CINDY

Answers to Comprehension Exercise 1 - Be Not Elated by Success

1. 3 (para. 3, line 3-5)

2. C (para. 2, line 1)

3. 2 (推動; verb)

4. 3 (名銜; noun)

5. An athlete should remind himself or herself that pride can take over, and criticisms of his or her performance can go in one ear and out the other.
(不能寫: your, 因為主語已改為 "An athlete", 而不是文章中的 "You")

6. B (past participle, 因為要被動)

7. simile (poetic device=修辭手法。simile=明喻, 即是見到as, like等字眼, 將兩件事物作直接比較的)

8. D (para. 7, line 1)

9. C

10.C

11.It is because normal prime time for cue sport players is around 35 years old and he has not reached that age yet.

12.3 (adj. the best)

13.It is because Marco wanted to join the 2009 East Asian Games.

14.platform (podium=講台, stage=舞台; veranda=露台)

15.A ("...more and more'Wonder Kids' will emerge and demonstrate their excellence in the sport in the coming years)