填空题

It doesn’t come as a surprise to you to realize that it makes no difference what you read or study if you can’t remember it. You just waste your (36) time. Maybe you have already discovered some clever ways to keep yourself from (37) One dependable aid that does help you remember what you study is to have a specific purpose or (38) for reading. You remember better what you read when you know why you’re reading. Reading is not one single activity. At least two important (39) go on at the same time. As you read, you take in ideas rapidly and (40) . But at the same time you ex- press your own ideas to yourself as you react to what you read. You have a kind of (41) conversation with the author. If you expressed your ideas orally, they might sound like this: "Yes, I agree. That’s my opinion too." or "Umm, I thought that record was (42) much earlier. I’d better check those dates," or "But there are some other facts to be (43) !" You don’t just sit there taking in ideas—you do something else, and that something else is very important. (44) In other words, a good reader is a critical reader. (45) Facts can be checked by evidence. Opinions are one’s own personal reactions. (46) .