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【題組】
In ancient times, a king had a huge rock placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would 【41】 the rock. Some of the king's richest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it.
Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but 【42】 did anything about getting the big stone out of the way. Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. On approaching the rock, the peasant put down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally 【43】. As the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse 【44】 on the road where the rock had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who moved the rock away from the roadway. The peasant learned 【45】 many others never understand. 【題組】43. (A) gave in
(B) gave up
(C) succeeded
(D) failed
After much pushing and straining, he finally 【43】. 經過一番努力,他終於成功了。 43.【題組】43. (A) gave in (B) gave up (C) succeeded (D) failed 答案:C (A) gave in 讓步, 投降, 放棄戰鬥;呈交 (B) gave up 讓出;放棄 (C) succeeded 成功,辦妥;獲得成效[(+in)] (D) failed 失敗;不能;忘記[Y][+to-v];沒有通過(考試),評定(學生)不及格 答案:C