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The question 1)about/______ what success comes from has been 2)so much/ ____ debated in our society. Some people 3)think/ deem/____ that careful planning 4)contributes to/_____ success. This accounts for the phenomenon 5)_____ young people 6)turn to/__________ the successful entrepreneurs or professionals for guidance because these promising 7)seedlings/ 8)firmly believe/_______ that they can make excellent achievements 9)through/ via/____10)careful/______ planning. Nonetheless, this traditional view might be reversed nowadays. More and more/An increasing number of people are taking a 11)fresh look at/_______ the conventional standpoint that success in life arises from careful planning. 12)Namely/ , they 13)prefer to/______ take risks ________ 14)devote/_________ themselves to 15)careful/_________ planning/ schemes.

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We often hear about surprising success stories, like lottery winners, or 16)無名小卒一夕爆紅____________. However, we have to 17)承認_________ that in the meantime (同時) there are tens of thousands of 18)similar examples/ _________________ that fail. We should not 19)get caught up in/ ___________ (陷入) the 20)__________ (媒體的大肆宣傳) of risky decisions and investments, just because (僅因為) one or two people happen to success. On the contrary, 21)with a view to/ _______ to achieving the greatest chances for success, much emphasis should be put on education; that is (to say), everyone should 22)努力、奮鬥strive/ ______ to get as much education as possible.

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23)談到、提及When it comes to/_____________ financial investments, the benefits of long-term investment in slowly rising mutual funds (共同基金) or 24)_________ stocks (績優股) 25)遠勝過於____________ those of constantly moving your money around or experimenting with risky day trading in the 26)____________ (證交所) or 27)_____________ (期貨交易所). Making conservative investments will 28)最後會得到好結果__________, but we have to be patient to (30)收穫；得到______ the benefits of (29)複利_________. In the game of financial success, (31)欲速則不達________________. 32)For example/ ______, 33)if/ provided (that)/ we want to open our own restaurant, it is best to first have a related degree in hotel management or 34)cooking/_______ skills, knowledge of marketing and accounting, and to have 35)現場_______________ experience working in other people’s restaurants. In this way, we will be able to make the most well-informed decisions about our restaurant.

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36)In conclusion/ _____________, if we want to achieve success in life, first we have to invest in ourselves with as much education as possible, in fields related to our career. Moreover, our business or financial decisions should be based on knowledge, research and we should manage to err on the side of caution. Third, and most importantly, we must be patient because, as the saying goes, “Rome wasn’t built in a day.”

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(1)就大體而言Generally speaking/_______________________, I disagree with the opinion expressed in the (2)上述的_____________ statement. I would like to begin my argumentation by pointing out that ‘traditional skills and ways of life’ do not automatically die with the advancement of high technology in one country. Instead, traditions are (3)融入於_______________ a living culture and (4)蓬勃發展於)___________ within community (5)居民__________ who value (6)傳統的___________ wisdom.

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In many ways, the history of human civilization is the history of technology development: from the discovery of fire to the invention of the wheel and to the development of the Internet. We have been making (7)大躍進__________ from primitive ways to modern way of convenience. Some technologies, such as (8)大規模毀滅性武器_____________, are of negative impact, (9)然而__________ others, such as medical advances, positively help people to live better or longer. Indeed, positive advancements in technology (10)有助於保存________________ traditional skills and ways of life. For example, the populations of some islands are too small to set up schools. (10)不但沒有___________ breaking up families by sending children to the mainland, education authorities have been able to use the Internet to (11)傳遞(播)_________ knowledge to people living in the distance online. In addition, the Internet, and modern refrigeration techniques, are being used to preserve the traditional skills of making (12)老饕美食_________, which can now be ordered on line and delivered to anywhere in the world with express.

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In conclusion, (13)縱使、既使__________________ not all technological advancements benefit humankind, I think technology can (14)共存_______________________________ our traditional skills and way of living in many (15)方面__________. (16) 不但沒有 ________________ die with technology, traditions grow with its advance, which brings more convenience to people in need. When we learn to make good use of technology, we thus preserve the long-valued traditions (17)不知不覺地____________.

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There are some decisions (which) you should definitely make alone, ranging from whether to grow your hair long or to get a tattoo or whether to get an egg boiled or 1)_____________________{【美】炒(蛋)}. Not all 2)s_________ _{單獨的,獨自的} decisions are of minor importance. Take December 1st in 1955 for example. Rosa Parks, (who was) tired after a long day of work, decided all by herself_單獨地 not to 3)give up her seat on the bus _____讓座於 a white person and 4)s________________ed_點燃 the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. But in general, if the decision (which) you are 5)p_____________ing_{仔細考慮,衡量} is of 6)c____________________ importance_{至關重要的}, and has an impact on important people in your life, you will have a much greater chance of making the right choice if you ask for their help.

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“There is safety in numbers_人多保險,” 7)g_______ the old proverb_古諺說. If the decision you are considering may have a negative impact on your corporation, for example, it will be wise to seek out_{找到,找來} opinions and gain “buy-in”_{得到大量的支持} from your 8)fellow workers_同事/a____s_,合夥人 before you 9)a__________宣布 your plan. In 1980, Akio Morita_{盛田昭夫是索尼公司的創辦人之一,} the head of Sony Corporation, decided to produce a new 10)g_________{精巧時髦的玩意} that would allow teenagers to tote_攜帶 around their music─ the Walkman. Should Akio Morita have been nervous about his decision? No, because he had the backing of Sony’s talented colleagues. “The public does not know what is possible,” Morita told his 11)naysayers/___________反對者, “We do.”

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There is another old saying, “12)Two heads are better than ________{三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮}.” If this is true, then we can 13)assume/ _假設 that five or six heads will be even more powerful 14)when it comes ______一談到 making the right decision. Before any law can be passed in the U.S., for instance, it must wend_{緩慢地走[移動]} its way through committee_委員會 discussion, then the House (of Representatives)_眾議院 and the Senate_參議院 consideration, and finally signing_簽屬 or 15)v_________否決 by the President. 16) As __________ as_{縱使,即使} presidential candidates_{總統候選人} love to promise that they will make BIG changes when they are elected_當選, they soon learn that they will not be able to act alone in the Oval Office_{美國總統的辦公室}─ the President-elect_{總統當選人}/governor-elect_{已當選尚未就任的州長}/ prime minister-elect_候任首相 will need to listen to the people’s representatives_{代表,代理人}, both for_贊成 and against_反對 any proposed_{[正式]提議的} change.

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In your personal life, you should seriously consider including other people in your decision-making 17)p_______過程 whenever it is practical. A parent does not need to 18)consult ____{商議;交換意見} a child about family rules and regulations, but a husband certainly needs to talk to his wife about what those rules and regulations should be. Are you 19)s_________ing to_嘗試著 decide whether to 20)e________ in the army_{從軍,入伍} or go to college? 21)Talk to your r_____________{招聘人員,徵兵人員}, but most importantly, talk to your parents, siblings, friends, and high school counselors_{(協助學生解決問題的)指導老師}. “No man is an island,” said the 22)meta__________{形而上學的,玄學的} poet John Donne_{約翰多恩是英國詹姆斯一世時期的玄學派詩人,曾在牛津和劍橋大學學習神學、醫學、法律和古典文學，但均未獲得學位}. Our choices 23)____variably_{始終不變地; 永遠如此地;可預測地} affect the people (whom) we love/ have a great affection for_{懷有深厚的感情}, so we need to let them in on our thoughts.