Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
In an age when technology is developing faster than 1 before, many people are being 2 to the idea of looking back into the past. One way they can do this is 3 investigating their own family history. They can try to 4 out more about where their families came from and what they 5 . This is now a fast-growing hobby, especially in countries with a 6 short history, like Australia and the United Stated.
It is 7 thing to spend some time 8 through a book on family history and to take 9 to investigate your family’s past. It is 10 another to carry out the research work successfully. It is easy to set 11 it in a disorganized way and 12 yourself many problems which could have been 13 with a little forward planning.
If your family stories tell you that you are 14 with a famous character, whether hero or criminal, do not let this 15 take over your research. Just 16 it as an interesting possibility. A simple system 17 collecting and storing your information will be adequate to start with; a more complex one may only get in your 18 . The most important thing, though, is to 19 started. Who knows what you 20 find.