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Section1UseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosetheword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,C

orDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)

Asmanypeoplehitmiddleage,theyoftenstarttonoticethattheirmemory

andmentalclarityarenotwhattheyusedtobe.Wesuddenlycan’t

remember___weputthekeysjustamomentago,oranoldacquaintance’sname,

orthenameofanoldbandweusedtolove.Asthebrain___,werefertothese

occurrencesan“seniormoments.”___seeminglyinnocent,thislossof

mentalfocuscanpotentiallyhavea(n)___impactonourprofessional,social,and

al___.

Neuroscientistpertswhostudythenervoussystem,areincreasinglyshowing

thatthere’sactuallyalotthatcanbedone.It___outthatthebrainneedercisein

muchthesamewayourmusclesdo,andtherightmental___cansignificantly

improveourbasiccognitive___.Thinkingis___essentiallya___ofmaking

connectionsinthebrain.Toacertainextent,ourabilityto___inmarkingthe

connectionsthatdriveintelligenceisinherited.abilityto___inmakingthe

connectionsaremadethrougheffortandpractice,___,becausetheseconnections

aremadethrougheffortandpractice,scientistsbelievethatintelligencecan

expandandfluctuate___mentaleffort.

Now,anewWeb-basedcompanyhastakenitastep___anddevelopedthe

first“braintrainingprogram”designedtoactuallyhelppeopleimproveand

regaintheirmental___.

TheWeb-basedprogram___youtosystematicallyimproveyourmemory