B1-5

(1)-(10)

1.___ Tatiana can remember 75 of 100 names and faces after 15 minutes..
2. ___She has exactly six brothers and sisters.
3.___She feels that remembering everyday things and memorizing things are different processes.
4.___She makes up a story to link random numbers and words, for visualization.
5. ___She didn't have to do much except for taking lecture notes in college.
6.___ Her parents only encouraged her to read and learn languages to help her memory.
7.___ She finds memorization interesting.
8. ___ She recently defeated 60 challengers to keep her memory champion title.
9.___Her parents allowed her to watch TV when she was little.
10. ___Tatiana keeps a daily To Do list for remembering things on a daily basis.

[1]
Now here's an interesting story about the (1) of how memory works... or doesn't work. Give Tatiana Cooley 100 faces and names to memorize and she can remember 70 of words and she'll repeat them 15 minutes later. Give her 4,000 numbers or (2). them better than most people. It's the same with a 54-line poem. So, why does Tatiana Cooley need sticky notes? She says she's incredibly (3) ! She recently defeated 16 challengers to keep her memory champion title, but when asked how many brothers and sisters she has, she replied, "Six...er..seven...er six." She keeps a daily To Do list and says she "lives by reminder notes." According to Tatiana, the ability (4) thing is different from remembering things on a daily basis. She says her memorizing is "not on the same level as remembering to call people." Tatiana (5) that she is not unique. She believes that anybody can train their mind to memorize. She uses two techniques: visualization and association. For visualization, she looks at material and mentally photographs it. For association, she makes up a story to (6). random numbers and words. Tatiana noticed that her ability to memorize was better than average when she was studying in college. She found that taking (7) notes was enough to prepare for tests. She didn't have to do anything else. Tatiana gives credit for her (8) to her mother and father. They only allowed her to watch news and educational programs on TV when she was growing up. They played games to help her memory and encouraged her to read and learn languages. She reads in Portuguese, Spanish, and French. She thinks (9) is fun. She says, "I've always loved to learn. I've been like a sponge my whole life." So, there you go, folks, it's reassuring to know that even a memory champion needs a little help (10)

• history

• theory

• mystery

• phenomenon

[2]
Now here's an interesting story about the (1) of how memory works... or doesn't work. Give Tatiana Cooley 100 faces and names to memorize and she can remember 70 of words and she'll repeat them 15 minutes later. Give her 4,000 numbers or (2). them better than most people. It's the same with a 54-line poem. So, why does Tatiana Cooley need sticky notes? She says she's incredibly (3) ! She recently defeated 16 challengers to keep her memory champion title, but when asked how many brothers and sisters she has, she replied, "Six...er..seven...er six." She keeps a daily To Do list and says she "lives by reminder notes." According to Tatiana, the ability (4) thing is different from remembering things on a daily basis. She says her memorizing is "not on the same level as remembering to call people." Tatiana (5) that she is not unique. She believes that anybody can train their mind to memorize. She uses two techniques: visualization and association. For visualization, she looks at material and mentally photographs it. For association, she makes up a story to (6). random numbers and words. Tatiana noticed that her ability to memorize was better than average when she was studying in college. She found that taking (7) notes was enough to prepare for tests. She didn't have to do anything else. Tatiana gives credit for her (8) to her mother and father. They only allowed her to watch news and educational programs on TV when she was growing up. They played games to help her memory and encouraged her to read and learn languages. She reads in Portuguese, Spanish, and French. She thinks (9) is fun. She says, "I've always loved to learn. I've been like a sponge my whole life." So, there you go, folks, it's reassuring to know that even a memory champion needs a little help (10)

• 500

• 900

• 100

• 50

[3]
Now here's an interesting story about the (1) of how memory works... or doesn't work. Give Tatiana Cooley 100 faces and names to memorize and she can remember 70 of words and she'll repeat them 15 minutes later. Give her 4,000 numbers or (2). them better than most people. It's the same with a 54-line poem. So, why does Tatiana Cooley need sticky notes? She says she's incredibly (3) ! She recently defeated 16 challengers to keep her memory champion title, but when asked how many brothers and sisters she has, she replied, "Six...er..seven...er six." She keeps a daily To Do list and says she "lives by reminder notes." According to Tatiana, the ability (4) thing is different from remembering things on a daily basis. She says her memorizing is "not on the same level as remembering to call people." Tatiana (5) that she is not unique. She believes that anybody can train their mind to memorize. She uses two techniques: visualization and association. For visualization, she looks at material and mentally photographs it. For association, she makes up a story to (6). random numbers and words. Tatiana noticed that her ability to memorize was better than average when she was studying in college. She found that taking (7) notes was enough to prepare for tests. She didn't have to do anything else. Tatiana gives credit for her (8) to her mother and father. They only allowed her to watch news and educational programs on TV when she was growing up. They played games to help her memory and encouraged her to read and learn languages. She reads in Portuguese, Spanish, and French. She thinks (9) is fun. She says, "I've always loved to learn. I've been like a sponge my whole life." So, there you go, folks, it's reassuring to know that even a memory champion needs a little help (10)

• open-minded

• absent-minded

• strong-minded

• wrong-minded

[4]
Now here's an interesting story about the (1) of how memory works... or doesn't work. Give Tatiana Cooley 100 faces and names to memorize and she can remember 70 of words and she'll repeat them 15 minutes later. Give her 4,000 numbers or (2). them better than most people. It's the same with a 54-line poem. So, why does Tatiana Cooley need sticky notes? She says she's incredibly (3) ! She recently defeated 16 challengers to keep her memory champion title, but when asked how many brothers and sisters she has, she replied, "Six...er..seven...er six." She keeps a daily To Do list and says she "lives by reminder notes." According to Tatiana, the ability (4) thing is different from remembering things on a daily basis. She says her memorizing is "not on the same level as remembering to call people." Tatiana (5) that she is not unique. She believes that anybody can train their mind to memorize. She uses two techniques: visualization and association. For visualization, she looks at material and mentally photographs it. For association, she makes up a story to (6). random numbers and words. Tatiana noticed that her ability to memorize was better than average when she was studying in college. She found that taking (7) notes was enough to prepare for tests. She didn't have to do anything else. Tatiana gives credit for her (8) to her mother and father. They only allowed her to watch news and educational programs on TV when she was growing up. They played games to help her memory and encouraged her to read and learn languages. She reads in Portuguese, Spanish, and French. She thinks (9) is fun. She says, "I've always loved to learn. I've been like a sponge my whole life." So, there you go, folks, it's reassuring to know that even a memory champion needs a little help (10)

• to recognize

• to realize

• to clarify

• to memorize

[5]
Now here's an interesting story about the (1) of how memory works... or doesn't work. Give Tatiana Cooley 100 faces and names to memorize and she can remember 70 of words and she'll repeat them 15 minutes later. Give her 4,000 numbers or (2). them better than most people. It's the same with a 54-line poem. So, why does Tatiana Cooley need sticky notes? She says she's incredibly (3) ! She recently defeated 16 challengers to keep her memory champion title, but when asked how many brothers and sisters she has, she replied, "Six...er..seven...er six." She keeps a daily To Do list and says she "lives by reminder notes." According to Tatiana, the ability (4) thing is different from remembering things on a daily basis. She says her memorizing is "not on the same level as remembering to call people." Tatiana (5) that she is not unique. She believes that anybody can train their mind to memorize. She uses two techniques: visualization and association. For visualization, she looks at material and mentally photographs it. For association, she makes up a story to (6). random numbers and words. Tatiana noticed that her ability to memorize was better than average when she was studying in college. She found that taking (7) notes was enough to prepare for tests. She didn't have to do anything else. Tatiana gives credit for her (8) to her mother and father. They only allowed her to watch news and educational programs on TV when she was growing up. They played games to help her memory and encouraged her to read and learn languages. She reads in Portuguese, Spanish, and French. She thinks (9) is fun. She says, "I've always loved to learn. I've been like a sponge my whole life." So, there you go, folks, it's reassuring to know that even a memory champion needs a little help (10)

• consists

• exists

• insists

• emits

[6]
Now here's an interesting story about the (1) of how memory works... or doesn't work. Give Tatiana Cooley 100 faces and names to memorize and she can remember 70 of words and she'll repeat them 15 minutes later. Give her 4,000 numbers or (2). them better than most people. It's the same with a 54-line poem. So, why does Tatiana Cooley need sticky notes? She says she's incredibly (3) ! She recently defeated 16 challengers to keep her memory champion title, but when asked how many brothers and sisters she has, she replied, "Six...er..seven...er six." She keeps a daily To Do list and says she "lives by reminder notes." According to Tatiana, the ability (4) thing is different from remembering things on a daily basis. She says her memorizing is "not on the same level as remembering to call people." Tatiana (5) that she is not unique. She believes that anybody can train their mind to memorize. She uses two techniques: visualization and association. For visualization, she looks at material and mentally photographs it. For association, she makes up a story to (6). random numbers and words. Tatiana noticed that her ability to memorize was better than average when she was studying in college. She found that taking (7) notes was enough to prepare for tests. She didn't have to do anything else. Tatiana gives credit for her (8) to her mother and father. They only allowed her to watch news and educational programs on TV when she was growing up. They played games to help her memory and encouraged her to read and learn languages. She reads in Portuguese, Spanish, and French. She thinks (9) is fun. She says, "I've always loved to learn. I've been like a sponge my whole life." So, there you go, folks, it's reassuring to know that even a memory champion needs a little help (10)

• link

• think

• bring

• click

[7]
Now here's an interesting story about the (1) of how memory works... or doesn't work. Give Tatiana Cooley 100 faces and names to memorize and she can remember 70 of words and she'll repeat them 15 minutes later. Give her 4,000 numbers or (2). them better than most people. It's the same with a 54-line poem. So, why does Tatiana Cooley need sticky notes? She says she's incredibly (3) ! She recently defeated 16 challengers to keep her memory champion title, but when asked how many brothers and sisters she has, she replied, "Six...er..seven...er six." She keeps a daily To Do list and says she "lives by reminder notes." According to Tatiana, the ability (4) thing is different from remembering things on a daily basis. She says her memorizing is "not on the same level as remembering to call people." Tatiana (5) that she is not unique. She believes that anybody can train their mind to memorize. She uses two techniques: visualization and association. For visualization, she looks at material and mentally photographs it. For association, she makes up a story to (6). random numbers and words. Tatiana noticed that her ability to memorize was better than average when she was studying in college. She found that taking (7) notes was enough to prepare for tests. She didn't have to do anything else. Tatiana gives credit for her (8) to her mother and father. They only allowed her to watch news and educational programs on TV when she was growing up. They played games to help her memory and encouraged her to read and learn languages. She reads in Portuguese, Spanish, and French. She thinks (9) is fun. She says, "I've always loved to learn. I've been like a sponge my whole life." So, there you go, folks, it's reassuring to know that even a memory champion needs a little help (10)

• letter

• lecture

• better

• whatever

[8]

Now here's an interesting story about the (1) of how memory works... or doesn't work. Give Tatiana Cooley 100 faces and names to memorize and she can remember 70 of words and she'll repeat them 15 minutes later. Give her 4,000 numbers or (2). them better than most people. It's the same with a 54-line poem. So, why does Tatiana Cooley need sticky notes? She says she's incredibly (3) ! She recently defeated 16 challengers to keep her memory champion title, but when asked how many brothers and sisters she has, she replied, "Six...er..seven...er six." She keeps a daily To Do list and says she "lives by reminder notes." According to Tatiana, the ability (4) thing is different from remembering things on a daily basis. She says her memorizing is "not on the same level as remembering to call people." Tatiana (5) that she is not unique. She believes that anybody can train their mind to memorize. She uses two techniques: visualization and association. For visualization, she looks at material and mentally photographs it. For association, she makes up a story to (6). random numbers and words. Tatiana noticed that her ability to memorize was better than average when she was studying in college. She found that taking (7) notes was enough to prepare for tests. She didn't have to do anything else. Tatiana gives credit for her (8) to her mother and father. They only allowed her to watch news and educational programs on TV when she was growing up. They played games to help her memory and encouraged her to read and learn languages. She reads in Portuguese, Spanish, and French. She thinks (9) is fun. She says, "I've always loved to learn. I've been like a sponge my whole life." So, there you go, folks, it's reassuring to know that even a memory champion needs a little help (10)

• family

• facilities

• abilities

• variety