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Brain Games
For questions 1-10, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap.
There is an example at the beginning (0).
If you want to keep your brain fit and (0)_HEALTHY__, then it is important to use it. And (1)____to some experts, doing puzzles can help us to keep our brains active. As well as getting (2)____from finding the correct answer to a difficult problem, we give our brains a good (3)____in the process, a bit like a session in the gym for other parts of the body. To help us do this, all sorts of handheld 'brain games' are now available in the shops, and the most (4)____games have been sold in their millions.
What's more, people (5)____that the more they play the games, the easier it is to find a (6)____to the problems that are posed. They see this as proof that there has been an (7)____in the power of their brains. But this may not be the case.
Some (8)____argue that the brain gets better at any task the more often that task, or similar tasks, is repeated. In other words, the (9)____of the brain is following a normal pattern.
So although these brain games are obviously fun to play, it remains (10)____whether they are actually helping to boost brainpower or not.
0 HEALTH
1 ACCORD
2 SATISFY
3 WORK
4 SUCCESS
5 COVER
6 SOLVE
7 IMPROVE
8 SCIENCE
9 PERFORM
10 CERTAIN