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III. Reading Comprehension     
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.  Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Around 15 million of us will leave a cup of tea to go cold today while a similar amount will forget where they put the keys to their house or car.
Meanwhile, 12 million go to the shops only to   50   forget what they went for----and the same will forget about   51   washing in the machine, according to the survey   52   by National-Lottery.co.uk.
PIN numbers, passwords and chores such as taking food out of the freezer the night before and   53   your mobile phone also stood highly on the list. And more than one in ten    54   forgetting to buy a lottery ticket which may have   55   them a win.
Modern busy lifestyles and increased   56   as well as modern technology were   57   the increase in our levels of forgetfulness.
A National Lottery spokesman said: “We are busier than ever in our work and personal lives and it seems we just have too much to remember for our    58   minds.”
The study found the technology has also played a part, leaving us with more gadgets(小装置) than ever before to   59   and charge or take care of.
60  work pressures it is within the home environment where most things are forgotten, such as credit card   61   , children’s school events or food related things.
The study found one in four people have    62   an important appointment and nearly one in five have fallen out with a friend over a forgotten date or event.
Women are much better than men in the report, failing to   63   an average of two and a half things every day    64   to 3.5 things for men.
50. A. completely        B. fortunately           C. barely                    D. mostly
51. A. freezing           B. elegant                  C. formal                   D. wet
52. A. experimented  B. conducted              C. applied                   D. commanded
53. A. loading             B. forgetting              C. charging                D. remarking
54. A. deny                 B. admit                     C. forbid                    D. avoid
55. A. entitled            B. purchased              C. consumed              D. cost
56. A. pressure           B. rank                    C. logic                     D. weight
57. A. led to               B. blamed for             C. brought about        D. confirmed
58. A. crowded         B. conscious             C. impatient               D. accurate
59. A. dive in             B. insert in                 C. push in                   D. plug in
60. A. Despite             B. Though                  C. In spite                  D. Moreover
61. A. illustrations       B. thefts                     C. payments               D. journals
62. A. missed           B. made                     C. drawn                   D. concluded
63. A. ignore              B. remind                 C. recall                    D. assure
64. A. devoted          B. contributed            C. opposed               D. compared