We each have memory (记忆力).That’s why we still remember things after a long time.Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things in a shot time, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again.Many of the great men of the world have surprising memories.
A good memory is a great help in learning a language.Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child.He learns the sounds, remember them and then he learns to speak.Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries.They can learn two languages easily because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day.In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the students have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.
But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.
【小题1】Why can some people easily learn many things in a short time?

完形填空。（10分）

Korean culture(韩流) is really popular right now. The Korean Wave is sweeping Asian(亚洲) countries including(包括)   1 . Young people are   2  in Korean TV plays, Korean pop songs and the Korean language.

The Korean Wave started   3  years ago with the TV series(电视系列剧) Winter Sonata(冬季恋歌). This love story is still popular now. People, especially girls, like the beautiful stories and handsome actors   4  Pei Yongjun.

In the music world, Korean stars are making   5  heard in China. You can often find big Korean names such as Baby Vox, SES and Finkle at the top of the Chinese   6  charts(排行榜).

The Korean Wave  7  makes young people try the clothes and hairstyles of the Korean pop stars. Besides those, now some girls in China are having plastic surgery(整形手术)  8 

their looks. It is said that many Korean stars look beautiful   9  plastic surgery.

As you see, Korean culture has changed us a lot. Is it  10  for us to follow in every way? We each should think about it.

1.                A．China          B．Canada         C．Australia  D．Egypt

2.                A．interesting      B．interested       C．exciting   D．excited

3.                A．a little          B．little           C．a few D．few

4.                A．on            B．at             C．for  D．such as

5.                A．them          B．they           C．their D．themselves

6.                A．sports          B．health          C．music    D．clothes

7.                A．too            B．also            C．as well   D．else

8.                A．change         B．changing        C．changed  D．to change

9.                A．instead         B．instead of       C．because  D．because of

10.               A．necessary       B．serious         C．pleasant   D．friendly

Yesterday I met Jim. We ____________ each other since we _________ middle school.

A. haven’t seen ; finished              B. haven’t seen; finishing

C. hadn’t seen; finishing               D. hadn’t seen; finished

Everyone has their own dreams. They give us courage(勇气) and confidence to keep us going through difficulties. Here     some advice on how to realize our beautiful dreams.     giving up is the key to making our dreams come true. We may fail from time to time,     we can learn from failure(失败)， correct our mistakes and try again until we achieve our goals . For that reason, no matter     difficult problems we meet, we don’t fail unless we give up our hopes. Our life is like a long journey which is not all roses. It sometimes has wind and rain. We believe rainbows(彩虹) will appear after storms.  We will realize our dreams      last if we do our best. Cooperation (合作) is also necessary. Everyone likes a person who is good at cooperating with others . Besides, in our society , most problems can’t be    by one person alone.       is like a small part of a medicine. If one part isn’t     , the medicine can not work well. It’s hard for a person who is away from the society to have a deep understanding of the world . Cooperation is becoming one of     ways for people living in the developing society. As a saying goes, “ one tree doesn’t make a     ” . At the same time , we should learn to examine our abilities because it helps us know about our advantages and disadvantages as well as get a full control of ourselves. Then we may be confident enough to face challenges . Follow the suggestions above, and our dreams are sure to come true.