四、构建关联
The text suggests some ways to improve our memory, such as mental exercises, healthy habits, and relaxation. Describe your personal experience of using one of these methods to remember important information.

I used mental exercises with traditional culture to remember dates. For example, to recall Cai Lun's invention of paper (around year 105), I pictured him making a giant paper lantern with "105" written on it. The lantern (a traditional symbol) helped me link the year to paper easily. During tests, thinking of the lantern instantly reminded me of "105". Simple, culture-linked images make it much easier to remember dates!

一、听录音,回答问题
1. How can people improve their visual memory?
2. How many numbers can most people remember in their short-term memory?
3. Why is List B harder to remember than List A?

1. We can improve visual memory through practice and visual games. 2. Most people can remember about six or seven numbers for a short time. 3. Scientists think that list B is harder because the words in list B sound similar.

二、构建关联
Give your reasons to tell which test impresses you most.

The visual memory test impresses me most. It lets me remember picture patterns, which is like solving a fun puzzle. Since we get lots of visual information every day, this test reminds me how to improve visual memory. The number memory test is the most impressive. Remembering long numbers is hard, but grouping them helps. For example, dividing "4-3-1-8-6-2-6-2" into small groups makes it easier, so this test shows a clever memorizing way. The word memory test impresses me most. List B is harder because words like "man, cat, fat" sound similar and trick my memory. This test teaches me that word sounds influence how well I remember them.

一、选择正确答案完成句子
1. Lily (will go/go/goes) to have a picnic if it (will be/is) a fine day tomorrow.
2. Don’t speak loudly if you (are/will be) in the library.
3. If you (will take/take) a fish out of water for a long time, it (will die/dies).
4. If I (will have/have) one thousand dollars, I (will buy/buy) a new big house for my parents.
5. The wood (will float/floats) if you (put/will put) it on water.
6. They (won’t go/don’t go/will go/go) to the beach unless it (will rain/won’t rain/doesn’t rain/rains).
7. Unless she (won’t pass/doesn’t pass/passes/will pass) the exam, she (can/can’t) go to Australia.

1. will go; is 2. are 3. take; dies 4. have; will buy 5. floats; put 6. will go; rains 7. passes; can't