HowtoImproveYourMemoryWouldn'titbenicetojustlookatapageandneverforgetwhatwasonthere？Whatifyoucouldneveragainforgetafriend'sbirthday？（36）___Thegoodnews，however，isthateveryonecantakestepstoimprovetheir

　　How to Improve Your Memory

　　Wouldn't it be nice to just look at a page and never forget what was on there？What if you could never again forget a friend's birthday？（36）___The good news，however，is that everyone can take steps to improve their memory．（37）___

　　Exercise your brain．（38）___ By developing new mental skills，especially complex ones such as learning a new language or learning to play a new musical instrument，and challenging your brain with puzzles and games you can keep your brain active．

　　（39）___There are a lot of products on the market that claim to improve memory，but none have yet been shown to be effective in clinical tests．A healthy diet，however，contributes to a healthy brain，and foods containing antioxidants like broccoli，spinach，and berries，for example--and omega-3fatty acids appear to promote healthy brain functioning．

　　Take better pictures．Often we forget things not because our memory is bad，but rather because our observation skills need work．（40）___Often we don't really learn people's names at first because we aren't really concentrating on remembering them．You'll find that if you make a conscious effort to remember such things，you'll do much better．

　　A．Organize your life．

　　B．Eat well and eat right．

　　C．Regularly exercising the brain can help improve memory．

　　D．The bad news is that not everyone has such a good memory．

　　E．One common situation where this happens is meeting new people．

　　F．Most people are not very good at remembering abstract information．

　　G．Most people can gain the ability to memorize amounts of information．