Question

Listening to your heart
Do you ever wish you had a road map for living? If only someone could    1    show us a way to go, a direction to take, we wouldn’t feel so    2    of which path to pursue. We think that, with only a little    3    , we’ll surely end up in the right place.
4     on a regular flight from Detroit to Tri-City Airport must have felt a little more than    5     during the flight attendant’s greeting as their flight started. She     6     the passengers and stated that the destination would be Midland. A few concerned passengers   7    her, so the flight attendant, obviously not familiar with the area,     8     herself by saying that they would be     9      in “Tri-City” and Bay City.
Chuckles rippled along the aisle as she    10    tried again. This time she informed passengers that the destination would be Saginaw. Now    11    broke out.
At that point, an authoritative voice came over the intercom (對講機) and    12     her. “I’m your pilot, folks,” he said. “Don’t    13   — I know where we’re going.”
It’s nice when someone knows the     14    . And there is wisdom in seeking help when necessary. Other people can be valuable.    15     we cannot always depend on others for the    16    answers for living our lives. In the end, nobody can point us to all the best   17    for life’s problems; nobody else can    18    us to the path that is just right for us. We find that way ourselves. We find the way by    19   . Listening to our hearts — for the direction we need is almost always there, deep within.
So if you feel a bit lost, don’t worry. This may be a    20    time to listen. And remember — your pilot knows where you’re going.
1. A. irregularly          B. occasionally        C. practically         D. basically
2. A. proud              B. tired              C. unsure            D. ashamed
3. A. guidance        B. encouragement      C. comfort           D. determination
4. A. Customers          B. Pilots             C. Attendants         D. Passengers
5. A. happy              B. lost               C. nervous           D. excited
6. A. thanked            B. examined           C. welcomed         D. entertained
7. A. reminded           B. informed           C. warned           D. threatened
8. A. relaxed             B. behaved            C. enjoyed          D. corrected
9. A. stopping            B. landing             C. flying           D. traveling
10. A. shyly              B. impatiently          C. bravely          D. actively
11. A. protest            B. complaint           C. argument         D. laughter
12. A. rescued            B. blamed             C. praised           D. defended
13. A. fight              B. worry               C. quarrel           D. concern
13. A. flight              B. skill                C. way              D. problem
15. A. So                 B. And                C. Besides          D. But
16. A. immediate          B. important           C. simple           D. short
17. A. solutions           B. reasons            C. explanations       D. accounts
18. A. direct              B. force              C. forbid            D. tempt
19. A. speaking           B. following           C. listening          D. asking
20. A. hard               B. spare              C. necessary         D. perfect

Answer 1

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1. B。此處表示要是有人偶爾告訴我們人生該選擇哪一條路就好了。
2. C。我們就不會對自己人生道路的選擇缺乏信心和沒有把握了。
3. A。結合前面的“show us a way to go, a direction to take”可知是他人給予我們的指導。
4. D。從后面的“flight”可知此處選D。
5. B。lost此處表示不知所措，根據下文服務員的屢次錯誤可知選B。
6. C。根據前面的“the flight attendant’s greeting”可知答案為C。
7. A。女服務員把飛行目的地搞錯了，因此有旅客提醒了她。
8. D。根據上文可知女服務員出了錯，因而糾正自己的錯誤。
9. B。此處表示飛機將在某地降落，指他們飛行的目的地。
10. C。“bravely”表示她很勇敢地再次糾正自己的錯誤。
11. D。根據前面的“Chuckles rippled along the aisle”可知剛才人們還在輕聲地笑著，但是這個時候他們不禁大笑起來。
12. A。這里表示從飛機擴音器中傳來飛行員的聲音，給這個服務員解了圍。
13. B。從后面的“I know where we’re going”可知飛行員讓旅客們放心，因為他知道飛機該飛往哪里。
13. C。根據上文中飛行員的回答可知此處選C。
15. D。此處表示轉折。
16. B。這里表示我們不能總是依賴別人給我們提供人生的重要答案。
17. A。從前面的“answers”以及后面的“problems”可知是solutions，指解決辦法。
18. A。此處表示其他人不能指引我們找到最適合自己的人生道路。
19. C。結合后面的“Listening to our hearts”可知答案。
20. D。在你迷惘的時候，不要擔心，也許這正是你傾聽的最恰當的時候。