Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best fits each of the numbered...

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Memorization techniques

             Throughout history, scholars have recognised that memory plays a central role in cognitive development. It is therefore essential to understand which techniques can help us memorize more efficiently. One of the most effective ways (36) ____________. Below are two simple techniques to help you remember everything, even a shopping list of eight items.

             The first method involves creating a vivid and unusual story. For example, picture a giant loaf of bread with coffee suddenly spraying out like a fountain. The coffee turns into white yoghurt, (37) ____________. Olives run across the bridge while large eggs chase them. The olives hide behind a carton of orange juice. When you try to eat one, it becomes a terrible-tasting onion. (38) ____________.

             The second technique is called the "memory palace". Visualize your home and mentally walk through each room. Place the items from your list in specific locations, such as bread on the doormat or coffee in front of the TV. (39) ____________, you make the information easier to recall. Not only is this strategy useful for shopping lists (40) ____________.

Question 36. A. may be use imagination                                 B. is to use imagination

                     C. are imagining effectively                              D. is to avoid using imagination

Question 37. A. into which flows a river passing through a bridge made from steak

                     B. the river then flows and passes through a bridge made of steak

                     C. which flows into a river passing under a bridge made of steak

                     D. flowing into a river that passed under a bridge made from steak

Question 38. A. In this way, the stories appear more entertaining and engaging

                     B. These strange and colourful images may confuse your memory

                     C. These strange and colorful images help fix the items in your mind

                     D. Such usual mental sequences immediately quell your curiosity

Question 39. A. When you create vivid yet impersonal images

                     B. Despite the use of detailed mental pictures

                     C. If the information is defined several times

                     D. By forming personal and clear associations

Question 40. A. but it is also beneficial for some people to deliver speeches without notes

                     B. but it benefits all people who deliver speeches using prompts as well

                     C. although it is also helpful when some people give speeches without clues

                     D. but also some people are beneficial from giving a speech without notes