Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks:
In an age when technology is developing faster than ever before, many people are being attracted to the idea of looking back into the past. One way they can do this is by investigating their own family history. They can try to (37) out more about where their family came from and what they did. This is now a fast-growing hobby, especial in countries with a (38) short history, like Australia and the United States. It is one thing to spend some time going through a book on family history and to take the (39) to investigate your own family's past. It is quite another to carry out the research work successfully. It is easy to set about it in a disorganised way and (40) yourself many problems which could have been avoided with a little forward planning. If your own family stories tell you that you are connected with a famous character, whether hero or criminal, do not let this idea take over your research. Just treat it as an interesting possibility. A simple system for collecting and storing your track. The most important thing, (41) find?
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