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II. Contextual Blank-filling: 10%It happens to all of us from time to time. You cannot remember where you put the keys you were holding in your handjust fifteen minutes earlier. You were just introduced to three people, and you forgot their names almost immediately. Suchincidents are ___21___ most people, but worrying for some.Middle-aged people are more likely to look anxiously on these _22__ as signs of aging and loss of abilities. Some fear they are early __23__ Alzheimer’s disease, an incurable affliction that causes gradual memory loss in many elderly people.However, scientific research seems to __24__ that the slowing down and gradual loss of memory function is not necessarilya sign of the weakness of body and mind. A lot of time and money __25__ memory studies in recent years. We are learning more and more about how and where memories __26___ -- the first step in preventing their loss.The formation of memories seems to involve different parts of the brain working together. One area known to be ___27__ is the hippocampus, which is so named because its shape looks like a seahorse. The hippocampus is located near the bottom of the brain and is probably what most memories are formed.Studies on animals have shown that the hippocampus compiles a detailed impression of a moment in time by linkingdifferent pieces of information.What is not known for certain is whether this part of the brain is the __(28)___ of memory.People who suffer damage to the hippocampus, especially those with Alzheimer’s lose the ability to hold on to newimpressions. This results in a _reduction 29_ in the effectiveness of their short-term memory. Older memories are lessaffected however, suggesting that impressions are moved to other parts of the brain for __30___ storage. (RM14-2)A) suggest B) symptoms of C) have gone into D) crucial E) initial siteAB) long-term AC) take shape AD) common to AE) lapses in memory BC) slowing down
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統計：A(0),B(0),C(0),D(0),E(0)

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