1.Whatwouldyouchoose,ifyouweresittinginfrontofaTVandtherewasabookrightnexttoyou?Theanswerwillmostp86betheTV!YoungpeoplewouldcertainlychoosetheTV,butyouwillbesurprisedtofindoutthattheoldero87willatleasthesitateaboutchoosingit.Whyisthis?Arethebooksnotasinterestingastheyusedtobe?Isitthattheworldhaschangedsomuchinrecentyearsthatourhabitsarenotthesameanymore?Nowadaysmanypeoplehavenointerestinliterature(文学).Thismaybeapossibleexplanation.Anotherr88mightbethechangeoflifestyle(生活方式).Wearemore189tovisitacluborabartorelaxourselvesafteralongday'swork,ratherthanreadabookinthecomfortofourownhomes.Peoplearemoreoutgoingthantheyusedtobe.Allthestress(压力)ofworkmakesuswantaquickrelaxingmeans.Perhaps,mostofusdonothavethepatiencetoreadanymore.Itismuchs90toturnontheTVandwatchthelatestnewsaroundtheworldthanread19thcenturyliterature!WithalltheTVprograms,everyoneofuscanfindaninterestingshowormovietowatch.What'sbetterthangettingintob91withtheremotecontrol(遥控器)andfallingasleepwheneveryouwish?YouarethemasterofalltheTVprograms.TheonlydisadvantageisthatTVwillneverp92youwithallthefactsthatabookcando.TVismuchmoresuperficial(肤浅的)thanbooks,evenifitdoesgetyou93rinjustamoment!86.p87.o88.r89.l90.s91.b92.p93.r2.IcameintoavillageandIsawapolicemanstandingoutsidethepostofficeandreadingsomethingcarefully.Helookedupatthecar,w___86__intotheroad,andheldupahandtostopme.Ia__87___stopped,butthenIrealizedthatthepolicemanhadbeenreadingaboutme.Isupposedthepoliceatthehotelhadworkedquickly,andcalledallthelocalvillages.Idrovefaster,thepolicemanjumpedoutofmyway,andIwassoonoutofthevillage.Ileftthemainroadassoonaspossibleandtriedasmallerone.Itwasnoteasywithoutamap,andIrealizedthatIhadbeensos___88___tostealthecar.ItwouldhelpthepolicetofindmeinanycornerofScotland.IfIleftit,andwentoffonfoot,theywouldfindmeinanhourortwo.Iwasveryhungry;Ihadeatenn__89__sincemorning.Andnow,asIdrove,Iheardanoiseinthesky,andtherewasaplane.IdroveasfastasIcoulddownintoanothertown.Suddenly,acarappearedinfrontofmefromas__90___road.Therewasnotimetostop.Ididtheonlythingpossibleanddroveofftheroadintoafence,hopingtohitsomethingsoftbeyond.ButIwasoutofgoodl___91__.Thecarwentthroughthefencelikeaknifethroughbutter,andimmediatelybegantofall.Ijumpedoutandwascaughtbythebranchofatree,whilethecardisappearedintoariverfifteenmetersbelow.Ahandhelpedmeoutofthetree,andafrightenedvoiceaskedmeifIwasbadlyhurt.Thespeakerwasayoungmanwhowasverysorry.Iwasmorep__92___thanangry;itwasagoodwayforthecartodisappear.3.Areyoueagertobeapersonwhohasagoodmemory?Peoplewhoenjoytheirwonderfulmemoryoftendowellintheirstudiesandwork.Thesepeopleonlyhavetospendafewm__86___onapageandwillkeepwhattheyreadinmind.Herearesomethingsyoucandotoimproveyourmemory.Trythese:Bemoreobservant(善于观察的).Somepeoplewhosaidtohaveabadmemorydon'tr__87___havememoryproblems.Theyjustdon'ttaketimetonoticethedetails.Ifyoupaymoreattentiontothedetails.you'resuretohaveamuchclearermemoryofevents.Alittleexercisethatyoucoulddoistop___88___memorizinglistsofthings,suchasthethingsyouaregoingtobuyinasupermarket,oreventheingredients(原料)printedonyourbiscuitbox.Domoreactivitiessuchaspuzzles,wordg__89___,andlearnanewlanguage.Theseactivitieswillfurtherimproveyourbrainfunctionsandwillhelpyouimproveyourmemory.Trytohavemorefreetime.Whenyouaret___90___,probablyyouaretohaveaweakerfocus.Findwaystogetridofstress,soyourbrainwillbe...
