In Greek mythology, there was a great hero Achilles. Althoughhe was a human, he had a strong body that would never be hurt. Itwas because when Achilles was born, his mother brought him tothe river Styx. The river Styx had magic power and could makepeople unhurt. Thus, Achilles’ mother held him by his heel andbathed him in the river. In this way, Achilles would be protectedby magic. However, his heel was not washed by the water, and itbecame the only part that could be hurt.
  Achilles grew into a man with great courage. He won a lot offights and remained unhurt. However, the day finally arrivedwhen his weakest part was found. In the Trojan War, the Trojanprince Paris shot Achilles in his heel. Achilles soon died after hegot hurt.
 Today, the phrase “Achilles’ heel” means a person’s biggestweakness. If people know what their Achilles’ heel is, they shouldbe honest about it and overcome it. Then, they will have a goodchance to succeed.
mythology 神話
thus 因此
heel 腳跟
remain 保持
shot 射中
overcome 克服
abandon 遺棄
38. This passage is mainly about _______? passage 文章
(A) the magic of the river Styx.
(B) Achilles’ heel and his death.
(C) the gods and goddesses in the Greek mythology
(D) the Trojan War