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依下文回答第 13 題至第 15 題 
Some people are so smart and perceptive that they see  13       others cannot. They are quick, eloquent, analytical, and 
can find  14       in any plan or situation. These people can contribute much to a project or a business plan. Unfortunately, 
they  are  also  often  lonely  because  most  people  like  to  be  with  people  who  are  gentle  and  easy-going,  who  make  them 
comfortable. Just as extremely clean water cannot keep fish, extremely perceptive people cannot keep friends. Being a smart 
person is not the same as being a pleasant person. It is your  15       , to be smart or to be pleasant. 
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依下文回答第 16 題至第 20 題 
With  the  collapse  of  the  Ming  dynasty  in  1644,  China  came  under  the  rule  of  foreign  invaders  again.  The 
Manchu  16       were essentially the same people as the Ruzhen who had established Jin dynasty in north China 500 years 
ago. Despite their  17       origin, the Manchus had long admired China and adapted important aspects of the Ming imperial 
system in their new dynasty, the Qing dynasty. The Qing emperors were determined to be  18       legitimate rulers 
rather than resented as usurpers to the throne.  In the face of domestic      19      , prolonged armed resistance, and Chinese 
antipathy toward invading “barbarians,” they managed to rule. They succeeded in  20       authority and revitalizing the state. 
Indeed, the Qing dynasty came to represent the most successful synthesis in Chinese history of Chinese and non-Chinese 
institutions, lasting nearly 300 years until the institution of imperial rule was overthrown by revolution in 1911. 
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依下文回答第 21 題至第 25 題 
The  Greeks  invented  philosophy.  The  word  itself  comes  from  the  Greek,  meaning  “love  of  wisdom.”  From  the  sixth 
century B.C.E. until the fourth century B.C.E., Greek thinkers throughout the Hellenic world started addressing a wide range of 
questions about the nature of the universe and the meaning of life. 
It is a mystery why the Greeks, beginning around the sixth century B.C.E., were the first to pursue sustained philosophical 
inquiry. But since they lacked palace bureaucracies or professional priests, no vested interests stood opposed to free speculation 
and observation. In addition, because literacy was widespread—owing to the simplified Greek alphabet—and because new 
military tactics and governmental institutions gradually strengthened their ideals of equality, the Greeks came to believe that 
they were different from others, especially their Persian neighbors, and began ever more to speculate on the reasons for the 
differences.  Finally,  their  relative  indifference  to  material  needs  and  the  availability  of  leisure  time  offered  the  Greeks 
unprecedented opportunities for reflection. 
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 “philosophy” and reasons why it began in Greece. 
  
22 What is the Greek meaning of the word “philosophy”? 
       
23 Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined expression “addressing a wide range of questions”? 
 
uations and issues   
 
24 According to the passage, which of the following may NOT be included in the philosophical inquiry of the Greeks? 
of life       
    
25 Which one of the following is a reason why the Greeks were able to invent philosophy? 
 more about material needs and had less time to reflect. 
 suffered from palace bureaucracies and professional priests who stood against free speculation. 
 act subjects.