| Questions 1 - 4 refer to the following article. Michael Jordan used to be regarded as the best basketball player in the world. Few could deny it. Now, most agree that the greatest NBA player is Kobe Bryant. When Kobe was eighteen, he was very fortunate to be signed by the Los Angeles Lakers. Even though he was young, his performance was professional and nearly perfect. Kobe had scored up to 81 points in one game. Because he was young, he didn't know how to get along well other players. Kobe was quiet, independent, and didn't communicate much with his teammates. He turned a deaf ear to advice from others. He was not very popular in the beginning. Rumor had it that Kobe was selfish and proud. Kobe took on a great deal of pressure. He matured quickly and learned to deal with the stress. He also learned that he couldn't play basketball alone. He needed his teammates' support. Therefore, he changed his attitude through and through. He then earned the respect of his teammates. On April 2nd, 2010, the Lakers announced that Kobe Bryant had signed a Three-Year Max Extension with the Lakers. He will remain with the team through the 2011-2014 seasons. It shouldn't come as much of a surprise that Kobe Bryant will remain on the team. He is one of their top five players. He feels a great sense of achievement and has found his true place on the team. The Lakers paid about 2.8 billion dollars for the three-year contract. It is an attractive deal and most feel that Kobe is worth it. He says he is lucky that they would like to pay so much money for him to sign the contract. Kobe will continue to play basketball with the Lakers. Perhaps he will play basketball in Los Angeles until he retires. We will find out. 麥可喬丹 (Michael Jordan)曾被認為是世上的最佳籃球員。無人可以否認。現今大家都說NBA最偉大的球員是寇比布萊恩（Kobe Bryant）。 當他18歲之際，他非常幸運地被洛杉磯湖人隊（Los Angeles Lakers）簽下。儘管他很年輕，他的表現非常專業且近乎完美的。寇比比賽中得分曾高達 81分。但因為他年輕，他不知道如何與其他球員相處。寇比是個安靜和獨立自主的人，他和隊友們鮮少互相溝通。他對別人的勸告充耳不聞。因此一開始，他非常不受隊友歡迎。謠言四起，指出寇比自私自利和驕傲自大。 寇比承受很大的壓力。這種壓力讓他短時間變得成熟，也學會如何處理壓力。他甚至了解到，籃球場上他無法一人獨大，他需要隊友的支持。因此，他徹底改變了態度。如今他已經贏得隊友的尊重。 2010年四月二日，湖人隊宣布寇比和湖人隊簽了一份三年延長合約。2011年至2014年賽季，他將會繼續留在球隊。寇比布萊恩將繼續留在球隊，這項消息不會讓人感到有多大的意外。他是湖人最佳五人之一。他感受到成就感的圍繞，當然他也找到自己在球隊的最佳地位（適得其所）。 這份三年合約，湖人隊支付了大約28億台幣。這是一項很有吸引力的交易，當然寇比值得這個價錢。他說他是幸運的，他們願意付出這麼多的錢來和他簽約。寇比將繼續留在湖人隊打球。也許他會在洛杉磯打籃球打到退休為止。且讓我們拭目以待。 regard v. 將…視為 Kobe Bryant n 寇比布萊恩 fortune adj 幸運的 sign v 簽約 Los Angles n 洛杉磯 Lakers n 湖人隊 performance n 表現 score v 得分 independent adj 獨立的 communicate v 溝通 teammate n 隊友 deaf adj 耳聾的 pressure n 壓力 stress n 壓力 through and through 徹底 announce v 宣佈 extension n 延長 remain v 停留 season n 球季 achievement n 成就 billion n 十億 attractive adj 吸引力的 retire v 退休 |
Questions 5 - 7 refer to the following article. * Valid until Thanksgiving Day, 2010 * Subject to 10% service charge * Children below 12 years don't count towards number of guests allowed per room. Extra charge for each child is $10. * Romantic Package: The romantic package is made for just two. Only $520. You can indulge yourselves with: (1) Access to hotel spa, and pool. (2) In- room wine. (3) American breakfast in your romantic room. (4) Late checkout available. (5) Special presents. * Call 0800-888-888 for more information.  * 票價有效期限：2010 感恩節。 * 一成服務費。 * 十二歲以下兒童，不列入房間人數計算，每位兒童額外收費$10。 * 浪漫套裝行程：浪漫套裝行程是特別規劃給情侶兩人。只要 $ 520. 你可以寵愛自己於： (1) 有權使用旅館的水療和游泳池。 (2) 典藏好酒。 (3) 在浪漫房間享受美式早餐。 (4) 結帳離開的時間可延後。 (5) 特別精美禮品。 * 請撥0800-888-888，可以獲得更多資訊喔。 NY n 紐約= New York suite n 套房 penthouse n 總統套房 valid adj 有效的 romantic adj 浪漫的 indulge v享受於 access v 進入 available adj (事物)可行的，可利用的；(人) 有空閒的 |
| Questions 8 - 10 refer to the following article. Vancouver is one of the most beautiful and famous cities in the world. It is also is considered one of the world's most livable cities. Vancouver is only the eighth largest city in Canada, with a population of the city is 578,041. However, the greater Vancouver area has over 2 million people. In 1891, Vancouver's population was only 13,709. There are many reasons that Vancouver attracts thousands of tourists every year. First is its mild climate. For most of the year, Vancouver's weather is quite pleasant. Also, its incredible scenery is a natural attraction. For instance, Stanley Park, Queen Elizabeth Park, VanDusen Botanical Garden, Lions' Gate Bridge, Capilano Suspension Bridge, Granville Island, Grouse Mountain, Whistler, and so on. Moreover, Vancouver has evolved into a world-class travel destination, so transportation is very convenient for tourists. There are buses, skytrains, boats, RV rentals, and various forms of air transportation. The city of Vancouver proudly supports local businesses. Entrepreneurs and people planning to open businesses in Vancouver are warmly welcomed. Abundant resources and information are available to those who seek it. Vancouver trades $75 billion in goods annually. It has an unemployment rate of 6%, which is a serious problem in the city. Vancouver is a great and beautiful city, which is worth a visit if you have spare time. 溫哥華市是加拿大第八大城。城市人口有57萬8千零41人。但大溫哥華區有超過2百萬人之多。1891年時，它的人口只有1萬3千7百零9人。許多因素使溫哥華每年吸引數以千計的遊客。首先是它溫和的氣候。一年大部分的時間裡，溫哥華的天氣相當宜人。此外，它令人難以置信的景色，是一種自然的吸引力。例如，史丹利公園，萬德森植物園，伊麗莎白女王公園，獅門大橋，佳碧蘭諾吊橋，格蘭佛島，松雞山，惠斯勒等等。此外，溫哥華儼然已經發展成一個世界級的旅遊景點，交通對遊客而言十分便利。交通方面有巴士，空中列車，船運，汽車租賃，和各種類型的航空運輸。 溫哥華市對於支持當地經濟十分自豪。在溫哥華熱烈歡迎企業家和開放民眾的商業計劃。提供豐富的資源和資訊給有興趣的人。溫哥華每年商品貿易約 750億美元。失業率則有 6個百分點。對此城市而言，這是一個嚴重的問題。 溫哥華是偉大而美麗的城市。如果你有時間，此城市值得你遊覽並駐足。 livable adj 可居住的 population n 人口 climate n 氣候 Stanley Park史丹利公園 Queen Elizabeth Park伊麗莎白女王公園 VanDusen Botanical Garden萬德森植物園 Lions' Gate Bridge獅門大橋 Capilano Suspension Bridge佳碧蘭諾吊橋 Granville Island 格蘭佛島 Grouse Mountain 松雞山 Whistler 惠斯勒 evolve v 牽涉 skytrain n 空中列車 entrepreneur n 企業家 abundant adj 豐富的 resource n 資源 |
| Questions 11 - 15 refer to the following article. The Internet has become an integral to our daily lives, in both the personal and business realms. However, with all the conveniences that come with the Internet, there are also some annoyances. One of them is called spam. Spam is an unsolicited commercial e-mail sent to random recipients for a nasty purpose: phishing. Phising means deceiving the receiver into innocently surrendering their personal and financial information through the Internet. The scheme is to send an email that appears to be legit, but its true purpose is to lure the receiver to click the provided link or attachment. Phishers always write with urgent requests for personal financial information. Therefore, people will reply to them immediately. The possible outcome could be very devastating to the victim. The worst scenario is to ruin one's financial credibility for life. Spam is annoying and yet it is likely to occur to every email user. There are a few ways to prevent spam emails. First, never open a suspicious email, or an email that comes from an untrusted site. One way to confirm an email is safe is to view its full header information. Second, never reply by clicking the unsubscribe link. The unsubscribe link never works as what it states but works as a way to validate whether the email address is active or not. Third, never post your email address on any websites. If this is not an option, a good practice is to obscure the email address by replacing the @ symbol with the "AT" word, i.e., nameATemailprovider.com as opposed to name@emailprovider.com. This helps to avoid the email address being collected by Web crawlers. Please notice it carefully. The most common types of spam seen today tend to be pornographic or have bogus offers. The strategy is to use a very convincing title to grab people's attention and get them to open the email. In fact, it is nearly impossible to get rid of spam entirely. Yet another precautions one can take to is to keep anti-spam software up to date and block emails that come from anonymous or suspicious senders. 在個人生活及工作領域中，網際網路已成為我們每日生活中不可或缺的一部分。然而，隨著網路而來的便利性中，也有一些令人困擾之處。網路釣魚便是其中一項。 垃圾郵件是未經要求的商業電子郵件，隨機寄給收信人，而達到令人厭惡的目的：網路釣魚。網路釣魚是欺騙無辜的收信人，經由網路，洩漏他們的個人資料和金融資訊。這種計劃是利用寄送電子郵件，誘導收信人，點閱其提供的網路連結或附件。詐騙者總是在郵件主旨上寫著緊急的請求，導致受騙者提供個人財務資訊。因此，人們會立即回覆。結果可能會造成受害者嚴重的影響。最壞的情況會毀掉一個人的人生財務公信力。 垃圾郵件是很煩人的，但它有可能發生的每位電子郵件用戶身上。有幾項如工作指南一樣的秘訣，可以閃避垃圾郵件。首先，絕不打開可疑的電子郵件，或者絕不打開電子郵件的是來自不可靠的網站。確認的電子郵件方法是，查看其完整標題資訊。第二項秘訣，絕不回覆利用網路連結的信件。取消訂閱的連結，跟其信件的主旨一樣，其作用只是用來驗證這個電子郵件地址是否有效。第三，不要在任何網站上的貼上個人電子郵件地址。如果別無選擇，有效的做法是把郵件@的符號，用『AT』取代，來隱匿電子郵件。譬如用nameATemailprovider.com，來取代原來的name@emailprovider.com。這是為了避免電子郵件地址被網路搜索器收集。請務必仔細注意。 現今我們最常見的垃圾郵件類型，往往是色情郵件或虛構優惠訊息。該戰略是利用極具說服力的標題，來抓住人們的注意力，進而打開郵件。事實上，完全擺脫垃圾郵件是不可能。然而，另一個預防措施就是更新反垃圾郵件軟體，藉此來阻止匿名或可疑的寄件人。 realm n. 王國，領土 integral adj. 不可缺的，整體的 annoyance n. 令人覺得討厭/厭煩的事物 spam n垃圾郵件 unsolicited adj 未經要求的 commercial adj 商業的 random n 隨意 recipient n 接受者 nasty adj 討厭的 phishing n 釣魚網站 deceive v 欺騙 innocently adv 無辜地 surrender n 放棄，投降，服從 scheme n 計畫，方案 appear v 出現 luring adj 誘惑的，花俏的 click v 點擊 provide v 提供 attachment n 附件 urgent adj 緊急的，急迫的 request n 要求 reply v 回覆，回應 outcome n 結果 devastating adj 破壞的，毀滅性大的 victim n 受害者 scenario n 場景，預設 ruin v 毀壞 credibility n 可靠性 annoying adj 使人惱怒的 prevent v 預防 suspicious adj 可疑的 untrusted adj. 不被信任的 confirm v 確認 unsubscribed adj 取消訂閱的 validate v 證實 active adj 有效的 website n 網站 option n 可選擇 obscure adj 無名的 replace v 代替 opposed to 反對 pornographic adj 色情的 bogus adj 偽造的，假的 strategy n 戰略 grab v 攫取 attention n 注意 entirely adj 全部地 precaution n 預防措施 anti-spam n/adj 防垃圾郵件 software n 軟體 anonymous adj 匿名的 |
| Questions 16 - 20 refer to the following article. The key features that make a short story enjoyable are the use of the suspense, the focus on the protagonist, and the use of symbols. These three key features are essential because they are used to develop the plot and initiate the preparation stages for rising action to lead to the climax. In addition, the use of the three key features is to draw the readers' attention, excitements and interest. Let's take a closer look at the use of the suspense. In the story of "The Yellow Wallpaper", the suspense was developed throughout the whole story. An example of this is Jane's belief in a woman who lives behind the yellow wallpaper and emerges at the first start of moonlight, which leaves the readers in suspense. Her belief leads the reader to wonder as to whether the mysterious woman exists in real life or it is just her hallucination. Because of the uncertainty, it is exciting to follow along with the story to figure out the truth. In case that Jane is not hallucinating, the immediate response of the readers is to try to identify the woman and the concealed message she brings to the story. Secondly, let's examine the importance of the protagonist. In the story "Sonny's Blues," the protagonist is Sonny's brother. Sonny's brother is also the narrator who tells the story by revealing his thoughts and feelings towards Sonny. Because of the focus on the protagonist, it explicitly shows to the reader that Sonny's brother is deeply influenced by his parents, and reveals his characteristics of being fearful and silent. In addition, Sonny's brother is afraid of facing some cruel reality as a result, and without realizing it, he indirectly isolates Sonny by ignoring Sonny's feelings and desires. In short, the focus on the central character simplifies the complexity of the story and allows the reader to comprehend the protagonist and the plot better. Finally, let's look at the role of symbols. Looking again at the story of "The Yellow Wallpaper," one of the symbols used is in the title itself. The yellow wallpaper is a symbol of the imprisonment of women at that time because the woman who Jane believes to be real is barred behind the yellow wallpaper and would only emerge when the rays of moonlight entered the room. Another symbol used is the "barred window" in Jane's recovery room. Again, the barred window is used to symbolize the imprisonment of women because Jane is held captive in her room foreshadowing the women barred behind the yellow wallpaper. 短篇故事令人感到有趣味的關鍵特點是使用懸疑性，重點擺在主角上，和使用象徵性。這三項主要特點是十分必要的，因為它們能讓情節發展，隨著情節的逐漸發展的，讓戲劇達到高潮。此外，使用這三項主要功能是用來吸引讀者注意，讓他們感到刺激和提高興趣。 我們來細看這篇短篇故事的懸疑性。『黃色牆紙』這篇故事中，使用的懸疑性，足以貫穿整篇故事的發展。舉例而言，故事女主角珍認為黃色壁紙後方住著一位女人，只會在月光中出現，是留給讀者感到懸疑。她認為如此可以使讀者懷疑神秘女子是否真的存在於現實生活中，或者那只是她的幻覺。由於不確定性，在後續的故事中找出真相會令人有種刺激感。萬一那並非珍的幻覺，立即的回應是詢問女人真正的身分為何。以及這名女子在故事裡所帶來隱藏含意是什麼。 第二，我們來檢視一下主角的重要性。在『桑尼的憂鬱』這個故事中，主角是桑尼的哥哥。桑尼的哥哥亦是講述故事的敘述者，向桑尼吐露他的想法與情感。由於著眼點在主角身上，故事中明確地解釋，桑尼的哥哥深受父母的影響，且流露出處於恐懼和沉默者的特徵。此外，桑尼的哥哥害怕面對一些殘酷的現實，因此在毫無意識之下，他直接孤立桑尼的感情和願望。總之，這種特徵將重點擺在中心人物上面，簡化了複雜的人物故事，使讀者共容易融入主角和劇情之中。 最後，我們來看一下象徵物的角色。回顧『黃色壁紙』這個故事中，其中一種象徵就是使用文章本身名稱。黃色的壁紙是一種象徵，暗示被監禁的婦女，因為當時珍認為被拘禁於黃色壁紙之後的婦女是真實存在，而且當月光流洩到室內時，她就會出現。另一個象徵是珍的恢復室裡有『木柵的窗戶』。再次強調，窗口出現柵欄是用來象徵被監禁的婦女，因為珍被囚禁在她的房間裡，故推敲出被困在黃色壁紙後方的女性，對於珍有某種暗示的意味。 feature n 特徵 ，特點 enjoyable adj 有樂趣的 suspense n 懸疑 protagonist n主角 symbol n 象徵，符號 essential adj 必要的 develop v 建立 plot n 劇情 preparation n 準備 climax n 高潮 in addition 另外 draw one's attention吸引注意 excitement n激動 wallpaper n 壁紙 throughout prep. 貫穿，遍及 emerge v 出現 moonlight n 月光 mysterious adj 神秘的 exist v 存在 hallucination n 幻覺 uncertainty n 不確定 figure out 理解 immediate adj 即時 response n 回應 identity n 身分 conceal v 隱藏 narrator n 敘述者 reveal v 流露，揭示 explicitly n 明確地 influence n/v 影響 characteristic adj 特徵的 fearful adj 懼怕的 cruel adj 殘忍的 reality n 現實 isolate v 隔離 ignore v 忽視 desire n 渴望 simplify v 簡化 comprehend v 了解 imprisonment n 監禁 barred adj 禁止的 recovery n 恢復，監護室 symbolize v 象徵，代表 captive adj 受限的，受控制的 foreshadow v 預兆，前兆 |
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