Your mind’s ability to bring back experiences you have had is your memory. There are two kinds of remembering, recall and recognition. For instance, you may not be able to recall the poem you read yesterday in class, but if you see it again, you will know it instantly because you recognize it.

Some few people have ‘total recall,’ often spoken of as photographic memory. A person with total recall can recite a whole page of a book he has read only once, or play a musical composition after hearing it once. This is very unusual, however, and most people have difficulty in remembering even names they heard the day before. This is not because most people lack the ability to remember, but because they had not paid much attention to what they heard. They felt no personal reasons to remember. Having a personal reason for remembering is one of the most important factors in a good memory.

When you have a strong reason for remembering, concentrate as you read or listen, and try to connect the new information to things you I already know. A detail is easy to remember when it fits into a whole that makes sense. If you understand the entire history lesson before you try to remember any particular dates, your memory may surprise you.

1. This article as a whole tells us about ____

A. your memory and how you may improve it

B. people who can remember whole pages

C. people who can't remember names

D. recognition as one way to remember things

2. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. Most people lack the ability to remember

B. A person can remember things better if he has a strong reason for doing it

C. Recognition and recall are the two kinds of memory

D. Your memory is your ability to bring back experiences you have had

3. The word "lack" in the passage is closest in meaning to ____________

A. sufficiency

B. shortage

C. need

D. presence