82. How many examples of heroes are mentioned in the passage? (No more than 1 word)

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81. What is the best title of the passage? 　(No more than 4 words)

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72.__________ ---- easily identified and measured

Examples:

·The workers 73._______________

·The students 74._______________

·The foreigners learning new languages

Process---much more difficult to 75._____________

The process is

·the attitudes, feelings people have

·76.____________________

People need to

·experience the world 77______________

·try new ideas

·accept new challenges

·78._________________

·face the unknown

·accept the possibility of 79._______________

·take more chances and be more open to 80._____________

·never protect oneself too much

SECTION B　 ( 10 marks)

Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and the required words limit. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

Like many of my generation, I have a weakness for hero worship(崇拜). At some point, however, we all begin to question our heroes and our need for them. This leads us to ask: What is a hero?

Despite huge differences in cultures, heroes around the world generally share a number of characteristics that instruct and inspire people.

A hero does something worth talking about. A hero has a story of adventure to tell a community who will listen. But a hero goes beyond mere fame.

Heroes serve powers or principles larger than themselves. Like high-voltage transformers (高壓變壓器), heroes take the energy of higher powers and step it down so that it can be used by ordinary people.

The hero lives a life worthy of imitation(模仿). Those who imitate a real hero experience life with new depth, enthusiasm, and meaning. A sure test for would-be heroes is what or whom do they serve? What are they willing to live and die for? If the answer or evidence suggests they serve only their own fame, they may be famous persons but not heroes. Madonna and Michael Jackson are famous, but who would claim that their fans find life more abundant?

Heroes are catalysts (催化劑 ) for change. They have a vision from the mountaintop. They have the skill and the charm to move the masses. They create new possibilities. Without Gandhi, India might still be part of the British Empire. Without Rosa Parks and　 Martin Luther King, Jr., we might still have separated buses, restaurants, and parks. It may be possible for large-scale changes to occur without leaders with magnetic(磁性的) personalities, but the pace of change would be slow, the vision uncertain, and the committee meetings endless.

71.____________---- Product or Process

70. 　What is the best title of the passage?

A. Relaxation is important　　　　　　 B. Stress is part of everyday life

C. Stress can be avoided　　　　　　　 D. Try to live with stress

PART FOUR WRITING　 (45 marks)

SECTION A　 (10 marks)

　 Directions: Read the following passage. Complete the diagram by using the information from the passage.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as an external (外在的) result or a product that can easily be identified and measured. The worker who gets a rise, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language---all these examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts.

By contrast (對(duì)照), the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way. The process is not the road itself, but the attitudes, feeling people have, and their caution or courage, as they meet with new experiences and unexpected difficulties. In this process, the journey never really ends; there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept.

In order to grow and travel new roads, people need to have to take risks willingly, to face the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may “fail” at first. How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is necessary for our ability to grow. Do we see ourselves as quick and curious? If so, we tend to take more chances and be more open to unfamiliar experiences. Do we think we’re shy and indecisive? Then our sense of fear can cause us to hesitate, to move slowly, and we think we are slow to adapt change or that we’re not smart enough to deal with a new challenge. Then we are likely to take a more passive role or not try at all.

These feelings of insecurity and self-doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow. If we protect ourselves too much, then we stop growing. We become trapped inside a shell of our own making.

69. 　In the last sentence of the passage, "do so " refers to ______.　　　

A. "expose ourselves to stress"　 　　　B. "find ways to deal with stress"　

C. "remove stress from our lives "　

D. "established links between diseases and stress"

68. Which of the following statements is TRUE?　

A. We can find some ways to avoid stress.

B. Stress is always harmful to people.　

C. It is easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work.　

D. Different people can withstand different amounts of stress.　

67. According to the writer, the most important character for a good manager is his ________.　　

A. not fearing stress 　　　　　　　　　B. knowing the art of relaxation　　　　　

C. high sense of responsibility　　　　　 D. having control over performance　　

66. People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because_____.　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A. they do not know how to enjoy themselves　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B. they do not believe that relaxation is important for health　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

C. they are travelling fast all the time　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

D. they are becoming busier with their work　

65. From the text, we can infer that the writer_____.

A. would stop working at night　　　　　　 　　 B. would stay on in San Francisco

C. would make friends with cleaners.　　 D. would give up her job at the bank

C

As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through lift, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　

Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choices between "fight" or "flight" and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress is, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it. In a word, we should try to live with stress.