Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 3 to 9.
Most people can remember a phone number for up to thirty seconds. When this short amount of time elapses, however, the numbers are erased from the memory. How did the information get there in the first place? Information that makes its way to the short term memory (STM) does so via the sensory storage area. The brain has a filter which only allows stimuli that is of immediate interest to pass on to the STM, also known as the working memory.
There is much debate about the capacity and duration of the short term memory. The most accepted theory comes from George A. Miller, a cognitive psychologist who suggested that humans can remember approximately seven chunks of information. A chunk is defined as a meaningful unit of information, such as a word or name rather than just a letter or number. Modern theorists suggest that one can increase the capacity of the short term memory by chunking, or classifying similar information together. By organizing information, one can optimize the STM, and improve the chances of a memory being passed on to long term storage.
When making a conscious effort to memorize something, such as information for an exam, many people engage in "rote rehearsal". By repeating something over and over again, one is able to keep a memory alive. Unfortunately, this type of memory maintenance only succeeds if there are no interruptions. As soon as a person stops rehearsing the information, it has the tendency to disappear. When a pen and paper are not handy, people often attempt to remember a phone number by repeating it aloud. If the doorbell rings or the dog barks to come in before a person has the opportunity to make a phone call, he will likely forget the number instantly. Therefore, rote rehearsal is not an efficient way to pass information from the short term to long term memory. A better way is to practice "elaborate rehearsal". This involves assigning semantic meaning to a piece of information so that it can be filed along with other pre-existing long term memories.
Encoding information semantically also makes it more retrievable. Retrieving information can be done by recognition or recall. Humans can easily recall memories that are stored in the long term memory and used often; however, if a memory seems to be forgotten, it may eventually be retrieved by prompting. The more cues a person is given (such as pictures), the more likely a memory can be retrieved. This is why multiple choice tests are often used for subjects that require a lot of memorization.
According to the passage, how do memories get transferred to the STM?
A.They revert from the long term memory.
B.They get chunked when they enter the brain.
C.They enter via the nervous system.
D.They are filtered from the sensory storage area.

The furniture was too old for us to keep.
A.It was such old furniture that we couldn’t keep it.
B.It was such old furniture that we could keep it.
C.It was too old furniture that we couldn’t keep it.
D.It was so old furniture we couldn’t keep it.

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.
In Britain there is a holiday now which people call Mother’s Day. In the old days many girls from working-class _______(1) in towns and cities and from farmers’ families in the country worked in rich houses. They had to do all the______ (2) and their working day was usually very long, they often______ (3) on Sundays, too. Once a year, it was usually______ (4) Sunday in March, they could visit their mothers. They went home on that day and_______ (5) presents for their mothers and for ______(6) members of their families. They could stay at home only one day, and then they went_____ (7) to their work. People call that day Mothering Day ______(8) Mothering Sunday.Later workers at the factories and girls_______ (9) worked in the houses of rich families received one free day a week, and Mothering Day became Mother’s Day. It is______ (10) last Sunday in March.
_______(9)
A.which
B.whose
C.whom
D.who

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.
In Britain there is a holiday now which people call Mother’s Day. In the old days many girls from working-class _______(1) in towns and cities and from farmers’ families in the country worked in rich houses. They had to do all the______ (2) and their working day was usually very long, they often______ (3) on Sundays, too. Once a year, it was usually______ (4) Sunday in March, they could visit their mothers. They went home on that day and_______ (5) presents for their mothers and for ______(6) members of their families. They could stay at home only one day, and then they went_____ (7) to their work. People call that day Mothering Day ______(8) Mothering Sunday.Later workers at the factories and girls_______ (9) worked in the houses of rich families received one free day a week, and Mothering Day became Mother’s Day. It is______ (10) last Sunday in March.
_______(8)
A.and
B.or
C.but
D.so

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.
In Britain there is a holiday now which people call Mother’s Day. In the old days many girls from working-class _______(1) in towns and cities and from farmers’ families in the country worked in rich houses. They had to do all the______ (2) and their working day was usually very long, they often______ (3) on Sundays, too. Once a year, it was usually______ (4) Sunday in March, they could visit their mothers. They went home on that day and_______ (5) presents for their mothers and for ______(6) members of their families. They could stay at home only one day, and then they went_____ (7) to their work. People call that day Mothering Day ______(8) Mothering Sunday.Later workers at the factories and girls_______ (9) worked in the houses of rich families received one free day a week, and Mothering Day became Mother’s Day. It is______ (10) last Sunday in March.
_______(6)
A.another
B.others
C.other
D.ones

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.
In Britain there is a holiday now which people call Mother’s Day. In the old days many girls from working-class _______(1) in towns and cities and from farmers’ families in the country worked in rich houses. They had to do all the______ (2) and their working day was usually very long, they often______ (3) on Sundays, too. Once a year, it was usually______ (4) Sunday in March, they could visit their mothers. They went home on that day and_______ (5) presents for their mothers and for ______(6) members of their families. They could stay at home only one day, and then they went_____ (7) to their work. People call that day Mothering Day ______(8) Mothering Sunday.Later workers at the factories and girls_______ (9) worked in the houses of rich families received one free day a week, and Mothering Day became Mother’s Day. It is______ (10) last Sunday in March.
______(4)
A.a
B.one
C.the
D.

(6)..............
A.long range
B.near range
C.ranged
D.length range

(9)...........
A.vessel
B.vessels
C.sail
D.sails

(10).........
A.to approach
B.approaches
C.approach
D.approaching

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.
In Britain there is a holiday now which people call Mother’s Day. In the old days many girls from working-class _______(1) in towns and cities and from farmers’ families in the country worked in rich houses. They had to do all the______ (2) and their working day was usually very long, they often______ (3) on Sundays, too. Once a year, it was usually______ (4) Sunday in March, they could visit their mothers. They went home on that day and_______ (5) presents for their mothers and for ______(6) members of their families. They could stay at home only one day, and then they went_____ (7) to their work. People call that day Mothering Day ______(8) Mothering Sunday.Later workers at the factories and girls_______ (9) worked in the houses of rich families received one free day a week, and Mothering Day became Mother’s Day. It is______ (10) last Sunday in March.
______(1)
A.families
B.homes
C.houses
D.roofs