题目
（2023八下·鸡西期末） 请阅读短文, 根据语篇内容, 在空白处填入恰当的单词, 使短文通顺、连贯, 并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。每空一词。
PI Day（圆周率日）
Many kids don't like math. 51． some students in the US are 52． （difference）. They try to remember as many digits（数字）of pi（圆周率） 53． they can every March 14, or PI Day. If they recite（背诵）at least 10 digits, they will get a piece of pie!
A teacher called Alison Lokey 54． （start） a competition（比赛）for seventh﹣graders at a school in Montana, US. She 55． （give） them a piece of paper with the 56． （one） 500 digits competition.
Then, one by one, students recited the digits of pi. Most students could recite 20 digits or 57． （much）. One student, Brookie Gee, recited 315 digits and set the school record（记录）.
Every year, many students ask Lokey 58． they have to do it. "They are going to have to remember a lot of 59． （thing） in life. This 60． （help） them train their brains（大脑）to remember things. " she told the newspaper the Missoulian.
PI Day（圆周率日）
Many kids don't like math. 51． some students in the US are 52． （difference）. They try to remember as many digits（数字）of pi（圆周率） 53． they can every March 14, or PI Day. If they recite（背诵）at least 10 digits, they will get a piece of pie!
A teacher called Alison Lokey 54． （start） a competition（比赛）for seventh﹣graders at a school in Montana, US. She 55． （give） them a piece of paper with the 56． （one） 500 digits competition.
Then, one by one, students recited the digits of pi. Most students could recite 20 digits or 57． （much）. One student, Brookie Gee, recited 315 digits and set the school record（记录）.
Every year, many students ask Lokey 58． they have to do it. "They are going to have to remember a lot of 59． （thing） in life. This 60． （help） them train their brains（大脑）to remember things. " she told the newspaper the Missoulian.
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