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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