Some people have very good memories, and can easily learn long poems by heart. There are other people who can remember things when they have said them again and again.
The famous English writer, Charles Dickens, said that he could walk down along street in London and then tell you the names of every shop he had passed. Many of the great men of the world have good memories.
A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his own language by remembering what he learns when he is a small child. Some children don’t live in their own country, and they seem to learn two languages almost as easily as one. At school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because students have so little time for it and they are busy with other lessons, too.
A man’s mind is quite like a camera, but it takes photos not only of what we see but of what we feel, hear, smell and taste. When we take a real photo with a camera, there is much to do before the photo is finished and ready to show to our friends. In the same way there is much work to be done before we can keep a picture forever in our minds.
11. The person who has a good memory can ________.
| A．only remember what he has said | B．have a nice camera |
| C．easily recite long poems | D．write a long poem easily |
12. The famous writer Charles Dickens was born in ________.
| A．America | B．Australia | C．Scotland | D．Britain |
13. Charles Dickens ________.
| A．had a very good memory | B．enjoyed doing shopping in London |
| C．liked walking in the street | D．was good at remembering street names |
14. There are some people remember things when they have said them again and again. That means these people ________.
| A．are always careless | B．don’t have good memories |
| C．don’t like to listen to others | D．are short of brain |
15. If you have a good memory, it is easier for you ________.
| A．to become a good speaker | B．to make friends |
| C．to learn a foreign language | D．to learn school subjects |
