Passage One
Did you ever have someone's name on the tip of your tongue and yet you were unable to recall it? 1 this happens again, do not try to recall it. Do something else for a couple of minutes, 2 the name may come into your head. The name is there, since you have met some person and learned his name. It only has to be 3 . The initial effort to recall 4 the mind for operation, but it is the subconscious activities that go to work to dig up a 5 memory. Forcing yourself to recall almost never helps because it doesn't 6 your memory; it only tightens it. Students find the preparatory method helpful in examinations. They read over the questions before trying to answer any of them. 7 they answer first the ones of which they are most confident. Meanwhile, deeper mental activities in the subconsicious mind are taking 8 ;work is being done on the more difficult questions. By the time the easier questions are answered, answers 9 the more difficult ones will usually begin to 10 consciousness. It is often just a question of waiting for recall to come to the memory.
1.［A］ When ［B］ As ［C］ While ［D］ Whether
2.［A］ and ［B］ unless ［C］ or ［D］ until
3.［A］ found out［B］ held up ［C］ dug out ［D］ come forth
4.［A］ begins ［B］ prepares［C］ helps ［D］ leads
5.［A］ light ［B］ dim ［C］ fresh ［D］ dark
6.［A］ reduce ［B］ weaken ［C］ decrease ［D］ loosen
7.［A］ Then ［B］ But ［C］ Therefore［D］ Thus
8.［A］ shape ［B］ place ［C］ charge ［D］ action
9.［A］ about ［B］ of ［C］ to ［D］ for
10.［A］ grow ［B］ extend ［C］ appear ［D］ come
