If you don’t use your arms or your legs for some time, they will become weak; when you start using them again, they will gradually（逐渐地）become stronger again. Everybody knows this. Yet many people do not seem to know that it is the same with our memory.

　　If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame（责怪）, and few of us know that it is just his own fault.

　　Have you ever found that some people can’t read or write but they usually have better memories? This is because they can not read or write and they have to remember things; they can not write them down in a little notebook. They must remember dates, names, songs and stories; so their memories are being exercised the whole time.

　　So if you want a good memory, learn from these people: practice remembering.

1．What will happen to your arms or legs if you don’t use them for some time?

   They will be_________________.

   A．strong          B．broken           C．weak           D．hurt

2．What does the word “fault” mean in the second paragraph?

   A．困难           B．过错            C．粗心            D．聪明

3．What do many of us think of the person with a poor memory?

   A．His parents are to blame.         B．He isn’t clever.

   C．He is foolish.                    D．His parents are very clever.

4．Why do some people usually have better memories but they can’t read or write?

   Because _________________.

   A．they are stronger               B．they often practice remembering things

   C．they have strong arms and legs    D．their parents are good

5．What does the passage mainly（主要） talk about ?

   A．Arms.           B．Legs.          C．Behaviors.        D．Memories.

Homesick is a compound（复合的）word made up of HOME and SICK. You know what each 38 means on its own, of course. But do you know the meaning 39 they are used together? The definition（定义）of homesick is SICK FOR HOME. It means you miss your home.

　 Now think for a minute 40 SEASICK. If you change the word HOME in the definition to the word SEA, would the definition 41 SEASICK? Does seasick mean SICK FOR SEA? It means something quite 42 . Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THE SEA. When you are 43 , the only place you want to be is at home. When you are seasick, 44 you want to be is at sea.

　 Have you ever 45 a person being heartsick? Heartsick doesn't mean that something is wrong with a person's heart. People are heartsick when they are 46 deep inside as if（好像）their hearts are broken.

　 And we also have other compound words, such as handshake and 47 . Perhaps you may write definitions for them. It must be helpful to know something like this in your English study.

　 38. A. word　　　　 B. phrase　　　 　C. sentence　　 D. passage

　 39. A. how.　　　　 B. why　　　　 C. when　　　　 D. where

　 40. A. for　　　　　 B. from　　　　 C. about 　　　　D. like

　 41. A. get　　　　　 B. fit　　　　　 C. read　　　　 D. have

　 42. A. right　　　 　 B. wrong　　　 C. same　　　　 D. different

　 43. A. homesick　　　 B. heartsick　　 C. seasick　　　　 D. carsick

　 44. A. the first place　 B. the last place C. the only place　 D. the safe place

45. A. thought over　　 B. thought out　 C. heard from　　 D. heard of

　 46. A. hurt　　　　　　 B. hit　　　　 C. loved　　　　 D. moved

　 47. A. hobby　　　　　 B. height　　　 C. heaven　　　 D. handbag

　

It was yearbook day and we were given an hour to sign each other's yearbooks in the cafeteria．I was president of the class and I played sports．When I sat down at a table，people started to come over to get their yearbooks signed and to sign   1   

Among them，a weak boy with ugly teeth and thick glasses kept shaking．I had seen him around，and I knew he was always laughed at．He seemed   2  of himself，and was so pale that it  3  us to look at him．

He came up and asked me nervously，"Can you sign this?" I took his yearbook but I didn't know  4  to write．I saw that there was the name" Ricky Sanders" written on the front of it．So I wrote:

Ricky， I think you're a really nice kid，and I hope you have lots of fun in your summer vacation． Signature: will （Sign your name here）

I put down the yearbook and turned around to get some signatures from some of my friends when I   5  my yearbook was gone．I saw that Ricky had sat down with my year-book．"What are you doing?" I asked him．He looked up calmly（平静地）and  6  said" Sign!"

My friends broke into a loud laugh，and I saw that he was carefully trying to put a signature in my yearbook．He hadn't even finished the" R" yet．I thought for a while and  7  to let him sign．

It took him nearly five minutes to sign and when I got my yearbook back，there was a very shaky" RICKY"．He hugged（紧抱） his yearbook and  8 ．I couldn't help but smile back at him．

In that moment，my  9  changed completely．

I gave him a high five and suddenly everyone at my table wanted his signature．He was asked politely to write in their yearbooks and the signature  10  of his yearbook were filled up．He was smiling so big that it lit up the whole room．

I changed schools the next year，and I never saw Ricky again．However，I will never for- get the day that he became the most  11  guy in school．Whenever I'm  12  ，I still look back at that yearbook．

1．A．mine               B．his                      C．ours                    D．theirs

2．A．unafraid             B．unsure             C．proud             D．tired

3．A．worried             B．surprised         C．taught           D．hurt

4．A．how               B．which             C．where           D．what

5．A．saw                B．noticed            C．thought          D．believed

6．A．still                 B．ever             C．even               D．just

7．A．decided          B．meant                C．began             D．prepared

8．A．smiled           B．waited               C．left                D．rose

9．A．sense               B．value               C．attitude             D．idea

10．A．lists             B．pages            C．boxes              D．tables

11．A．different           B．patient           C．popular          D．important

12．A．away            B．out              C．behind           D．down