問題詳情

III. Cloze: (每題1分共25%) A. The signs of the zodiac are said to be able to give us great insight into the many talents and special qualities wehave. Through reading our zodiac signs, we can discover a great deal of information about ourselves. In astrology,each of the twelve star signs __21__ one of the four categories: fire, water, earth and air. These four elementshave different characteristics that the twelve star signs are based upon.        Fire can do good, like cooking food and keeping us warm, but it can also do great harm, like burning a housedown. So, fire-sign people are very passionate yet they can be emotionally unstable. Besides, fire is quick andunpredictable, so those born under fire star signs are very active and are always __22__ set out into the unknown.       Water stands for emotional aspects. It flows and could be solid as ice or evaporate into air, so water-signpeople are the most emotional of all. Since water is found in everything everywhere, water-sign people are good atdealing with others. They can see into other people and understand the motives and needs of others, __23__ makesthem empathetic, caring and helpful, but they can be easily hurt by others, too.       Earth is real; you can see it and hold it. Therefore, earth-sign people are very down-to-earth and practical.They do not follow the heart; __24__, they follow the mind. Earth people like stability and regular life that theycan grow upon and develop. They are also concerned with what’s on the surface and never really dig deep to getto the bottom of it—they are happy with what’s on the surface.       Air is the element that you cannot touch or see, but it still can be contained, like in balloons. When it iscontained in this way, it sometimes escapes or gets stale. Air people are free and cannot be contained, __25__this same thing will happen to them. Caught up in their thoughts, air-sign people live in their mind. They are abit out of touch with reality, but are very advanced in thinking.
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參考答案

答案:B[無官方正解]
難度:非常困難0
統計:A(0),B(3),C(0),D(2),E(0)

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