Memory,theysay,isamatterofpracticeandexercise.Ifyouha...

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   Memory, they say, is a matter of practice and exercise. If you have the wish and really made a conscious effort, then you can quite easily improve your ability（33）_________(remember) things. But （34）_________ _________ you are successful, there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you.

    Sometimes you remember things that really did not happen. One morning last week, for example, I got up and found that I (35) _________ (leave) the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remember locking it carefully the night before.

    Memory “tricks” work the other way as well. Once in a while you remember not doing something, and then find out that you did. One day last month, for example, I was sitting in a barber shop (36)_________ (wait) for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days (37)_________ (early) at the barber shop across the street from my office.

    We always seem to find something funny and (38)_________ (amuse) in incidents caused by people’s forgetfulness or absent-mindedness. Stories about absent-minded professors (39)_________ (tell) for years, and we’ve never got tired of hearing new ones. Unfortunately, however, absent-mindedness is not always funny. There are times when  “trick” of our memory（40）_________  cause us great trouble.   

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33. to remember  34. even if/though  35. had left   36. waiting   37. earlier  38. amusing   39. have been told;  40. can/may/might

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