Preview（腕試し）

Please guess the best answer.

What does the idiom "by heart" mean?

A. To love something.

B. To memorize something perfectly.

C. To like something.

Examples（例文）

This idiom means to memorize something deeply. It is usually used to indicate that something has been memorized deeply and completely.

Naomi learned all the lines for her part in the play by heart.

When I was in junior high school, I had to give a speech in my history class. I spent three days trying to learn my speech by heart.

Yuki knows every word to "Yesterday Once More" by heart. I think it's her favorite song. (This sentence indicates that Yuki knows every word to the song very well.)　

　

Exercises （練習）

Memory words. Choose the best word for each sentence.　

1. I want to remember new words very well, so I study them every night to try to ____________ them.

A. memorize

B. memory

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2. When I speak English, it is sometimes difficult to __________ words I have learned recently.

A. reminisce

B. recall

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3. If you want to __________ new vocabulary words, you should use them in different ways: You should write them, use them in conversation, and use them when writing letters or e-mail.

A. remain

B. retain