Part 5 完形填空

第一章

第一节 常用应试技巧

一、运用词汇、语法知识 (P₂₄₁)

1. 运用词汇知识

    ① 易混淆词辨析，主要是名词、动词、形容词和副词中存在的同义词、近义词及形似异义；

② 一词多义类语义辨析，主要考查实词多义词在具体语境中的含义；

③ 固定搭配，其中主要包括动词词组、介词词组、形容词与名词的搭配等。

(1) 运用上下文语境和构词法知识确定选项 (P₂₄₁)

例1：Do not talk too much to the child (during) meal times, but let him get on with his food; and do not    76   him to leave the table immediately after a meal or he will (soon) learn to swallow his food (so) he can hurry back to his toys.                                                                                 

     A) agree          B) allow           C) force             D) persuade

例2：Neatly   77   and usually very frightened, they are (determined) to show that they have a good attitude and the (power) to succeed.                                                                           

A) decorated      B) dressed         C) coated               D) worn

(2) 注意介词、副词的表意功能 (P₂₄₂)

例3：Do not talk too much to the child   75   meal times, but let him get on with his food; ...

A) on             B) over            C) by                 D) during

(3)根据代词的上下文替代作用选择词语 (P₂₄₂)

例4：At meal times it is a good (idea) to give a child a small portion and let him (come) back for a second helping rather than give him as   74   as he is likely to eat all at once.

A) much          B) little            C) few                 D) many

(4) 根据词语的固定搭配选择答案 (P₂₄₂)

例5：The (way) you go about purchasing an article or a service can actually (save) you money, or can add   63   the cost.                                                                                       

     A) up                         B) to               C) in                 D) on

例6：We can change an utterance by   72   one word in it with   73  : ...

72. A) replacing      B) spelling          C) pronouncing        D) saying

73. A) ours                  B) theirs           C) another             D) others

例7：Friendship appears to be a unique form of   66   bonding.

A) civil               B) human         C) mankind                D) individual

例8：Unlike marriage or the ties that bind parents and children, it is not defined or regulated by    82

A) rule               B) discipline         C) law                  D) regulation

例9：Nevertheless, (as) the following suggestions and comments indicate, students feel   80  with things-as-they-are in the classroom.                                                                                

A) satisfactory       B) unsatisfactory         C) satisfied             D) dissatisfied

2.运用语法知识

二、运用篇章知识  (P₂₄₃)

1. 利用省略、替代、照应等篇章技巧 (P₂₄₃)

例10：The (ideal) student is considered to be   74   who is motivated to learn for the sake of (learning) not the one interested only in getting high grades.                                                       

A) such                   B) one              C) any                D) some

例11：But it does affect our future    75    a democratic nation and as individuals.

A) of                 B) for            C) with           D) as

2. 利用篇章中的词汇同现、复现  (P₂₄₃)

(1)“同现”指意义上相关的词汇出现在同一语篇中，构成以某一话题为中心的词汇链。

例12：I have no doubt that (virtually) all of these people were   74   in school that the earth revolves around the sun; (they) may even have written it (on) a test.

A) advised             B) suggested     C) learned        D) taught

例13：Furthermore, these highways generally (connect) large urban centers which means that they become crowded with   78   traffic during rush hours.                                                         

A) large            B) fast             C) light           D) heavy

例14：He spoke perfect Korean--I was really amazed. He seemed like a good friend to me, (until) I saw him again in New York speaking   85   English instead of perfect Korean.                                 

 A) artificial              B) informal         C) perfect            D) practical

例15：Unlike other social roles that we are expected to (play)—as citizens, employees, members of professional societies and (other) organizations--it has its own principle, which is to promote   71    of warmth, trust, love, and affection (between) two people.                                                           

A) friendship          B) interests        C) feelings          D) impression

例16：This is why the number of (signals) that an animal can make is very limited: the great tit is a case (in) point; it has about twenty different calls, (whereas) in human language the number of possible utterances is   79   .

A) boundless          B) changeable       C) limitless           D) ceaseless

例17: If you are buying a hairdryer, you might (think) that you are making the   66   buy if choose one (whose) look you like and which is also the cheapest (in) price.                                         

A) proper             B) best              C) reasonable          D) most

三、利用逻辑知识 (P₂₄₄)

例18：Other animals, it is true, communicate with one another by (means) of cries: for example, many birds utter (warning) calls at the approach of danger; monkeys utter (different) cries, such as expressions of anger, tear and pleasure.    67   these various means of communication differ in important ways (from) human language.

A) But                   B) Therefore              C) Afterwards       D) Furthermore

第二节  突破专项训练 (P_244-249)

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Passage One

Now there is much more CO₂ in the atmosphere. Increasing C0₂ and other  1  into the atmosphere are trapping more heat. The   2   temperature will have effects on the environment and agriculture. Rising CO₂  3  cause increased production of some crops. Scientists have developed computer programs to show how these changes will   4  the food supply. However, studies suggest some computer estimates   5  be wrong.

Scientists with the Agriculture Research Service say that another gas Ozone should be   6   in the programs. Ozone in the  7   atmosphere has been shown to damage the plant tissue and   8   crop production. Early studies to measure the effects of CO₂ and Ozone on crops have   9   each gas separately. These scientists have been  10   the two gases in tests on some crops. Their results suggest   11   crop production in increased CO₂   12    may not be as high as suggested. They say the extra COs may in fact   13   crop losses caused by Ozone. But they found that rising CO₂ levels combined    l4   low Ozone levels do not always cause increased plant growth. Extra CO₂ causes some  15    growth because the plants have more food for photosynthesis--the natural process that plants use to change    16  into energy. The researchers observed this when the two gases were combined in   17   tests of some crops. They also found the extra CO₂ partly closes small   18   on leaves through which the plant exchanges gases. This reduces the  19  of Ozone entering the water vapor released by leaves.  20  ,  CO₂ helps plants growing where there is too much Ozone or not enough water.

(  ) 1. A) matters                        B) particles                   C) substances              D) gases

(  ) 2. A) rising                         B) falling              C) increasing            D) decreasing

(  ) 3. A) number                 B) amount             C) levels               D) quantity

(  ) 4. A) effect                  B) affect              C) infect              D) reflect

(  ) 5. A) may                 B) should            C) would              D) will

(  ) 6. A) involved                B) contained           C) included            D) comprised

(  ) 7. A) low                  B) lower               C) downward        D) beneath

(  ) 8. A) increase               B) raise               C) relieve              D) decrease

(  ) 9.  A) examined           B) inspected           C) evaluated           D) investigated

(  ) 10. A) attaching              B) combining          C) connecting            D) binding

(  ) 11. A) which                B) that                C) as                 D) what

(  ) 12. A) occasions              B) circumstances       C) surroundings        D) environments

(  ) 13. A) prevent              B) allow             C) increase              D) prohibit

(  ) 14. A) to                   B) by                 C) into                 D) with

(  ) 15. A) greater                       B) added              C) larger              D) extra

(  ) 16. A) lightning              B) sunshine            C) sunlight             D) light

(  ) 17. A) field                 B) scene              C) land                  D) spot

(  ) 18. A) blanks                B) spaces             C) cracks                D) openings

(  ) 19. A) amount              B) number              C) sum                D) percentage

(  ) 20. A) Therefore               B) However            C) Likewise             D) And

Passage Two

The Internet has become a commonplace for us. While   1   the Internet, we should not   2   the alarm bells sounding in our ears,   reminding us of keeping    3    for on-line crimes. Last year, the Melissa and Explore Zip virus caused chaos   4   the Internet. Last week the "I love you" bug played havoc   5   the world. What will be the next? No one knows.

Many on-line crimes are not so different to   6   seen in the real world, the spreading of fake data, cheating and blackmail,   7  property rights infringements and privacy violations. But computer hackers also create new forms of crime   8   the Internet changes the world into a "global village".

With the   9  of e-business, on-line crimes could not only cause great damage to   10  , but could also threaten the  11  of national political, economic and cultural orders. The   12   legal system in most countries 13  weak when dealing with on-line crimes,  14  to the sophisticated technology involved. For this reason, many countries are considering   15   Internet laws to curb on-line crimes.

In China,   16   there are millions of Internet surfers, it is more important to formulate new laws and rules on network security than to   17   the existing ones. When drafting and   18   new laws,  China should also   19   the relations between protecting network security   20   the sound development of Internet.

(  ) 1.A) surfing                   B) operating                C) reaching                D) exploring

(  ) 2. A) neglect           B) overlook            C) omit               D) ignore

(  ) 3. A) guard               B) careful              C) alert                D) aware

(  ) 4. A) in                B) on                 C) inside              D) with

(  ) 5. A) over              B) on                  C) across                   D) through

(  ) 6. A) which              B that                   C) them                 D) those

(  ) 7. A) intellectual         B intelligence           C) knowledge            D) cultural

(  ) 8. A) until                 B  before              C) as                    D) after

(  ) 9. A) blossom             B  gloom                C) blooming            D) booming

(  ) 10. A) persons              B  individuals           C) country                  D) society

(  ) 11. A) equality             B  peace               C) security             D) safety

(  ) 12. A) current            B  today's              C) nowadays            D) contemporary

(  ) 13. A) proving             B  proves              C) prove               D) proven

(  ) 14. A) owe                  B as                  C) thanks               D) due

(  ) 15. A) shaping            B founding              C) formulating          D) setting

(  ) 16. A) that                   B which                C) where              D) when

(  ) 17. A) date                        B  accelerate           C) upgrade             D) update

(  ) 18. A) implying             B  implementing        C) importing           D) imposing

(  ) 19. A) manage              B  establish            C) process            D) arrange

(  ) 20. A) with                  B  or                  C) and                D) besides

Passage Three

A new Berlin Wall divides cultures of consumerism and poverty. Each time    1    I am in an African village, I dream about    2    to a city. The African countryside is not only a land of starvation. It is    3    the worst nightmare of sleeping on a clay floor,  of bedbugs and other  4 ,  of relentless shortages of water,  but   5   all,  of darkness. In this part of the world the sun sets very early at 6 p.m. From that moment   6  6 a.m., one has to live in total darkness. A Chinese flashlight  7   one dollar, but in the village in Senegal,  8   I stayed recently, nobody had a dollar to buy one.

Societies of our planet live in two    9    cultures: the culture of consumerism--of luxuries and abundance—and the culture of poverty, shortages, empty stomachs, and   10    of  opportunities. The border between those two cultures is marked  11   tension and hostility. This is the most dramatic border    12   our planet today.

If we accept the fact  13   all people around the world,   l4   geography, history and culture, deserve lives of dignity,   then we have a moral obligation to change the mentality of the people brought   15   the culture of poverty.   New ideas about how to  16   more independence and new visions of development   17   to be born within this culture.  18   this the people need a new generation of intellectuals and politicians,   similar   19  those who granted them  20  independence.

(  ) 1. A /                         B) that                     C) as                      D) when

(  ) 2. A aiming                B) reaching            C) getting                 D) arriving

(  ) 3. A  even                B) also              C) still                  D) nevertheless

(  ) 4. A  animals              B) reptiles                C) mammals            D) parasites

(  ) 5. A above                 B) for                  C) in                 D) after

(  ) 6.A by                     B) at                  C) on                D) until

(  ) 7. A  spends              B) takes               C) sells               D) costs

(  ) 8. A) where            B) which            C) that                D) as

(  ) 9. A) contrary              B) contrasting          C) comparative         D) different

(  ) 10. A) rarity                B) short               C) lack               D) none

(  ) 11. A) in               B) with                C) for                      D) by

(  ) 12. A) dividing            B) divided             C) separating         D) separated

(  ) 13. A) which            B) that                 C) as               D) if

(  ) 14. A) beside                B) regardless           C) except                   D) despite

(  ) 15. A) with             B) into                C) up                 D) about

(  ) 16. A) acquire              B) earn                C) secure              D) gain

(  ) 17. A) has                  B) is                          C) have                      D) are

(  ) 18. A) In                    B) To                        C) For                       D) As

(  ) 19. A) to                    B) with                      C) like                        D) as

(  ) 20. A) political            B) economic                C) cultural                  D) intellectual

第二章

第一节  灵机一动猜答案

1.根据上下文已知信息逐一排除干扰项

例1：At meal times it is a good  (idea)  to give a child a small portion and let him  (come)  hack for a second helping rather than give him as   74   as he is likely to eat all at once.

       A) much                   B) little              C) few                       D) many

2. 完形填空是一篇文章，其同一性必然非常突出，出就是说其遣词造句都是指向同一话题、说明同一主题的，而这一目的可以通过词汇的同现与复现技巧达到。因此，做题时快速抓住文章主旨，抓住关键词，尽快理出与这关键词有关的同现、复现关系，然后可以利用这关系快速有效地猜出答案。

例2：Unlike marriage or the ties that bind parents and children, it is not defined or regulated by   82  .

A) rule                     B) discipline             C) law                 D) regulation

完形填空所选文章中原词复现现象较为明显，一般来说，选项中含有上下文已出现的词汇一般就是答案。

例3：Before you buy an expensive  78  or a service, do check the price and (what) is on offer. If possible, choose (from) three items or three estimates.

       A) component          B) element             C) item                D) particle

     同根词复现在完形填空中表现得出非常明显，考生可利用同根词复现猜测答案。

例4：Many teachers believe that the responsibilities for learning lie with the students. If a long reading assignment is given, the instructors expect students to be familiar with the (information) in the reading… When research is    78   , the professor expects the students to take it actively and to complete it with (minimum) guidance.

     A) collected               B) assignment               C) distributed                D) finished

3. 完形填空所选文章也必然有突出的连贯性。连贯性一般由表示逻辑关系的过渡词来担当，考生有时可以有用深究某段文字暗含产意义、逻辑、而只根据自己对过渡词的了解大胆猜测出答案。

例5：This is why the number of (signals) that an animal can make is very limited: the great tit is a case (in) point: it has about twenty different calls, (whereas) in human language the number of possible, utterances is  79  .

A) boundless             B) changeable             C) limitless                  D) ceaseless

第二节  突破训练 (P_251-254)

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Passage One

Do you wake up every day feeling too tired, or even upset? If so, then a new alarm clock could be just for you.

The clock, called SleepSmart, measures your sleep cycle, and waits  67  you to be in your lightest phase of sleep   68  musing you. Its makers say that should   69   you wake up feeling refreshed every morning.

As you sleep you pass  70  a sequence of sleep states--light sleep, deep sleep and REM (rapid eye movement) sleep—that  71   approximately every 90 minutes.  The point in that cycle at which you wake can  72  how you feel later, and may  73  have a greater impact than how much or little you have slept. Being roused during a light phase  74  you are more likely to wake up energetic.

SleepSmart  75  the distinct pattern of brain waves  76  during each phase of sleep,  via a headband equipped   77  electrodes (电极) and a microprocessor. This measures the electrical activity of the wearer's brain, in much the   78   way as some machines used for medical and research   79  , and communicates wirelessly with a clock unit near the bed. You   80   the clock with the latest time at 81  you want to be wakened, and it  82  duly (适时地) wakes you during the last light sleep phase before that.

The   83   was invented by a group of students at Brown University in Rhode Island   84   a friend complained of waking up tired and performing poorly on a test. "  85__ sleep-deprived people ourselves, we started thinking of   86   to do about it," says Erie Shashoua, a recent college graduate and now chief executive officer of Axon Sleep Research Laboratories, a company created by the students to develop their idea.

(  ) 36. A) beside            B) near                    C) for                       D) around

(  ) 68. A) upon             B) before                 C) towards                     D) till

(  ) 69. A) ensure              B) assure                  C) require                D) request

(  ) 70. A) through          B) into                 C) about               D) on

(  ) 71. A) reveals             B) reverses              C) resumes                 D) repeats

(  ) 72. A) effect            B) affect                 C) reflect                D) perfect

(  ) 73. A) already             B) ever                C) never               D) even

(  ) 74. A) means              B) marks                  C) says                  D) dictates

(  ) 75. A) removes           B) relieves                 C) records               D) recalls

(  ) 76. A) proceeded       B) produced                    C) pronounced          D) progressed

(  ) 77. A) by                 B) of                     C) with                 D) over

(  ) 78. A) familiar          B) similar               C) identical                D) same

(  ) 79. A) findings          B) prospects           C) proposals            D) purposes

(  ) 80. A) prompt        B) program             C) plug                D) plan

(  ) 81. A) where           B) this                  C) which               D) that

(  ) 82. A) then                     B) also                 C) almost              D) yet

(  ) 83. A) claim           B) conclusion          C) concept             D) explanation

(  ) 84. A) once            B) after               C) since                D) while

(  ) 85. A) Besides          B) Despite             C) To                  D) As

(  ) 86. A) what            B) how               C) whether             D) when

Passage Two

As a physician who travels quite a lot, I spend a lot of time on planes listening for that dreaded "Is there a doctor on board?" announcement. I've been   67   only once--for a woman who had merely fainted. But the  68  made me quite curious about how   69  this kind of thing happens. I wondered what I would do if   70  with a real midair medical emergency--without access   71   a hospital staff and the usual emergency equipment. So   72   the New England Journal of Medicine last week   73__ a study about in-flight medical events, I read it  74   interest.

The study estimated that there are a(n)   75    of 30 in-flight medical emergencies on U.S. flights every day. Most of them are not   76  ; fainting and dizziness are the most frequent complaints.   77__ 13% of them--roughly four a day—are serious enough to  78   a pilot to change course. The most common of the serious emergencies   79   heart trouble, strokes, and difficulty breathing.

Let's face it: plane rides are   80   For starters, cabin pressures at high altitudes are set at roughly 81  they would be if you lived at 5,000 to 8,000 feet above sea level. Most people can tolerate these pressures pretty   82  ,  but passengers with heart disease   83   experience chest pains as result of the reduced amount of oxygen flowing through their blood.   84   common in-flight problem is deep venous thrombosis—the so-called economy class syndrome (综合症).   85   happens, don't panic. Things are getting better on the in-flight-emergency front. Thanks to more recent legislation, flights with at  86  one attendant are starting to install emergency medical kits to treat heart attacks.

(  ) 67. A) called           B) addressed            C) informed             D) surveyed

(  ) 68. A) accident       B) condition           C) incident              D) disaster

(  ) 69. A) soon            B) long                C) many              D) often

(  ) 70. A) confronted        B) treated                   C) identified            D) provided

(  ) 71. A) for             B) to                 C) by                 D) through

(  ) 72. A) before           B) since               C) when              D) while

(  ) 73. A) collected         B) conducted          C) discovered          D) published

(  ) 74. A) by              B) of                 C) with                 D) in

(  ) 75. A) amount          B) average              C) sum                D) number

(  ) 76. A) significant         B) heavy              C) common            D) serious

(  ) 77. A) For           B) On                      C) But                 D) So

(  ) 78. A) require             B) inspire               C) engage             D) command

(  ) 79. A) include           B) confine           C) imply              D) contain

(  ) 80. A) enjoyable         B) stimulating          C) tedious               D) stressful

(  ) 81. A) who                  B) what               C) which              D) that

(  ) 82. A) harshly           B) reluctantly           C) easily               D) casually

(  ) 83. A) ought to       B) may                C) used to             D) need

(  ) 84. A) Any                B) One                C) Other              D) Another

(  ) 85. A) Whatever        B) Whichever          C) Whenever          D) Wherever

(  ) 86. A) most            B) worst              C) least               D) best

第三章   突击训练 (P_255-260)

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Passage One

Psychologically there are two dangers to be guarded against in old age. One of these is undue (过分的)  1  in the past. It does not do to live in memories, in regrets for the good old days,  2   in sadness about friends who are dead. One's thoughts must be directed to the future, and to things   3  which there is something to be done. This is not always easy;  4  own past is a gradually increasing weight.  5   is easy to think to oneself that one's emotions used to be more vivid than they   6  , and one's mind keener.

The   7   thing to be avoided is clinging to youth in the  8  of sucking vigor from its vitality.   When your children are  9  up they want to live their own lives, and if you continue to be  10__    interested in them as you were when they were young, you are  11  to become a burden to them,   12__    they are unusually callous (麻木不仁). I do not mean that one should be  13  interest in them, but one's interest should be contemplative (沉思的)  14  , if possible, philanthropic (慈善的), but not unduly emotional.

I think that a successful old age is easiest for those who have strong  15   interests involving    16   activities. It is in this sphere that long experience is really  17  , and it is in this sphere   18  the wisdom born of experience can be exercised without being oppressive. It is no  19  telling grown-up children not to make mistakes,   20  because they will not believe you and because mistakes are an essential part of education.

(  ) 1. A) memorial         B) absorption               C  sentiment             D) assumption

(  ) 2. A) yet                    B) but                C)  or               D) and

(  ) 3. A) about             B) in                  C) on               D) of

(  ) 4. A) whose               B) their                 C)  his                D) one's

(  ) 5. A) One                         B) Which               C)  It              D) That

(  ) 6. A) do                  B) are                C)  will              D) were

(  ) 7. A) other               B) next                        C)  another           D) following

(  ) 8. A) expectation          B) hope                C)  desire           D) aim

(  ) 9. A) brought             B) raised                 C)  grown          D) come

(  ) 10. A) such               B) as                 C)  much             D) very

(  ) 11. A) likely               B) possible              C)  probable          D) ready

(  ) 12. A) when               B) whether             C)  if                D) unless

(  ) 13. A) except              B) without             C)  no               D) not

(  ) 14. A) however           B) thus                   C) and                D) instead

(  ) 15. A) impossible        B) impersonal          C) impressive          D) impatient

(  ) 16. A) appropriate         B) proper                 C) correct             D) proportional

(  ) 17. A) fertile            B) complete           C) efficient            D) fruitful

(  ) 18. A) who            B) which               C) that                D) when

(  ) 19. A) wonder            B) use                 C) denial              D) doubt

(  ) 20. A) between         B) either               C) both               D) neither

Passage Two

A subject which seems to have been insufficiently studied by doctors and psychologists is the influence of geography and climate on the psychological and physical health of mankind. There seems no doubt  1  the general character of the landscape, the relative  2  of day and night, and the climate must  3  play a big part in determining what kind of people we   4   .

It is true that a few studies have been made.  5  all the inhabitants of a particular area enjoy exceptionally good or bad health, scientists have  6  contributory factors such as the presence or  7__   of substances like iodine, fluoride, calcium, or iron in the water supply, or perhaps types of land that provide breeding places  8   pests like mosquitoes or rats.

  9  , we can all generalize about types of people we have met. Those   10   in countries with long dark  winters are  11  to be less talkative and less vivacious (活泼的) than inhabitants of countries where the  12  is more equable (稳定的). And  13  the olive and the orange grow, the inhabitants are cheerful, talkative, and spontaneous.

But these  14  generalizations are inadequate: the   15   of climate and geography should be studied in  16  . Do all mountain dwellers live to a ripe old age? Does the drinking of wine,   17__   than beer, result in a sunny and open temperament? Is the strength and height of one of the Kenyan tribes due to their   18  drinking of the blood of cows?

We are not yet sure   19   the answers to such questions, but let us hope that something of benefit to mankind may eventually result   20   such studies.

(  ) 1. A) if                     B) whether                        C) which                 D) that

(  ) 2. A) time              B) length               C) span                D) extension

(  ) 3. A) neither            B) both                C) none                D) all

(  ) 4. A) are               B) belong             C) fall                 D) like

(  ) 5. A) When          B) That               C) Where                   D) Whereas

(  ) 6. A) acknowledged     B) identified             C) recognized            D) distinguished

(  ) 7. A) absence           B) disappearance       C) occurrence          D) existence

(  ) 8. A) by               B) to                 C) for                 D) with

(  ) 9. A) Therefore         B) Similarly             C) Conversely          D) Moreover

(  ) 10. A) live               B) living               C) stay                D) staying

(  ) 11. A) due             B) apt                 C) able                D) ready

(  ) 12. A) weather          B) climate              C) geography           D) situation

(  ) 13. A) where           B) here                C) that                 D) thus

(  ) 14. A) ordinary           B) average               C) commonplace        D) conventional

(  ) 15. A) effectiveness     B) affection            C) efficiency           D) influence

(  ) 16. A) depth           B) width                C) distance             D) scope

(  ) 17. A) other           B) rather              C) more                D) less

(  ) 18. A) consistent      B) permanent            C) always              D) habitual

(  ) 19. A) to              B) of                 C) with               D) in

(  ) 20. A) as            B) from             C) in                 D) by

Passage Three

Most episodes of absent-mindedness--forgetting where you left something or wondering why you just entered a room--are caused by a simple lack of attention, says Schacter. "You're   1   to remember something, but you haven't encoded it deeply."

Encoding, Schacter explains, is a special way of paying attention to a(n)   2   that has a major impact on recalling it later.   3  to encode properly can create annoying situations.   4   you put your mobile phone in a pocket, for example, and don't pay attention to what you did because you're involved    5   a conversation, you'll probably forget that the phone is in the jacket now   6   in your wardrobe. "Your memory itself isn't failing you," says Schacter. "  7  , you didn't give your memory system the information it needed."

Lack of interest can   8   lead to absent-mindedness. "A man who can recite sports statistics   9_   30 years ago," says Zelinski, "may not   10   to drop a letter in the mailbox." Women have slightly better memories than men,   11   because they pay more attention to their environment, and memory relies on just   12   .

Visual cues can help   13   absent-mindedness, says Schacter. "But be sure the cue is clear and    14  ," he cautions. If you want to remember to   15   a medication with lunch, put the pill bottle on the kitchen table—  16   leave it in the medicine chest and write yourself a note that you keep in pocket.

Another common   17  of absent-mindedness: walking into a room and wondering  18__ you're there.  Most likely, you were thinking about   19   else. "Everyone does this from time to time," says Zelinski. The best thing to do is to    20   to where you were before entering the room, and you'll likely remember.

(  ) 1. A) proposed             B) exposed              C) supposed                    D) imposed

(  ) 2. A) case                B) event                C) matter               D) affair

(  ) 3. A) Failure            B) Success            C) Ability                 D) Unable

(  ) 4. A) Where           B) If                  C) Once              D) As

(  ) 5. A) with             B) by                   C) in                  D) of

(  ) 6. A) hangs            B) hanging            C) hung               D) hanged

(  ) 7. A) Otherwise        B) Furthermore         C) Henceforth          D) Rather

(  ) 8. A) never                  B) even               C) thus               D) also

(  ) 9. A) from             B) for                C) in                  D) within

(  ) 10. A) recall           B) remind             C) remember           D) reveal

(  ) 11. A) possibly          B) likely                  C) luckily               D) unfortunately

(  ) 12. A) it              B) which               C) that                D) one

(  ) 13. A) forbid           B) prevent             C) protect           D) produce

(  ) 14. A) accessible         B) acceptable           C) available              D) agreeable

(  ) 15. A) eat               B) take                C) swallow            D) use

(  ) 16. A) not             B) seldom             C) no                  D) don't

(  ) 17. A) happening        B) episode             C) chapter             D) melody

(  ) 18. A) when                 B) what             C) why               D) whether

(  ) 19. A) things             B) nothing              C) anything             D) something

(  ) 20. A) come                    B) go                 C) arrive              D) return