問題詳情
V. Reading Comprehension (10%)Hallmark Cards Inc., a Kansas based company, is the largest maker of greeting cards inthe United States. Among every ten greeting cards sent in the U.S., about five are made byHallmark. In addition to greeting cards, Hallmark products range from puzzles, gift wrap,party goods, to decorations. The company never stops striving for the best innovation, as its
(A) discoveries
(B) outdoors
(C) forest
(D) opportunity
(E) whose (F) amaze(G) curious (H) set out (I) attend (J) in honor of－ 4 －current slogan suggests, “when you care enough to send the very best.”Joyce C. Hall, the founder of Hallmark, started his business by selling postcards with histwo brothers in their home-town of Norfolk, Nebraska. Two years later, in 1910, theeighteen-year-old boy boarded a train bound for Kansas City to make his own mark in theboom town with two boxes of picture postcards. Before long, those cards became popular indrugstores, bookstores, and gift shops.The following year Joyce asked his brother Rollie to join him in his business. Theyexpanded the greeting card business to gifts, books, postcards, and stationery. Just as theythought things couldn’t be better, their business suddenly burned down in 1915, putting them$17,000 in debt. In his autobiography, When You Care Enough, Joyce recalled the toughmoments and wrote: “One of the first Hallmark sentiments was made more meaningful by thefire. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on. We had to do that anumber of times.”
【題組】61. ( ) What is this article mainly about?
(A) How to create a home-made greeting card.
(B) Innovative ideas come from daily life.
(C) The employees of Hallmark company.
(D) The success story of America’s largest greeting card manufacturer.
參考答案
答案：B
難度：適中0.4
統計：A(1),B(4),C(0),D(4),E(1)