"Time's up!" Mr. Crane started collecting the test paper.
Andy felt his face get 1 and he set his pencil down anxiously. It wasn't the first time he handed in a blank (空白的) 2 . No matter how hard he studied, nothing seemed to stay in his brain for long.
Later that day, the paper went back to them. 3 did fine except Andy. So after school, Andy was the only one standing at Mr. Crane's office. 4 Mr. Crane wasn't in a hurry to let Andy retake (补考) right away. He 5 the back wall and said. "Could you help me tidy up a bit first?"
"Sure." Andy said as he walked to the back of the room. On the wall hung a 6 . And he found some magnets (磁铁) on the floor, each 7 the name of a state on it.
Instead of putting the magnets into a box, Andy stepped forward and 8 them up. "There" Andy said and stuck New Jersey magnet into place. "Utah was the washing machine! Michigan is…" The memory tricks (窍门) seemed to appear in his mind suddenly 9 he was moving the pieces around. Soon, Andy placed all magnets on the map in order and it was the first time that he felt so 10 .
"It is a good way to practice, right? How about coming here and trying it again 11 ?" Mr. Crane got up from his seat and said.
The next day after school, Andy stopped by Mr. Crane's 12 again. When he looked at the map, he felt more confident and 13 the task in less time.
Then, Andy said "I guess I'll see you tomorrow for the retake."
"How about right now? You look 14 to me." Mr Crane suggested.
Feeling a little worried, Andy decided to have a try. Ten minutes later, he was more than glad to see an "88" on the paper. Now, he had found his own 15 to study. He is no longer afraid of taking any memory tests.
