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 Ben's 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 a.卓越的，值得注意的
　　dyslexic a.誦讀困難的 n.誦讀困難者
　　authority n.權威，權力，當權
　　consultancy n.凡咨詢公司，顧問工作
　　overcome v. 克服，勝過
　　entrepreneur n. 企業家，主辦者
　　investment n. 投資，投入
　　注釋：
　　1. What makes Ben's 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
　　答案與題解：
　　1. B 固定搭配make fortune，意為"制造財富，發財"，因此選 B。其他三項均不合適。
　　2. D 這里應該是一個由 what 引導的從句為主語的句子，表示"使得 Ben 的故事更引人注意的 是……"，其他三項均無法引導該從句。
　　3. B 根據句意，是 Ben 被告知，因此選項 told 為E確答案。said 意為"被說"，suggested 意為"被建議"，reported 意為"被報道"，均不合句意。
　　4. C 聯系上下文，了解到本句表達的是 Ben 曾被他的初中教師告知他將永遠不能正確讀寫，而不是完全無法讀寫，因此 properly 才符合句意。absolutely 表示"完全地，絕對地"，totally 表示"完全地"，thoroughly 表示"徹底地，完全地"，均不合句意。
　　5. A 根據句意，很容易了解 Ben 是要證明他們對他的判斷錯了，而不是說他們的判斷是假的、不真實的，或者不公平的，所以 wrong 是正確答案。
　　6. A 根據動詞前的主語 local authorities 和后面的介詞 with 可以知道他是被提供了一臺個人電腦，所以選項 provide 為正確答案。如用 give 則不需跟介詞 with，如用 offer 則需跟 to，如用 get 則需前面的主語是 Ben。
　　7. D 根據句意，易知文中耍表達的是"雖然他不能閱讀使用指南"，因此 unable 為正確答案。impossible 表示"不可能的"，incapable 表示"元能力的"，-般形容不能勝任的; disabled 表示"有殘缺的"。
　　8. C 根據句意，易知文中要表達的是在爸爸的鼓勵下。若用 promised 則表示在爸爸的承諾 下，il1-vited 則是在爸爸的邀請下，animated 表示"有生氣的"，均不符合句意，因此 encouraged 為正確答案。
　　9. B 根據句意，"Ben 很快就開始以自己的知識和能力收費一二每小時10英鎊"，只有 charge符合句意。
　　10. D 聯系上下文，根據句意，Ben 創建了自己的公司一-Quad Computer，固定搭配 set up 表示"創建"，其他三項均不合適，所以選 D。
　　11. C 根據句意，Ben 把所有的精力投入到公司經營當中，根據后面的介詞 to。可知，只有devote 是正確答案。
　　12. A 詞組搭配 a couple of 表示"一些"，few 一般形容只需少量的幾個，little 形容不可數名詞，文中要表達的是公司已經發展壯大，Ben 需要雇用一些員工，因此只有 couple 符合句意。
　　13. B 根據句意，Ben 開始與更大的公司做生意，固定搭配 do business with ...符合句意。其他三項均不合適。
　　14. A 固定搭配 overcome challenge，表示"克服困難，克服挑戰"，因此選 A。overlook 表示"不注意，忽視"，overtake 表示"趕上"，overtake 表示"把……做得過分"。
　　15. D 根據句意，""價值2500萬英鎊的交易"，顯然 worth 是正確答案。valuable 表示"珍貴的，值錢的"，estimated 表示"估計，預算"，priced 表示"給……定價，附有定價的"。