【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 mory includes different parts of the brain， such as language and the ability of sense． They believe that you begin to create a memory when you notice something you’ re your senses ． Then． messages are sent to different brain cells， which join together to form connections． A new connection goes into your short—term memory． It is stored there for about 30 seconds， and then it is either lost or stored in your long— term memory． Having a good memory means making lots of connections and storing them in your long—term memory． To do this， you need to keep your brain in good shape． Eat plenty of brain food such as fish oil， fruit and vegetables． Laughter also makes your brain more active． Also， don’t fet to exercise． So do some sports or just move around a lot in the house． Finally， get plenty of sleep． This will make your memories grow stronger． When you want to remember new information， you must pay special attention． Use your sensessight， smell， hearing and touchand keep repeating the information． To do well in your exams this year， turn off the TV， silence your mobile， and review your work regularly． To remember something special， use your imagination to create visual(視覺的 )connections． For example， you need to take a pencil， an eraser， your ID card and chips to your next exam． Imagine the ID card as the body of an animal， the pencil its long neck， and the eraser its head． Your animal is hungry， so now imagine it eating a bag of chips． It may sound crazy，but its fun and it works． Another way is to do something different to your room． Turn a picture upsidedown， or tie a sock around the door handle to remind(提醒 )yourself of something to remember! 38． At the beginning， the writer gives an example to ． in the topic of the article B． show the importance of chalk C． let readers remember the word D． make readers know his favorite 39． How many ways are mentioned to have a good memory in Paragraph 2 ? A． 2． B． 3． C． 4． D． 5． 40． The main idea of the third paragraph is ． A． how to do well in exams B． how to remember new information[來源 ~amp。:中教 ^@%網(wǎng) ] C． why to review your work D． what to eat to make memories stronger 4 1 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A Memory has nothing to do with languages． B． Laughter can help to improve our memory． C． A picture of eating chips is the most useful． D． Our brain is difficult to keep in good shape． [zamp。ste^p~.co@m] D My best friend Jenny and I got to the mall for shopping． She held up a white sweater and matching skirt．“ Do you like this?” she asked． [中國 ~*^教育出 %版 網(wǎng) ] “ It’ s great，’’ I said． Jenny nodded and continued looking whiIe I moved about． touching the beautiful clothes．“ l’ ll try this on．” Jenny walked towards the dressing room． After a while，she came out in the outfit(一套衣服 )． She looked beautiful． I sighed． Part of me wanted to say how good she looked． but another part stopped the words ing out． Jenny was in such good shape that she’ d look good in the outfit． Sometimes． I regretted choosing a best friend who was so pretty． God， why can’ t I be the one with the rich parents and the great look?More and more， I was envious(妒忌的 )of her． “ Well， Teresa， what do you think?” Jenny asked more than once．“ Do you like it?’’ [中 ~國 教育出 amp。版 ^網(wǎng) %] The outfit looked great on her， but I lied，“ Not really． I think you need something with more colors．’’ “ You think so?Jenny said doubtfully． “ Just believe me． We’ ll find something better， I told her， pushing her back into the dressing room．“ You just can’ t buy the first thing you see．” I did my best to get Jenny out of the store， away from that outfit． As we left， Jenny gave the sweater one last look． Just down the mall， we passed a yogurt place．‘‘ My treat，’’ Jenny said， pulling out her wallet． I could never say no to chocolate， so we got some and sat down at a table． As Jenny talked without stopping about a million things， I thought about my feelings toward her． Those feelings weren’ t kind． Sitting there， ▲ Jenny was attractive(吸引人的 )not just because of her good Iuck， but more because of her kindness． Treating me to chocolate was far from her only show of generosity． She also let me drive her car and borrow her c