53. We have many reasons to believe ______________ (一個更加光明美好的未來在等著我們).

　　54. ___________________________ (除董事長之外的所有董事會成員都投票贊成我的建議) to set up a branch office on the outskirts of town.

　　55. _______________ (孩子們沒有去滑雪)，the children went skating last Sunday.

　　Part I Writing

　　One possible version:

　　Talent Is More than a Certificate

　　With the increase of students in China’s higher education institutions, there is a striking trend of more and more graduates flooding into the market to hunt for a job. Confronted with fierce and cold competition, they must use everything they have to take advantage of the rare opportunities they are given. Sometimes, whether or not they have a certain educational certificate is enough to leave them a success or failure.

　　This practice is not particularly fair or justified. For one thing, the certificate is only a piece of paper that does not reveal one’s actual ability. Sometimes a person’s qualities and capabilities may be hidden inside his or her mind. For another, just as a Chinese saying puts it: “In every art, there is a good master.” It is generally recognized that one’s genuine ability and knowledge are measurable through social practice and not his or her grades on tests. What’s more, the over-emphasis on the certificate will inevitably result in side effects, for example, the widespread manufacture of fake graduate certificates.

　　As far as I’m concerned, what you have done in your spare time may be a criterion on which to judge whether you are talented, creative, sympathetic and cooperative or not. An individual’s personal ethical quality, sometimes, is more important than his or her brilliant academic record.

　　Part II Reading Comprehension

　　(Skimming and Scanning)

　　1. B)。根據文章第二段，可以判斷B)為正確選項。

　　2. D)。根據文章第三段最后兩句“To make ... the Forbes ... the richest Americans ... billionaire ... $1.3 billion.”可以判斷只有D)表達正確。A)、B)和C)分別出現在第六段、第十三段和第十九段。

　　3. B)。根據文章第五段第一句“Twenty years ago ...”和第四句“Now he’s a 49-year-old ...”可以計算出B)是正確的。

　　4. C)。根據文章第十段第三句“so I read books and magazines about money management and investing ...”判斷C)符合原文的表達，這也符合“Educate yourself”這一部分表達的主題。