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第三部分：閱讀理解 (共20小題; 每小題2分, 滿分40分)
閱讀下列短文, 從給的四個選項 (A、B、C和D) 中, 選出最佳選項, 并標在答題卷的相應位置。用答題卡的考生，先選出最最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
A
When I decided to quit my job as a wedding photographer, I was in my late twenties, fresh from my divorce from Bob who had left me empty and confused. I decided to leave the US and travel. I had no savings, plus more than $5,000 in debt. What I did have were two sponsored tasks as a travel photographer- and with that along, I thought, it would be easy.
My first experience was a road trip from Toronto to Las Vegas, paid for by a car delivery service. Other trips followed and then I started a travel blog (博客). It was intended to be my calling card for assignment travel photography. Yet even with my blog and past experience, email after email I sent to publications, trying to get work, went unanswered. When they did get in touch, editors told me that I had no chance of making a career with travel photography. While I struggled to get on the path that I wanted, and as I expanded my blog to help get me there, I found myself wearing the hat of a full-time blogger.
Luckily, I got in at the right time. It was 2010，and the travel industry was just starting to turn its attention to bloggers. As I never could have predicted, my blogging-not my photography-did take me around the world successfully. At first，I thought it was for personal reasons, but I realized later that it was for free marketing for my blogging.
Within two years, I was being asked to speak at travel blogging conferences, which helped me to raise a network of friends around the world. Even more meaningful, however, was when I saw that my travels were also helping other people. My blog and social media followers saw that I chased my dreams and told me over and over again how they needed that kind of example, which was absent in their lives elsewhere.
56. After the author quit her job, she decided to ______.
A. divorce her husband B. be a wedding photographer
C. pay off all her debtD. go travelling abroad
57. What can we learn about the author from the 2nd paragraph?
A. She paid money to a car delivery agency for a road trip.
B. She realised his dream of becoming a travel photographer.
C. She got a job as an editor in a publishing house.
D. She finally became a professional blogger unintentionally.
58. The author believed her success mainly resulted from ______.
A. her personal reasons B. her photographing skills
C. free marketing for blogging D. booming of travel industry
59. What did the author think of her two years' work?
A. Inspiring. B. Appealing. C. Interesting.D. Challenging.
B
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How to apply for our programs
In order to apply for all of our programs, you must be
at least 18 years old.
in good health,
a senior high school graduate.
Application Procedure for Chinese Language Programs
Step 1. Send us a completed application form by email or fax.
Step 2. Send us $ 60 application fee after receiving our email confirmation.
Step 3. Arrange the payment transfer. Step 4. Plan the trip to Beijing.
Application Procedure for Chinese Business Internship (實習）Program
Step 1. Send us a completed application form with your CV and personal statement for the program by email or fax.
Step 2. Send us $ 310, including $60 application fee and $ 250 internship placement deposit, after receiving our letter of acceptance for the program.
Step 3. Arrange final payment transfer after receiving our second confirmation. Step 4. Plan the trip to Beijing.
Personal Statement for applicants for Chinese Business Internship Program
You should state why you want to take this program and what your expectations of the program are. How you will make use of this program in your future career.
APPLICATION DEADLINES
The applications for most programs are reviewed on a rolling basis. You are encouraged to submit your application ahead of the application deadlines.
Confirmation
Having received your application, Global Exchange Education Center usually sends out an email confirmation for the booking within 2-5 working days.
60. The text is probably written for ______.
A. junior high graduates B. international students C. job seekers D. language trainers
61. If you apply for both of the programs, the total application fees will be ______.
A. $310. B. $ 120.C. $250. D. $ 370.
62. If you want to apply for Chinese Business Internship program successfully, you'll ______.
A. send the application form by post B. send personal statement and CV only
C. have to get confirmed at least twice D. have to make a travel plan in Beijing
63. Which of the following is not necessarily included in applicants，personal statement?
A. Their purposes of taking the program. B. Their expectations of the program.
C. Their future practice of the program. D. Their feedbacks on the program.
