Learning by heart after the age of fifty can’t be easy. We become more(1) ____ with age. The middle-aged often complain that their(2) ____ becomes less reliable too. They should know a place like theback of their hand, but all of a sudden they are unable to (3) ____ asmall detail. Now you see it, now you don’t. Consequently, the elderly unwittingly become choosy about what they actually do (4) ____.(5) ____ events are more likely to stick in the mind, whereas the mundane and everyday tasks are quickly discarded. So, could there be an age(6) ____ to our ability to learn? According to a (7) ____ study,there might be. The young are more (8) ____ when it comes tolearning because their brains are fairly empty and ready for new information,whereas, this is not the case for adults. They are reusing the space that theyhave. However, once you’ve learned a thing or two you definitely improve atusing knowledge to its best advantage.

B2.2 act. C pg. 32

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