綜合類:完形填空A Success Story

　　At 19， Ben Way is already a millionaire， and one of a growing number of teenagers who have (1) Their fortune through the Internet. (2) makes Bens story all the more remarkable is that he is dyslexic， and was (3) by teachers at his junior school that he would never be able to read or write (4) . "I wanted to prove them (5) "， says Ben， creator and director of Waysearch， a net search engine which can be used to find goods in online shopping malls.

　　When he was eight， his local authorities (6) him with a PC to help with school work. Although he was (7) to read the manuals， he had a natural ability with the computer， and (8) by his father， he soon began (9) people $l0 an hour for his knowledge and skills. At the age of 15 he (10) up his own computer consultancy， Quad Computer， which he ran from his bedroom， and two years later he left school to (11) all his time to business.

　　"By this time the company had grown and I needed to take on a (12) of employees to help me"， says Ben. "That enabled me to start (13) business with bigger companies.” It was. his ability to consistently (14) difficult challenges that led him to win the Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in the same year that he formed Waysearch， and he has recently signed a deal (15) $25 million with a private investment company， which will finance his search engine.

　　詞匯：

　　remarkable / rimɑ:k bl / a.卓越的，值得注意的

　　dyslexic /disleksik / a.誦讀困難的 n.誦讀困難者

　　authority / :θ r ti / n.權威，權力，當權

　　consultancy / k ns lt nsi / n.凡咨詢公司，顧問工作

　　overcome / ， uv k m / v. 克服，勝過

　　entrepreneur / ， ntr pr n :/ n. 企業家，主辦者

　　investment / investm nt/ n. 投資，投入

　　注釋：

　　1. What makes Bens story all the more remarkable ... : 使得 Ben 的故事更引人注意的是…

　　2. It was his ability to consistently overcome difficult challenges ... : 正是他持續不斷地克服困難 挑戰的能力…

　　練習：

　　1. A) taken B) made C) put D) done

　　2. A) This B) That C) Something D) What

　　3. A) said B) told C) suggested D) reported

　　4. A) absolutely B) totally C) properly D) thoroughly

　　5. A) wrong B) false C) untrue D) unfair

　　6. A) provided B) gave C) offered D) got

　　7. A) impossible B) incapable C) disabled D) unable

　　8. A) promised B) invited C) encouraged D) animated

　　9. A) owing B) charging C) lending D) borrowing

　　10. A) put B) ran C) made D) set

　　11. A) pay B) spend C) devote D) invest

　　12. A) couple B) few C) little D) deal

　　13. A) having B) doing C) making D) bringing

　　14. A) overcome B) overlook C) overtake D) overdo

　　15. A) valuable B) estimated C) priced D) worth