37. A. proving　　　 　　 B. describing　　 　 C. questioning　　 　　　 D. indicating

36. A. Somebody 　　　　 B. Everybody　　 C. Nobody　　　　 　　 D. Each one

35. I think it was a bit boring to work here because there wasn't always　　　 much to do.

　　 A. such　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　 C. more　　　　　　 D. very

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　 If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will become weak; and when you start using them again, they will slowly become strong again. 　36　 　knows this, but nobody would think of　 37　 the fact.

Yet there are many people who 　38　 　to know that the memory works in the same way. When someone says that 　39　 　has a good memory, he 　40　 　means that he keeps his memory 　41　 　practice by exercising it very 　42 　, either consciously or unconsciously. When someone else says that his memory is　 　43　 , he means that he does not give it enough　 44　 　to become strong. The position is exactly the same as that of 　45　 　people, one of 　46　 　exercises his arms and legs by playing ball, while the other 　47　 　in a chair or a car all day. If a friend of yours says that his arms are weak, we know that it is his own　 　48 　, But if he tells us that he has a poor memory,　 　49 　of us think that his parents are to blame, or that he is just　 50 , and few of us realize that it is just as it was his arms or legs that were weak. Not all of us can become very strong in body or very clever in mind, 　51　 　all of us can improve our strength and our memory by the same means 　52　 .

Have you ever 　53　 　that people who cannot read or write usually have 　　54　 　memories than those who can? Why is this? Of course, because they cannot write down something in a little notebook or something else. They have to remember names, places, songs and stories; so their memory is always being exercised.

　　　 In a word, if you want to have a good memory,　 　55　 　practise remembering.

34. At the 2003 Special Olympics in Ireland, more than 6,500 athletes from over 150 countries　　　 .

　　 A. participated　 　　　　 B. joined　　　　　　 C. benefited　　　 D. relied

33. Maybe it is time for the rest of society to　　　 the fact　　　 I may not be able to walk, there are many other great things I can do.

　　 A. adjust to; that　　 B. get used to; that while　　 C. adapt to; while　　　 D. go about; that while

32. You'd better carry a(n)　　　 tyre in the back of your car in case it breaks down on the way.

　　 A. extra　　　　　　 B. free　　　　　　　 C. convenient　　 D. spare

31. The square box has a door,　　　 there are some buttons.

　　 A. beside it　　　　 B. beside which　　　 　 C. beside that　 　　 D. beside what

30. --I failed in the driving test.

　　 --Don't be so disappointed.　　　 , you'll have one more chance of trying it.

　　 A. At all　　　　　　 B. After all　　　　 　　 C. In all　　　　 　 　　　 D. Above all

29. 　　　　money, people usually tend to spend more than they have to.

　　 A. In the eyes of　　 　 B. Regardless of　　 　　 C. In terms of　 　　　　　 D. In place of

28. By the year 1889, there were just 541 bison　　　 in the whole of North America.

　　 A. leaving alive　　 　 B. to leave alive　　 　　 C. to be left alive　 　　 D. left alive