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Popular folktales are often made into movies for children. One of the most famous examples is Beauty and the
Beast. However, the story was not originally meant for children. The story of the woman who married the beast was
written down by a French lady named Madame Villeneuve in the 18th century. She borrowed the unusual idea of the
animal bridegroom from folktales and made it into an interesting novel to read to her rich adult friends in Paris. In her
story, when the woman falls in love with him, the beast turns into a prince. Many other versions for adults and children
followed and in 1991 Walt Disney made the story into a movie for children. 【題組】44 The strange part of the story of Beauty and the Beast is that a young woman _______ .
(A) escapes from her stepmother (B) refuses to get married
(C) becomes very old (D) has to marry an animal
Two gas company servicemen, a senior training supervisor and a young trainee, were out checking meters in a
suburban neighborhood. They parked their truck at the end of the alley and worked their way to the other end. At the last
house a woman looking out her kitchen window watched the two men as they checked her gas meter.
Finishing the meter check, the senior supervisor challenged his younger co-worker to a foot race down the alley back
to the truck to prove that an older guy could out-run a younger one. As they came running up to the truck, they realized
the lady from that last house was huffing and puffing right behind them. They stopped and asked her what was wrong.
Gasping for breath, she replied, “When I see two gas men running as hard as you two were, I figured I’d better run
too!”
【題組】50 Which of the following can be inferred from this passage?
(A) The woman smells gas leaking.
(B) The woman likes to run after people.
(C) The two servicemen have broken the woman’s gas meter.
(D) The woman thought there might be something wrong with her gas meter.
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Forming a habit of making a to-do list every day can help us manage our time better. And if this is done in
a more effective way, it can even enable us to have a successful life. Many famous people throughout the history
all 36 themselves to making a to-do list that works out for them. Thomas Edison, one of the great inventors in
human history, made a daily to-do list by recording in great details his ideas of invention. Many useful products that he
eventually created all came from his to-do lists. Another more 37 example is the ex-CEO of Apple, Mr. Steve Jobs.
Jobs did his to-do list in a more simple way. He only wrote down key words in the list by focusing particularly on the
challenges Apple was facing. Many of the unsolved problems mentioned in his lists became later Apple's great strength
and 38 points which other companies cannot yet achieve. Richard Branson, the English businessman and inventor
who 39 the Virgin group, puts down his ideas for his future business plans in the list. In order to fulfill his business
dreams, Branson also includes in his lists the names of people who can help him complete his business projects. 40 what
they have done with their to-do lists, these successful people have helped improve human life to a great degree. 【題組】 36 (A) deprive (B) devote (C) decide (D) define
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“Eat five meals a day, including lots of fruit and vegetables,” nutritionists say. It’s important to include different
kinds of fruit and vegetables in each meal. Try to make your meals colorful. It’s easy. Red fruit and vegetables, like
tomatoes and watermelon, protect you against some types of cancer. Some others, like strawberries and red grapes,
help keep your heart healthy. A lot of oranges and yellow fruit and vegetables, like carrots, are rich in Vitamin A and
help you have healthy eyes. They also protect you against some types of cancer and heart disease. Citrus fruit, like
oranges, aren’t rich in Vitamin A, but they are rich in Vitamin C and a type of Vitamin B. They help keep your heart
healthy. Green fruit and vegetables, like spinach, green peppers and green apples, help keep both your eyes and heart
healthy, and protect you against some types of cancer. Blue and purple fruit and vegetables, like grapes and eggplants,
keep you away from some types of cancer and heart disease. Blueberries also help you have a good memory.
【題組】48 If you forget things easily, what fruit/vegetables may help you improve your condition?
(A)Eggplants. (B)Blueberries. (C)Green peppers. (D)Yellow tomatoes.
【題組】50 What do nutritionists suggest about our diet?
(A)Colorful meals are good for us. (B)Meat is not good for the heart.
(C)It's better to have three meals a day. (D)3C products are not good for eyes.