Mental activities help save memory
Doing mental activities is helpful. Reading books and writing at any age may save memory, a new ____1__ finds.
The study was conducted by some American neurologists(神经病学家)。It __2___294 people. They were given ___3___ on memory and thinking. They had the tests once a year for six years. They were also asked to talk about their mental activities during childhood, in their youth, during middle age and at their ___4___ age.
Some of those people did mental activities both ___5___ and late in life. They had a slower ___6___ of decline in memory than the others. The others ___7___ did such activities. Their rate of decline in memory was 48%____8__.
“Mental activities like reading and writing are great. They ___9___ bring benefits. We shouldn’t ___10____ their effects on our children, ourselves and our parents,” said Robert Wilson, lead author of the study.
A.early E.faster I.involved
B.tests F.produce J.neglect
C.seldom G.study K.rate
D.taught H.current L.really
 
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