
F. 38-46 克漏字與閱讀測驗 (每題 2 分, 18%)
38-42 題 :
An old man walked slowly with a cane (拐杖) into a restaurant. His old jacket
and warm personality(個性) made him (38) out from the usual crowd(一般群眾).
A young waitress (39) him move toward a table by the window. She ran
over to him and said: “Here, sir. Let me help you with that chair.”
Without saying a word, he smiled and nodded (點頭)a thank you. She pulled
the chair away and helped him sit.
“Thank you, Miss.” he said in a soft voice.
“You’re welcome, sir.” she said (40) .
After he finished his breakfast, the waitress helped him up and walked with him
to the front door. When she went to clean his table, she found 100 dollars under
his plate and a note on a napkin(餐巾). The note on the napkin read: “ I respect you
very much and I can also see you respect (41) . It shows by the way how you
treat others. You have found the secret of happiness. Your kindness will shine through
to all those who meet you.”
What is “the secret of happiness” for the old man?
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A Work harder than others.
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C Help the old people.
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B Be kind to those who you meet.
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D Get a 100-dollar bill at work.
Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very
quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs. She went to the doctor and
told him her problem. The doctor looked over her and said: “I am not surprised
at all. Ms. Parker, you are obese. If you don’t do what I say, you will have a heart
attack. It will kill you.” Ellen Parker knew that she had to take the doctor’s
advice but that would not be easy.
The next day she went to the market and walked into the butcher’s shop
first. “I’d like ten kilograms of pork, please.”she said.
“Certainly, ma’am,” the butcher replied (回答)and got her a large piece of pork.
“ It’s $500 in total, please. Would you like me to cut it up into smaller pieces?”
“Oh, I don’t want to buy the meat.” Ms.Parker said.
“Are you joking me?” the butcher replied angrily.
“ I am overweight. My doctor asked me to lose 10 kg of weight. I just want to
see what 10 kg of meat looks like.” Ms.Parker said.
In line 4, the word obese is closet (最接近) in meaning to _______.
What do we know from this reading?
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A A butcher is someone who sells meat.
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B Ms.Parker paid $500 for the pork.
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C The butcher was happy about Ms. Parker.
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D Ms. Parker went to the doctor for her heart attack.