____ most efficient way to understand thousands of new words is to gain ____ good knowledge of basic word information.

A. A;  a.                  B. The;  /                  

C. A ;  /                 D. The;  the

請根據以下提示，結合生活中的一個事例，圍繞optimism用英語寫一篇短文。

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. ( Helen Keller)

注意：

1、無須寫標題，不得照抄英語提示語；  2、除詩歌之外，文體不限；

3、內容必須結合生活中的一個事例；    4、詞數為120左右。

 [1]Each of our experiences has impact on us, either in a positive way or a negative way. Negative experiences can leave us troubled and disillusioned（幻想破滅的）；however, positive experiences can greatly improve our optimism and daily motivation, which is the fuel that drives us to improve our lives and achieve our goals. Here are some ways to increase your daily motivation so you can achieve more in your life:

[2]Having goals is vital. They are the key motivators that drive you to succeed. A life without goals is like a boat without a rudder drifting with no direction and no end destination. Meaningful goals motivate you to take inspiring action toward achieving what you desire and keep you focused and driven when you come across challenges and difficulties. When setting any goal, it is very important however, to take small progressive steps toward achieving it.         small steps will prevent you becoming overwhelmed（不知所措的）and help you maintain a positive attitude to keep you moving forward.

[3]A positive attitude will help keep you motivated to continually move forward toward your goal while a negative attitude will damage any chance of success. If you believe that your goal is too difficult and that you won’t achieve it, then I can say for certain that you will be right. Your mind is extremely powerful, and you’d be a fool to underestimate it. Feed it with positive thoughts and it will grant you whatever you want.

[4]We’ve all been given the greatest gift of all…and that’s the gift of life! None of us will be on this planet forever, so is there a greater motivation than living life to the full and getting the very most out of every day?

[5]Having daily inspiration to live life to the full and achieve all we can is what none of us should pass up. If you want to become what you’ve always wanted to be then you have to do whatever it takes to make it happen.

76. What is the main idea of the text?(no more than 7 words)

77. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words. (no more than 6 words)

78. How can you make yourself become more positive according to Paragraph 3? (no more than 9 words)

79.What does the underlined word“it”(Line3, Paragraph 5)probably refer to? (no more than 8 words)

80. List three ways that can improve your optimism and daily motivation according to this text? (no more than 17 words)

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③                                                                

Maybe ten-year-old Elizabeth put it best when she said to her father, “But, Dad, you can’t be healthy if you’re dead.”

    Dad, in a hurry to get home before dark so he could go for a run, had forgotten to wear his safety belt- a mistake 75% of the US population make every day. The big question is why.

    There have been many myths about safety belts ever since their first appearance in cars some forty years ago. The following are three of the most common.

    Myth Number One: It’s best to be “thrown clear” of a serious accident.

    Truth: Sorry, but any accident serious enough to “throw you clear” is also going to be serious enough to give you a very bad landing. And chances are that you’ll have traveled through a wind shield （擋風玻璃）or door to do it. Studies show that chances of dying after a car accident are twenty-five times greater in cases where people are “thrown clear".

    Myth Number Two: Safety belts “trap” people in cars that are burning or sinking in water.

    Truth: Sorry again, but studies show that people knocked unconscious（昏迷）due to not wearing safety belts have a greater chance of dying in these accidents. People wearing safety belts are usually protected to the point of having a clear head to free themselves from such dangerous situations, not to be trapped in them.

   Myth Number Three: Safety belts aren’t needed at speeds of less than 30 miles per hour.

   Truth: When two cars traveling at 30 mph hit each other, an unbelted driver would meet the windshield with a force equal to diving headfirst into the ground from a height of 10 meters.

71. Why did Elizabeth say to her father, “But, Dad, you can’t be healthy if you’re dead”?

A. He was driving at great speed.   

B. He was running across the street.

C. He didn’t have his safety belt on.  

D. He didn’t take his medicine on time.

72. The reason Father was in a hurry to get home was that he __________,

A. wasn’t feeling very well       

B. hated to drive in the dark

C. wanted to take some exercise   

D. didn’t want to be caught by the police

73. According to the text, the “thrown clear” of a serious accident is very dangerous because you _________.

    A. may be knocked down by other cars

B. may get seriously hurt being thrown out of the car

C. may find it impossible to get away from the seat

D. may get caught in the car door

74. Some people prefer to drive without wearing a safety belt because they believe ________.

    A. the belt prevents them from escaping in an accident

B. they will be unable to think clearly in an accident

C. they will be caught when help comes

D. cars catch fire easily

75. what is the advice given in the text?
　　A. Never drive faster than 30 mile an hour.
　　B. Try your best to save yourself in a car accident.
　　C. Never forget to wear the safety belt while driving.
　　D. Drive slowly while you're not wearing a safety belt.

The longest bull run in a century of art-market history ended on a dramatic note with a sale of 56 works by Damien Hirst, Beautiful Inside My Head Forever, at Sotheby’s in London on September 15th 2008. All but two pieces sold, fetching more than ￡70m, a record for a sale by a single artist. It was a last victory. As the auctioneer called out bids, in New York one of the oldest banks on Wall Street, Lehman Brothers, filed for bankruptcy, starting the most severe financial crisis since the 1920s.

The world art market had already been losing momentum(勢頭) for a while after rising confusingly since 2003. At its peak in 2007 it was worth some $65 billion, thinks Clare McAndrew, founder of Arts Economics, a research firm — double the figure five years earlier. Since then it may have come down to $50 billion. But the market generates interest far beyond its size because it brings together great wealth, enormous egos(自負), greed, passion and controversy in a way matched by few other industries.

In the weeks and months that followed Mr. Hirst’s sale, spending of any sort became deeply unfashionable. In the art world that meant collectors stayed away from galleries and salerooms. Sales of contemporary art fell by two-thirds, and in the most overheated sector, they were down by nearly 90% in the year to November 2008. Within weeks the world’s two biggest auction houses, Sotheby’s and Christie’s, had to pay out nearly $200m in guarantees to clients who had placed works for sale with them.

The current downturn in the art market is the worst since the Japanese stopped buying Impressionists at the end of 1989. This time experts suppose that prices are about 40% down on their peak on average, though some have been far more volatile (動蕩的). But Edward Dolman, Christie’s chief executive, says, “I’m pretty confident we’re at the bottom.”

What makes this fall different from the last, he says, is that there are still buyers in the market, while in the early 1990s, when interest rates were high, there was no demand even though many collectors wanted to sell. Christie’s earnings in the first half of 2009 were still higher than in the first half of 2006. Almost everyone who was interviewed for this special report said that the biggest problem at the moment is not a lack of demand but a lack of good work to sell. The three Ds — death, debt and divorce — still deliver works of art to the market. But anyone who does not have to sell is keeping away, waiting for confidence to return.

67. In the first paragraph, Damien Hirst’s sale was referred to as “a last victory” because _______.

A. the art market had witnessed a succession of victories

B. the auctioneer finally got the two pieces at the highest bids

C. Beautiful inside My Head Forever won over all masterpieces

D. it was successfully made just before the world financial crisis

68. Which of the following statements is true?

A .Sales of contemporary art fell dramatically from 2003 to 2008.

B. The art market didn’t match many other industries in momentum.

C. The market generally went downward in the same way.

D. Some art dealers were awaiting better chances to come.

69. The three Ds mentioned in the last paragraph are _________ .

A. auction houses’ favorites　                     B. contemporary trends　

C. factors promoting artwork circulation       D. styles representing impressionists

70. What is mainly discussed in the passage?

A. Art market in decline.　                           B. Up-to-date art auctions.

C. Volatility of art prices.　　　                  D. Shifted interest in arts.

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64．If you want to join Live Card to save money on tickets, you can call        .

       A.0844 847 2484                                      B.0800 587 5007

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       A. By visiting the website of a post office.

       B. By going to your local bank in person.

       C. By enclosing your Live Card in an envelope.

       D. By providing your credit card information.

66．What benefit can group bookers enjoy according to the text?

       A. Delayed payment for tickets.              B. Invitations to opening nights.

       C. Reduced booking fees by phone            D. Generous discounts on tickets.

Once upon a time a man became a great archer(射手)．He asked the king to declare him as the greatest archer of the country．The king was about to do so when an old servant of the king said，“Wait，sir．I know an old man who lives in the forest．He is a much greater archer．Let this young man go to him and learn from him for at least three years．”

       The man could not believe that there could be a greater archer than him，but he went and found the old man and he was! For three years he learned from him．Then one day，when he thought he had learned everything，the thought arose in him：“If I kill this old man，then I will be the greatest archer．”

       The old man had gone to cut wood and he was coming back carrying wood on his shoulder．The young man hid behind a tree，waiting to kill him．He shot an arrow．The old man took a small piece of wood and threw it．It struck the arrow and the arrow turned back and wounded the young man very deeply．The old man came，took out the arrow and said, “I knew that some day or other you were going to do this．That’s why I have not taught you this secret．There is no need to kill me．My Master is still alive，and I’m nothing before him．You must be with him for at least thirty years．And he is very old，so go fast! Find the old man!”

60．The underlined word in the 1st paragraph is closest in meaning to “       ”.

A．admire    B．advise            C．announce         D．admit

61．The young archer wanted to kill the old man because _______.

A．he had nothing more to learn from him   

B．he could then become the greatest archer

C．the old man refused to teach him everything   

D．the king’s old servant ordered him to do so

62．The following sentences show what happened between the young archer and his master．

       Which is the right order of the events?

a, The old man wounded the young man.b. The young man learned from the old man.

c. The young man wanted to kill the old man.

d. The young man asked the king to declare him as the greatest archer.

A．abcd       B．dcba  C．dbca         D．dbac

63．What do you think would most probably happen next?

A．The young archer died from the wound soon after．

B．The king declared the young man the greatest archer．

C．The young archer found the old man’s master and killed him．

D．The young archer set off to look for the old man’s master．

   Anne Whitney, a sophomore (大學二年級學生) at Colorado State University, first had a problem taking tests when she began college. "I was always well prepared for my tests. Sometimes I studied for weeks before a test. Yet I would go in to take the test, only to find I could not answer the questions correctly. I would blank out because of nervousness and fear. I couldn't think of the answer. My low grades on the tests did not show what I knew to the teacher. “Another student in biology had similar experiences. He said, "My first chemistry test was very difficult. Then, on the second test, I sat down to take it, and I was so nervous that I was shaking. My hands were moving up and down so quickly that it was hard to hold my pencil. I knew the material and I knew the answers. Yet I couldn't even write them down!"

　　These two young students were experiencing something called test anxiety. Because a student worries and is uneasy about a test, his or her mind does not work as well as it usually does. The student cannot write or think clearly because of the extreme tension and nervousness. Contrary to people’s common belief that poor grades are often a result of poor study habits, sometimes test anxiety plays a role in students’ achieving low grades. Recently, test anxiety has been recognized as a real problem, not just an excuse or a false explanation of lazy students.

　　Special university advising courses try to help students. In these courses, advisors try to help students by teaching them how to manage test anxiety. At some universities, students take tests to measure their anxiety. If the tests show their anxiety is high, the students can take short courses to help them deal with their tensions. These courses teach students how to relax their bodies. Students are trained to become calm in very tense situations. By controlling their nervousness, they can let their minds work at ease. Learned information then comes out without difficulty on a test.

　　An expert at the University of California explains, " With almost all students, relaxation and less stress are felt after taking our program. Most of them experience better control during their tests. Almost all have some improvement. With some, the improvement is very great. "

56. To "blank out" is probably______.

　　A. to be like a blanket                  B. to be sure of an answer

　　C. to be unable to think clearly           D. to show knowledge to the teacher

57. Poor grades are usually believed to be the result of______.

　　A. poor sleeping habit                  B. laziness

　　C. test anxiety                        D. inability to form good study habits

58. Test anxiety has been recognized as______.

　　A. an excuse for laziness                B. the result of poor study habits

　　C. a real problem                      D. something that cannot be changed

59. A University of California advisor said______.

　　A. all students could overcome the anxiety after taking a special test anxiety program

　　B. almost all students felt less stress after taking a University of California advising course

　　C. students found it difficult to improve even though they had taken a special test anxiety course

　　D. students found it easy to relax as soon as they entered a University of California advising course

Canadian smart phone maker Research In Motion (RIM), which makes the BlackBerry, says it’s back. The company is   36   to reclaim a market it once dominated by   37   two new devices. The last few years have been a painful time for the company as customers deserted its platform in   38   of newer and more   39   devices. This may be the company’s last chance to   40   a vital player in an increasingly crowded marketplace.

    Two brand new devices are perhaps a fresh   41   for a company that has seen its global market share   42   from 20 percent three years ago to just over 3 percent today.

    For BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins, it’s another chance to remake a faded   43  . “We have   44   been on a journey of transformation, not only a journey to transform our business and our brand,   45   one that I truly   46   transforms mobile communications into true mobile computing,” he said.

    The company promises the same   47   level of network security the BlackBerry is known for,   48   a fast new browser and a more intuitive operating system. The Z10   49   much like the touch-screen phones popularized by its competitors, but the Q10 maintains the “qwerty” keyboard that has become BlackBerry’s trademark.

      Besides the technical and cosmetic (外觀上的) updates, Heins says the company will no longer be called RIM or Research In Motion.

   “Our customers use a BlackBerry, our   50   work for BlackBerry and our shareholders are owners of BlackBerry. From today on, we are BlackBerry   51   in the world,” he said.

    Shareholders will be watching if customers   52  the new devices. The company’s stock has dropped as much as 90 percent in the last four years as it lost   53   to competitors. But company shares have doubled in the last four months as anticipation (預期)  54  for the new models.

Analysts say the new devices could make or   55   a company, which many people praise for starting the technological revolution in smart-phones.

36. A. refusing                     B. trying                     C. urging             D. pretending

37. A. introducing       B. reviewing           C. rejecting      D. discovering

38. A. favor                 B. charge                C. honor               D. defense

39. A. popular               B. expensive                C. complicated       D. familiar

40. A. replace               B. react                      C. remain                     D. reset

41. A. record                B. dilemma                  C. end                   D. start

42. A. lose                    B. increase                  C. rise                   D. fall

43. A. brand                 B. trade                   C. technique          D. phone

44. A. specially             B. definitely          C. doubtfully          D. essentially

45. A. and                    B. or                          C. but                   D. so

46. A. agree                  B. believe                    C. suspect             D. deny

47. A. high                   B. average                   C. backward          D. normal

48. A. except for    B. regardless of             C. apart from         D. along with

49. A. sounds               B. smells                     C. looks                D. finds

50. A. employees           B. consumers              C. relatives            D. competitors

51. A. however             B. whenever                C. nowhere            D. everywhere

52. A. adapt                  B. adjust                     C. adopt                D. advocate

53. A. land                    B. ground                   C. soil                  D. earth

54. A. dropped                     B. changed                  C. remained           D. grew

55. A. desert                 B. abandon                  C. break                D. deny

 The father couldn’t figure out ________ made his son spend so much time in preparing for this match.

A. what it was that    B. that it was what   

C. it was what that    D. what was it that