同學的提問

Q1, He said that he is often asked about the secret ___ his business success.
（A）in （B）of （c）with （D）at
答案是B

解：the secret of his business success 他生意成功的秘密
比較﹕They have achieved remarkable success in their work.
介系詞的種類約分
 時間介系詞﹕at 10 o’clock, in the morning, on July 28, 2010
 地方介系詞﹕at the restaurant, in the factory, on the farm, etc.
 動詞的介系詞﹕look at, suffer from, prevent…from, compare with, differ from
 其他﹕
(1) 方式、方法﹕by bus, by helping others, on foot
(2) 名詞的介系詞(Noun): in success, in this way, in principle
(3) 片語介系詞: instead of, in case of, because of, in need of, in spite of, thanks to, according to
(4) 的 the door of the classroom, the key to the door
……

Q2, This CEO responded that there are some basic rules of thumb. For example, the success (you experience) is ___ the effort (you make).
（A）in the way of（B）in keeping with（C）in place of（D）in proportion to
答案是D
解：
這位執行長回答，有一些基本的經驗法則。 例如，你經歷的成功在你做的努力的比例而言。
# CEO執行長（=Chief Executive Officer
# rules of thumb 經驗法則
# in the way of在...方面；關於
   in keeping with與...一致
   in place of代替
   in proportion to 就…比例而言


Q3, Spirited Away, released in 2001, was a(n) ___ success, earning the most money in Japanese film history.
（A）more higher （B）far large （C）much huge （D）even bigger
答案是D
解﹕
(修飾比較級用even, much, far, a lot；修飾原級用very)
 great success, big success, (very) huge success
其他見此http://193.133.140.102/JustTheWord/main.pl?word=success&cdb=thesaurus

Q4, Next, Harry Potter books have a whole host of loveable characters － including Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Dobby etc. － who readers wanting to know more about.
（A）keep （B）can’t help but （C）are （D）can’t help
答案是D
# can’t help + V-ing 忍不住 = can’t help but + V原動
# keep + Ving 持續
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Q5, Sadly, many of these people were once productive members of society, with jobs, families and homes. But when ___ with untreated mental illness, these people often lose their jobs and homes.
（A）facing （B）to face （C）face （D）faced
答案是D
解﹕
此題為分詞構句
S + face + O = S + be faced with O
 But when these people are faced with untreated mental illness, …
= But when these people faced untreated mental illness, ….