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請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項.
　　The three most valuable brand(商標)names on earth : Marlboro, Coca-cola and Budweiser, in that order.
　　It’s interesting that of the three most valuable brand names on earth, NONE of them are good for you.
　　Cigarettes kill 370,000 people a year in the U.S., not counting passive smoke. That’s over 1,000 people per day, equaling to five giant jets crashing daily. The estimates are that passive cigarette smoke kills over 15,000 people per year. That’s more than illegal drugs.
Coke is a solid company, but let’s face it, carbonated(含二氧化碳的) soft drinks of any brand are not healthy for you. There was a fellow parked in my driveway years ago. We were talking and he was drinking a cola. For some reason I had moved the cola and placed it on the hood (發(fā)動機罩) of his car.
　　“Don’t put that drink on my car!” he shouted. “Don’t you know the acid(酸) in that drink will eat the paint off my car?” he said. He quickly took the drink and finished drinking it.
　　The third most valuable brand in the world is a beer.
　　It’s interesting what we value the most. You can’t control what the world values. You can only control what you value.
　　What do you value? Is it really valuable?
　　One method of determining what you really value is to try to do without it. If you can’t do it without it, then that’s what you value.
　　Are you trying to get to the mountaintop with a cigarette in your mouth, a soda in one hand, and a beer in the other because those are the things that you can’t do without?
　　Stop and think about your real treasures.“For where your treasure is, there will be your heart also ...”
56. According to the passage, Budweiser refers to____ .
　A. a kind of cigarette        B. a kind of soft drink
　C. a kind of paint           D. a kind of beer
57. How many people are killed by passive cigarette smoke per day?
　A. about 1,000       B. about 15,000      C. about 40         D. about 370,000
58. Why did the fellow take the cola and finish drinking it immediately?
　A. Because cola was good for his health.
　B. Because cola would damage the paint of his car.
　C. Because he was very thirsty then.
　D. Because he wanted to apologize to me.
59. What is the purpose of the text?
　A. To give advice on how to determine what you value most.
　B. To encourage people to give up smoking and drinking.
　C. To warn people not to believe advertisements.
　D. To tell people to have a clear mind about what is really valuable.
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A.      ①                              B.         ①                                                             
②                                                            ②   ③                                                   
③④  ⑤⑥⑦⑧                                ④⑤     ⑥⑦⑧
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②                                                            ②   ③                                                   
③④⑤  ⑥⑦⑧                                    ④⑤⑥    ⑦⑧
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