Part I Warming Up
Part II Painting for Pay
Part III Choosing a Career
Part IV Short Talks on Listening Skills
Section A
Words & Phrases
Directions,Here are some advertisements for certain job vacancies,Listen
carefully and fill in the missing information,
[ ] 1,Position ____________
Qualification,
● good and dependable
● ______________
● ___________________
Way of contact,
______________________
___________________________
[ ] 2,Position ____________
Qualification,
● _______________
● ______________
Way of contact,
______________________
___________________________
___________________________
Page
1
cook
experience
work on weekends
Call 2359739
English and math teachers
A bachelor’s degree
Teaching certificate
Resume to Wales
Charter School,19 Snow Road,NYC
[ ] 3,Position ________________
___________
Qualification,
● a bachelor’s degree in
_________________
● good ______________ skills
Way of contact,
______________________
___________________________
[ ] 4,Position _________________
Offers to employees,professional
___________________ training
Qualifications,
● dynamic,______________
__________ learners
● interested in working in a
_________ environment
● ________ and able to ____
____________
Way of contact,____________
_________________________
Section A
Words & Phrases
Directions,Here are some advertisements for certain job vacancies,Listen
carefully and fill in the missing information,
Page
2
Marketing Communication Supervisor
Business Administration
PC and presentation
Resume to MTP,P.O,
Box 354,Syracuse,NY 16493
Area Sales Manager
careers and extensive
hardworking and initiated
quick
challenging
mobile
travel extensively
Detailed resume with
expected salary and recent photo to Martin’s
Apparel,385 Rockledge Street,Syracuse,NY 15835
[ ] 5,Position ________________
Offers to employees,
● __________________________
● excellent ___________________
opportunities
Qualification,
● a bachelor’s degree in
_____________________
● _________ relevant working
Experience
● ______________________
● good __________________
______________ skills
● ability to ____________
Way of contact,resume with recent
Photo,_______________________
____________________________
_________________
Section A
Words & Phrases
Directions,Here are some advertisements for certain job vacancies,Listen
carefully and fill in the missing information,
Page
3
Buyer
competitive salary and benefits package
career development
business or engineering
2 ~ 3 years
good command of English
communication and interpersonal
work in teams
resume with recent
photo,contact phone number and a
copy of diploma to 943 West Avenue,
Syracuse,NY 18640
Section A
Words & Phrases
Directions,Here are some advertisements for certain job vacancies,Listen
carefully and fill in the missing information,
[ ] 6,Position ____________
Qualification,
● a university degree in
___________________
● ____________________
● a minimum of ___________
experience with ________________
Way of contact,____________
____________________________
____________________________
Page
4
Accountant
accounting or auditing
strong computer skills
3 years
trading companies
Resume
with education certificate,ID card
copy and photo to 404,South 7th
Street,NYC
Section B
Words & Phrases
Directions,Do you know what will be the hottest jobs in the 21st century?
Listen to the following passage,Fill in the blanks,
Page
5
Looking for a career change? A decade ago,who would have guessed that
________ would be one of _____________ of 2000? Do you have any idea what will be
the other ____ hottest jobs in the 21st century? Here are some suggestions,
1,_________________
With man-made ______ already _____________,25 years from now scientists
expect to be culturing __________________________________,Or trying,anyway,
2,_________________
After scanning your DNA for ________,doctors will use gene therapy and
_______ molecules to cure diseases,including ______________,
w b d signer
the hottest jobs six
Tissue engineers
skin on the market
growing organs in test tubes
Genetic programmers
defects,smart”
certain cancers
Section B
Words & Phrases
Directions,Do you know what will be the hottest jobs in the 21st century?
Listen to the following passage,Fill in the blanks,
Page
6
3,Pharmers / Pharmacologic _______
New-age farms will raise ______________ that have been genetically
engineered to produce therapeutic _________,Works in progress include a
___________ tomato and drug-laden milk from _____________________,
4,Genetically-modified ___________
Not sure what’s for dinner? With a little genetic fiddling,
___________________________ will help feed an overpopulated planet,
farmers
crops and livestock
proteins vaccine-ca rying
cows,sheep and goats
food monitors
fast-growing fish and freeze-resistant fruit
Section B
Words & Phrases
Directions,Do you know what will be the hottest jobs in the 21st century?
Listen to the following passage,Fill in the blanks,
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7
5,_____________________
Still daunted by the thought of ______________ your video cassette recorder
(VCR),let alone your digital versatile disc (DVD)? Just wait until your 3-D
holographic TV won’t ______ or your talking toaster starts ___________,Remote
diagnostics will take care of most of your _______________,but a few repairmen
will still make house calls,,, via ___________,
6,_________________
Today’s broadcasting industry will become increasingly _____________,
Working together,______________________ will create content just for you,
Ambient commercials will also hijack your attention by using ________________,
Hot-line handymen
reprogramming
power up
giving abuse
home electronics video phone
Narrow casters
personalized
media nd adverti ers
tastes and smells
Section A (Pre-listening)
Words & Phrases
Directions,In the United States,college students usually have several
months off for summer vacation,Many students get jobs to earn money for their college
tuition and other school expenses,The following passage you are going to hear is about
a college student,But before hearing to it,think about the pre-listening questions
below,
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8
1,Have you ever had a part-time or full-time job in summer? If yes,
what jobs have you had? If no,are you going to get one in the future?
2,Is it common for students in your school to have a part-time job?
3,Do you think it is good for students to have a part-time or full-
time job in summer? Why or why not?
Section B
Words & Phrases
Directions,Now listen to the passage,While listening,focus on the major
points and then choose the correct answer to complete the following sentences,
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9
1,All of the managers and painters who work for Student Painters are _____________,
a,professional painters b,full-time college students c,local
high school students 2,Mark Laratonda is _____________,
a,a manager for Student Painters b,the owner of Student Painters
c,a customer of Student Painters
3,People who work for Student Painters are ___________,
a,earning college credit b,earning money for college tuition and
expenses c,working for their parents
4,The goal of Student Painters is to ___________,
a,give students a chance to experience the real business world
b,teacher students how to paint c,provide travel
opportunities for students
Section C
Words & Phrases
Directions,Now listen again,Then you are going to hear some statements,
Decide whether they are true or false,Put,T” or,F” in the brackets,
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10
1,Student Painters is based in New York,
2,Student Painters was founded in 1980,
3,Student Painters operates in 50 states in the United States and in 5 Canadian
Provinces,
4,Mark Laratonda supervises three groups of painters,
5,Laratonda’s painters have completed 15 jobs since July,
6,Company instructors trained Laratonda to become a manager,
7,Mark Laratonda is an engineering major at Indiana University,
(
) 1,
(
) 2,
(
) 3,
(
) 4,
(
) 5,
(
) 6,
(
) 7,
F
T
F
F
F
F
T
Section D
Words & Phrases
Directions,Listen to the passage again,This time focus on Mark Laratonda’s
responsibilities at Student Painters,Fill in the blanks below by using key words,
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11
Mark Laratonda’s responsibilities at Student Painters are,
1,___________________________________________________________
2,___________________________________________________________
3,___________________________________________________________
4,___________________________________________________________
5,___________________________________________________________
6,___________________________________________________________
hiring painters
doing advertising
providing equipment
taing care of payroll
writing contract
doing final inspection with customer
Section A
Words & Phrases
Directions,You are going to hear a passage about how to choose a career,
While listening,pay special attention to the list of questions put forward in it,Then
fill in the blanks with what you hear on the tape,
Page
12
Question 1,Have I given thought to what I would like to be doing ___________
from now? Question 2,Have I a clear knowledge of _____________________,as well as
__________ ___________?
Question 3,Do I know the kind of occupations in which people like myself tend
to _________ ________________?
Question 4,Have I weighed carefully _____________________ against
______________ offered by the jobs I am considering?
Question 5,Have I talked about my job preferences with
___________________________ _______________________?
Question 6,_____________________________________________________?
Question 7,How do I ______ my job? Is it just _______________________ to do the
things that I want to? Is the work important to me and
______________________________? Is it _______________ of both these things?
15 to 20 years
my abilities and aptitudes my interests
and aims
find success
and satisfaction
the immediate advantages the long-tern prospects
my guidance councellor,my parents,
teachers and my headmaster
Have I made a real study of jobs
regard a means of getting money
my fu ure h ppiness and contentment
a combination
Section B
Words & Phrases
Directions,Now listen again,This time pay more attention to what’s
relevant to each of the questions above,Then fill in the chart below with the relevant
information by using key words,
Page
13
Question 1,Have I given thought to what I would like to be doing 15 to 20
years from now?
affect / future course of life / determine / friends / husband or wife / where you live /
recreational activities / other aspects
Question 2,Have I a clear knowledge of my abilities and aptitude,as well as my
interests and aims?
honest about weak points / strong ones / what kind of person / you are now /
what you are good at / what kind of person / you want to be
Section B
Words & Phrases
Directions,Now listen again,This time pay more attention to what’s
relevant to each of the questions above,Then fill in the chart below with the relevant
information by using key words,
Page
14
Question 3,Do I know the kind of occupations in which people like myself tend to
find success and satisfaction?
What / other people / important and challenging / talk to people / already in
the careers that interested you / watch / at work
Question 4,Have I weighed carefully the immediate advantages against the long-term
prospects offered by the jobs I am considering?
satisfaction / not just when you start / years to come / importance of education /
promotion / preference / educated person
Section B
Words & Phrases
Directions,Now listen again,This time pay more attention to what’s
relevant to each of the questions above,Then fill in the chart below with the relevant
information by using key words,
Page
15
Question 5,Have I talked about my job preferences with my guidance counselor,my
parents,my teachers and my headmaster?
experience / benefit / help / think about / stimulate / careful thought / really want to do
offer suggestions / take advantages of / qualities and qualifications
Question 6,Have I made a real study of jobs?
read about / study / over and over again
Directions,Listen to the short talk entitled, You Just Can’t Remember So
Much! – Learn to Select,Learn to Simplify.” Some important words are taken away from
the written passage,Supply the missing words,
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16
You Just Can’t Remember So Much!
- Learn to Select,Learn to Simplify
At a certain stage of English listening,some students may report a kind
of ________ or even __________ experience,They say that while listening,they seem
to __________ everything that they hear,but as soon as the voice _______,all is
_____ ! They say that they just can’t remember what they heard,not to mention
___________________________,What causes this problem? Is it also your complaint?
unpleasant
frustrating understand
stops gone
writing down or speaking out
Directions,Listen to the short talk entitled, You Just Can’t Remember So
Much! – Learn to Select,Learn to Simplify.” Some important words are taken away from
the written passage,Supply the missing words,
Page
17
You Just Can’t Remember So Much!
- Learn to Select,Learn to Simplify
Let us try to discuss the matter from two perspectives,
First,knowing some difference between ___________________ is important,
When we learn a new language,we usually pass through at least
_________________________,namely,the one-way stage,the partial two-way stage and
the full two-way stage,Obviously,there’s ________ in between,Just as Brown and
Terrel point out in their books on language learning and language teaching,
“____________ to produce an item __________ be taken to mean that the learner ___
___________________., Therefore,if we can comprehend what is being said to us,
we have achieved ____________,That’s quite encouraging!
omprehension and production
three communication stages
the gap
The inability shou d not
cannot comprehend it
the first goal
Directions,Listen to the short talk entitled, You Just Can’t Remember So
Much! – Learn to Select,Learn to Simplify.” Some important words are taken away from
the written passage,Supply the missing words,
Page
17
Secondly,of course,we’ll have to move on,And we must be aware of
__________________ on our way to effective listening,When we listen,are we paying
______________ to every element in each utterance? Are we attempting to memorize
and repeat and write down ____________ in a passage? If so,we need to think for a
while,Human memory can retain only ________________ information at a time,
Therefore,only by learning to ________________ can we possibly absorb what is
____________ and then ____________ what is the most _________,In fact,when we
listen,we usually listen with __________,Although it is sometimes necessary to
get detailed and specific information on the subject,it is,more often than not,
quite enough for us to ___________ ________________________,Furthermore,in the
course of listening,if we are capable of automatically turning the ___________
sentence structures into ______ ones,interrogative into affirmative,or passive
into active,our brain will certainly do _________________ in helping our memory,
some possible traps
equal attention
all the details
a limited amount of
select and si pl fy
really important remember essential
a purpose
grasp the key
words and the main points
complicated simple
a much smarter job
Part II Painting for Pay
Part III Choosing a Career
Part IV Short Talks on Listening Skills
Section A
Words & Phrases
Directions,Here are some advertisements for certain job vacancies,Listen
carefully and fill in the missing information,
[ ] 1,Position ____________
Qualification,
● good and dependable
● ______________
● ___________________
Way of contact,
______________________
___________________________
[ ] 2,Position ____________
Qualification,
● _______________
● ______________
Way of contact,
______________________
___________________________
___________________________
Page
1
cook
experience
work on weekends
Call 2359739
English and math teachers
A bachelor’s degree
Teaching certificate
Resume to Wales
Charter School,19 Snow Road,NYC
[ ] 3,Position ________________
___________
Qualification,
● a bachelor’s degree in
_________________
● good ______________ skills
Way of contact,
______________________
___________________________
[ ] 4,Position _________________
Offers to employees,professional
___________________ training
Qualifications,
● dynamic,______________
__________ learners
● interested in working in a
_________ environment
● ________ and able to ____
____________
Way of contact,____________
_________________________
Section A
Words & Phrases
Directions,Here are some advertisements for certain job vacancies,Listen
carefully and fill in the missing information,
Page
2
Marketing Communication Supervisor
Business Administration
PC and presentation
Resume to MTP,P.O,
Box 354,Syracuse,NY 16493
Area Sales Manager
careers and extensive
hardworking and initiated
quick
challenging
mobile
travel extensively
Detailed resume with
expected salary and recent photo to Martin’s
Apparel,385 Rockledge Street,Syracuse,NY 15835
[ ] 5,Position ________________
Offers to employees,
● __________________________
● excellent ___________________
opportunities
Qualification,
● a bachelor’s degree in
_____________________
● _________ relevant working
Experience
● ______________________
● good __________________
______________ skills
● ability to ____________
Way of contact,resume with recent
Photo,_______________________
____________________________
_________________
Section A
Words & Phrases
Directions,Here are some advertisements for certain job vacancies,Listen
carefully and fill in the missing information,
Page
3
Buyer
competitive salary and benefits package
career development
business or engineering
2 ~ 3 years
good command of English
communication and interpersonal
work in teams
resume with recent
photo,contact phone number and a
copy of diploma to 943 West Avenue,
Syracuse,NY 18640
Section A
Words & Phrases
Directions,Here are some advertisements for certain job vacancies,Listen
carefully and fill in the missing information,
[ ] 6,Position ____________
Qualification,
● a university degree in
___________________
● ____________________
● a minimum of ___________
experience with ________________
Way of contact,____________
____________________________
____________________________
Page
4
Accountant
accounting or auditing
strong computer skills
3 years
trading companies
Resume
with education certificate,ID card
copy and photo to 404,South 7th
Street,NYC
Section B
Words & Phrases
Directions,Do you know what will be the hottest jobs in the 21st century?
Listen to the following passage,Fill in the blanks,
Page
5
Looking for a career change? A decade ago,who would have guessed that
________ would be one of _____________ of 2000? Do you have any idea what will be
the other ____ hottest jobs in the 21st century? Here are some suggestions,
1,_________________
With man-made ______ already _____________,25 years from now scientists
expect to be culturing __________________________________,Or trying,anyway,
2,_________________
After scanning your DNA for ________,doctors will use gene therapy and
_______ molecules to cure diseases,including ______________,
w b d signer
the hottest jobs six
Tissue engineers
skin on the market
growing organs in test tubes
Genetic programmers
defects,smart”
certain cancers
Section B
Words & Phrases
Directions,Do you know what will be the hottest jobs in the 21st century?
Listen to the following passage,Fill in the blanks,
Page
6
3,Pharmers / Pharmacologic _______
New-age farms will raise ______________ that have been genetically
engineered to produce therapeutic _________,Works in progress include a
___________ tomato and drug-laden milk from _____________________,
4,Genetically-modified ___________
Not sure what’s for dinner? With a little genetic fiddling,
___________________________ will help feed an overpopulated planet,
farmers
crops and livestock
proteins vaccine-ca rying
cows,sheep and goats
food monitors
fast-growing fish and freeze-resistant fruit
Section B
Words & Phrases
Directions,Do you know what will be the hottest jobs in the 21st century?
Listen to the following passage,Fill in the blanks,
Page
7
5,_____________________
Still daunted by the thought of ______________ your video cassette recorder
(VCR),let alone your digital versatile disc (DVD)? Just wait until your 3-D
holographic TV won’t ______ or your talking toaster starts ___________,Remote
diagnostics will take care of most of your _______________,but a few repairmen
will still make house calls,,, via ___________,
6,_________________
Today’s broadcasting industry will become increasingly _____________,
Working together,______________________ will create content just for you,
Ambient commercials will also hijack your attention by using ________________,
Hot-line handymen
reprogramming
power up
giving abuse
home electronics video phone
Narrow casters
personalized
media nd adverti ers
tastes and smells
Section A (Pre-listening)
Words & Phrases
Directions,In the United States,college students usually have several
months off for summer vacation,Many students get jobs to earn money for their college
tuition and other school expenses,The following passage you are going to hear is about
a college student,But before hearing to it,think about the pre-listening questions
below,
Page
8
1,Have you ever had a part-time or full-time job in summer? If yes,
what jobs have you had? If no,are you going to get one in the future?
2,Is it common for students in your school to have a part-time job?
3,Do you think it is good for students to have a part-time or full-
time job in summer? Why or why not?
Section B
Words & Phrases
Directions,Now listen to the passage,While listening,focus on the major
points and then choose the correct answer to complete the following sentences,
Page
9
1,All of the managers and painters who work for Student Painters are _____________,
a,professional painters b,full-time college students c,local
high school students 2,Mark Laratonda is _____________,
a,a manager for Student Painters b,the owner of Student Painters
c,a customer of Student Painters
3,People who work for Student Painters are ___________,
a,earning college credit b,earning money for college tuition and
expenses c,working for their parents
4,The goal of Student Painters is to ___________,
a,give students a chance to experience the real business world
b,teacher students how to paint c,provide travel
opportunities for students
Section C
Words & Phrases
Directions,Now listen again,Then you are going to hear some statements,
Decide whether they are true or false,Put,T” or,F” in the brackets,
Page
10
1,Student Painters is based in New York,
2,Student Painters was founded in 1980,
3,Student Painters operates in 50 states in the United States and in 5 Canadian
Provinces,
4,Mark Laratonda supervises three groups of painters,
5,Laratonda’s painters have completed 15 jobs since July,
6,Company instructors trained Laratonda to become a manager,
7,Mark Laratonda is an engineering major at Indiana University,
(
) 1,
(
) 2,
(
) 3,
(
) 4,
(
) 5,
(
) 6,
(
) 7,
F
T
F
F
F
F
T
Section D
Words & Phrases
Directions,Listen to the passage again,This time focus on Mark Laratonda’s
responsibilities at Student Painters,Fill in the blanks below by using key words,
Page
11
Mark Laratonda’s responsibilities at Student Painters are,
1,___________________________________________________________
2,___________________________________________________________
3,___________________________________________________________
4,___________________________________________________________
5,___________________________________________________________
6,___________________________________________________________
hiring painters
doing advertising
providing equipment
taing care of payroll
writing contract
doing final inspection with customer
Section A
Words & Phrases
Directions,You are going to hear a passage about how to choose a career,
While listening,pay special attention to the list of questions put forward in it,Then
fill in the blanks with what you hear on the tape,
Page
12
Question 1,Have I given thought to what I would like to be doing ___________
from now? Question 2,Have I a clear knowledge of _____________________,as well as
__________ ___________?
Question 3,Do I know the kind of occupations in which people like myself tend
to _________ ________________?
Question 4,Have I weighed carefully _____________________ against
______________ offered by the jobs I am considering?
Question 5,Have I talked about my job preferences with
___________________________ _______________________?
Question 6,_____________________________________________________?
Question 7,How do I ______ my job? Is it just _______________________ to do the
things that I want to? Is the work important to me and
______________________________? Is it _______________ of both these things?
15 to 20 years
my abilities and aptitudes my interests
and aims
find success
and satisfaction
the immediate advantages the long-tern prospects
my guidance councellor,my parents,
teachers and my headmaster
Have I made a real study of jobs
regard a means of getting money
my fu ure h ppiness and contentment
a combination
Section B
Words & Phrases
Directions,Now listen again,This time pay more attention to what’s
relevant to each of the questions above,Then fill in the chart below with the relevant
information by using key words,
Page
13
Question 1,Have I given thought to what I would like to be doing 15 to 20
years from now?
affect / future course of life / determine / friends / husband or wife / where you live /
recreational activities / other aspects
Question 2,Have I a clear knowledge of my abilities and aptitude,as well as my
interests and aims?
honest about weak points / strong ones / what kind of person / you are now /
what you are good at / what kind of person / you want to be
Section B
Words & Phrases
Directions,Now listen again,This time pay more attention to what’s
relevant to each of the questions above,Then fill in the chart below with the relevant
information by using key words,
Page
14
Question 3,Do I know the kind of occupations in which people like myself tend to
find success and satisfaction?
What / other people / important and challenging / talk to people / already in
the careers that interested you / watch / at work
Question 4,Have I weighed carefully the immediate advantages against the long-term
prospects offered by the jobs I am considering?
satisfaction / not just when you start / years to come / importance of education /
promotion / preference / educated person
Section B
Words & Phrases
Directions,Now listen again,This time pay more attention to what’s
relevant to each of the questions above,Then fill in the chart below with the relevant
information by using key words,
Page
15
Question 5,Have I talked about my job preferences with my guidance counselor,my
parents,my teachers and my headmaster?
experience / benefit / help / think about / stimulate / careful thought / really want to do
offer suggestions / take advantages of / qualities and qualifications
Question 6,Have I made a real study of jobs?
read about / study / over and over again
Directions,Listen to the short talk entitled, You Just Can’t Remember So
Much! – Learn to Select,Learn to Simplify.” Some important words are taken away from
the written passage,Supply the missing words,
Page
16
You Just Can’t Remember So Much!
- Learn to Select,Learn to Simplify
At a certain stage of English listening,some students may report a kind
of ________ or even __________ experience,They say that while listening,they seem
to __________ everything that they hear,but as soon as the voice _______,all is
_____ ! They say that they just can’t remember what they heard,not to mention
___________________________,What causes this problem? Is it also your complaint?
unpleasant
frustrating understand
stops gone
writing down or speaking out
Directions,Listen to the short talk entitled, You Just Can’t Remember So
Much! – Learn to Select,Learn to Simplify.” Some important words are taken away from
the written passage,Supply the missing words,
Page
17
You Just Can’t Remember So Much!
- Learn to Select,Learn to Simplify
Let us try to discuss the matter from two perspectives,
First,knowing some difference between ___________________ is important,
When we learn a new language,we usually pass through at least
_________________________,namely,the one-way stage,the partial two-way stage and
the full two-way stage,Obviously,there’s ________ in between,Just as Brown and
Terrel point out in their books on language learning and language teaching,
“____________ to produce an item __________ be taken to mean that the learner ___
___________________., Therefore,if we can comprehend what is being said to us,
we have achieved ____________,That’s quite encouraging!
omprehension and production
three communication stages
the gap
The inability shou d not
cannot comprehend it
the first goal
Directions,Listen to the short talk entitled, You Just Can’t Remember So
Much! – Learn to Select,Learn to Simplify.” Some important words are taken away from
the written passage,Supply the missing words,
Page
17
Secondly,of course,we’ll have to move on,And we must be aware of
__________________ on our way to effective listening,When we listen,are we paying
______________ to every element in each utterance? Are we attempting to memorize
and repeat and write down ____________ in a passage? If so,we need to think for a
while,Human memory can retain only ________________ information at a time,
Therefore,only by learning to ________________ can we possibly absorb what is
____________ and then ____________ what is the most _________,In fact,when we
listen,we usually listen with __________,Although it is sometimes necessary to
get detailed and specific information on the subject,it is,more often than not,
quite enough for us to ___________ ________________________,Furthermore,in the
course of listening,if we are capable of automatically turning the ___________
sentence structures into ______ ones,interrogative into affirmative,or passive
into active,our brain will certainly do _________________ in helping our memory,
some possible traps
equal attention
all the details
a limited amount of
select and si pl fy
really important remember essential
a purpose
grasp the key
words and the main points
complicated simple
a much smarter job
