to these occurrences as"senior moments." ___3___ seemingly innocent, this loss of mentalfocus can potentially have a (n) ___4___ impact on ourprofessional, social, and personal ___5___.
Neuroscientists,experts who study the nervous system, are increasingly showing that there’sactually a lot that can be done. It ___6___ out that the brain needs exercisein much the same way our muscles do, and the right mental ___7___ cansignificantly improve our basic cognitive ___8___. Thinking is essentially a___9___ of making connections in the brain. To a certain extent, our ability to___10___ in making the connections that drive intelligence is inherited.___11___, because these connections are made through effort and practice,scientists believe that intelligence can expand and fluctuate ___12___ mentaleffort.
Now, a new Web-basedcompany has taken it a step ___13___ and developed the first "braintraining program" designed to actually help people improve and regaintheir mental ___14___.
The Web-based program ___15___ you to systematically improve yourmemory and attention skills. The program keeps ___16___ of your progress andprovides detailed feedback ___17___ your performance and improvement. Mostimportantly, it ___18___modifies and enhances the games you play to ___19___ onthe strengths you are developing—much like a(n) ___20___exercise routinerequires you to increase resistance and vary your muscle use.
1. | A. where | B. when | C. that | D. why |
2. | A. improves | B. fades | C. recovers | D. collapses |
3. | A. If | B. Unless | C. Once | D. While |
4. | A. uneven | B. limited | C. damaging | D. obscure |
5. | A. wellbeing | B. environment | C. relationship | D. outlook |
6. | A. turns | B. finds | C. points | D. figures |
7. | A. roundabouts | B. responses | C. workouts | D. associations |
8. | A. genre | B. functions | C. circumstances | D. criterion |
9. | A. channel | B. condition | C. sequence | D. process |
10. | A. persist | B. believe | C. excel | D. feature |
11. | A. Therefore | B. Moreover | C. Otherwise | D. However |
12. | A. according to | B. regardless of | C. apart from | D. instead of |
13. | A. back | B. further | C. aside | D. around |
14. | A. sharpness | B. stability | C. framework | D. flexibility |
15. | A. forces | B. reminds | C. hurries | D. allows |
16. | A. hold | B. track | C. order | D. pace |
17. | A. to | B. with | C. for | D. on |
18. | A. irregularly | B. habitually | C. constantly | D. unusually |
19. | A. carry | B. put | C. build | D. take |
20. | A. risky | B. effective | C. idle | D. familiar |