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The __11__ is that you don39。t need to impress those people with __12__, shiny things. The relationship you39。ve built with them — or you39。re going to build with them — is based on you, not __13__ the material items. They39。ll __14__ like you for you or they won39。t. To __15__ it simply, take care of the __16__. Keep yourself clean. Keep your weight under control. __17__ reasonable clothing. Work on your munication skills. If you have them covered, you don39。t need to __18__ time and money in impressing other people. Yes, I __19__ still want one or two of these things such as an iPhone or a $50 haircut, but the impetus (動力 ) es from my key values that are __20__ in my life, not what other people around me seem to value or what marketing messages I receive. 1. A. theme B. thing C. story D. joke 2. A. economic B. big C. indirect D. little 3. A. anized B. divided C. marked D. looked 4. A. natural B. reasonable C. right D. easy 5. A. As long as B. As soon as C. Unless D. Because 6. A. good B. cruel C. negative D. rude 7. A. mean B. affect C. change D. matter 8. A. stop B. hesitate C. want D. learn 9. A. Somehow B. Sometime C. Anyway D. Anywhere 10. A. winners B. friends C. adults D. petitors 11. A. message B. answer C. strategy D. reality 12. A. new B. important C. useful D. expensive 13. A. on B. from C. in D. with 14. A. either B. all C. neither D. never 15. A. work B. put C. say D. take 16. A. customs B. traditions C. basics D. disciplines 17. A. Dress B. Make C. Buy D. Wear 18. A. take B. pay C. invest D. cost 19. A. actually B. regularly C. particularly D. hardly 20. A. great B. central C. practical D. necessary 答案與解析 語篇解讀 本文是議論文。作者的價值觀深受多年看過的一本書的影響:不要因為在意別人的眼光和評頭論足而浪費時間