You hurry into the kitchen，open the refrigerator and suddenly you forget why you open it．“What am I looking for？”You ask yourself．“What am I doing here？”Don't worry．You are not losing your mind．We have all had this kind of thing．If you think about something very quickly，it goes into your short-term memory and it goes right back out in just a few seconds．You have not moved things from short-term to long-term memory，so you won't be able to remember it later on．
What can you do to help get back your missing short-term memory？You may go back to where you were．So，for example，if you were sitting in a chair listening to the music in the living room，just go back into the living room．This will help you remember，and when you are back in the living room，you will suddenly think，“Oh，yes，I was thirsty and I wanted something cold to drink．That is why I went to the fridge．”If，sometimes，you can't go back to where you were before，just try tracing your steps back in your mind．Think back to things you did before，and this may help you．
【小题1】We sometimes forget why we open the refrigerator, probably because___________.        

You hurry into the kitchen，open the refrigerator and suddenly you forget why you open it．“What am I looking for？”You ask yourself．“What am I doing here？”Don't worry．You are not losing your mind．We have all had this kind of thing．If you think about something very quickly，it goes into your short-term memory and it goes right back out in just a few seconds．You have not moved things from short-term to long-term memory，so you won't be able to remember it later on．

What can you do to help get back your missing short-term memory？You may go back to where you were．So，for example，if you were sitting in a chair listening to the music in the living room，just go back into the living room．This will help you remember，and when you are back in the living room，you will suddenly think，“Oh，yes，I was thirsty and I wanted something cold to drink．That is why I went to the fridge．”If，sometimes，you can't go back to where you were before，just try tracing your steps back in your mind．Think back to things you did before，and this may help you．

1.We sometimes forget why we open the refrigerator, probably because___________.        

A．We lose our mind.                      B．We are not thirsty.

C．We think about something too quickly.       D．we won’t be able to remember things.

2.What can you do to help get back the missing short-term memory?

A．Stay where you are.                     B．Make yourself thirsty.

C．Listen to some music.                    D．Try tracing your steps back in your mind

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Only a few of us will have such experiences,

B．People always forget why they hurry into the kitchen.

C．It doesn’t matter if you can’t remember why you do a certain thing at times.

D．Have something cold to drink can help you to remember the things.

4.Which is the best title?

A．Lose your memory                      B．What’s wrong with you?

C．Learn to forget                         D．Just open the refrigerator

1.---I found it difficult _________ (get) to sleep during the night.

--- In my opinion, _________ (drink) some milk is good for you.

2.He _________ (arrive) here to spend his one-week vacation next week. I can’t wait.

3.Many people were glad to hear the _________(amaze) new.

4.After traveling America last year, Peter _________(fall) in love with that country.

5.You must believe your teachers, because they have much teaching _________(experience).

6.The shop was ________(close) when we got there yesterday.

7.--- What’s wrong with you? You look so sad today.

--- I _________ (lose) my coat on the playground.

8.Why not think about _________ (go) to a movie with your friends?

9.The welcome party really_________ (surprise) him a lot.

 I remember a day when I was a little kid. I was making a sandwich in the kitchen when I noticed the   31   on one of the wine bottles.

  “Dad, Dad!” I cried. “This wine is too old to drink.”

  “Dear, hold on.” Dad said.

  “You can’t drink this tonight! This bottle of wine was   32   10 years ago.”

  “wait, let me tell you…”

  “Would you like me to   33   it away for you?” I asked.

  “Dear, wait a second,” he said.“Some wines get better   34   time. The longer you wait to drink it, the better it will be. Although this may seem strange, it is  35  .”

  When I was young, I didn’t have any understanding of what this   36  , but now, this would have been very helpful to remember as I   37   through my teenage years.

  In our society, we forget this simple rule: The longer you wait for certain things, the better they will be. But we want the best job as   38   as possible; we want to graduate from college in as a few years as possible; we even speed through our homework just to chat with friends. When we do this, we lose something of forget   39   .

  We all want to get to the next   40   so quickly that perhaps we don’t get   41   enough to get there. This has a   42   effect on our society. When trying to go to the right college, we will do anything to get in and when we rush through our class-work, we   43   not study enough for the best, and   44   failing. We need to be ready for   45   comes, ready for the unexpected.

  Wine gets better over time, so do the things in our paths of life.

(   )31. A. name       B. address         C. date         D. number

(   )32. A. bought      B. invented        C. made        D. discovered

(   )33. A. throw       B. give           C. clear         D. put

(   )34. A. for         B. on             C. in           D. over

(   )35. A. true        B. clear           C. wrong        D. poor

(   )36. A. said        B. told            C. explained     D. meant

(   )37. A. came       B. went           C. looked        D. wasted

(   )38. A. strongly     B. easily          C. quickly       D. slowly

(   )39. A. importance   B. use            C. honor        D. care

(   )40 A. class        B. grade           C. step         D. rule

(   )41. A. careful      B. ready           C. easy         D. lucky

(   )42. A. negative     B. positive         C. good        D. special

(   )43. A. must        B. will            C. should       D. may

(   )44. A. come up     B. end up          C. move up     D. make up

(   )45. A. whenever    B. wherever        C. whatever     D. whichever