I. Translation (50%)
1. There is a sense that somehow they have been deprived of the chance to become the sort of men they expected to be as they grew up.
1. There is a sense that somehow(不知什麼原因) they have been deprived(剝奪) of the chance to become the sort(種類) of men they expected to be as they grew up.
不知怎麼的，他們成為想要成為的大人的機會被奪走了。
Google翻譯 :
有一種感覺，不知何故，他們被剝奪了成為他們長大後期望成為的那種人的機會。
2. Loneliness is a feeling of being unconnected with other people, of wanting to be with someone who isn’t there, of having no one to turn to who can affirm one’s essential human qualities.
Loneliness(孤獨) is a feeling of being unconnected with other people, of wanting to be with someone who isn’t there, of having no one to turn to(求助於) who can affirm(證實) one’s essential human qualities (人的素質、特徵).
孤獨的感覺是無法與人往來，或者是想要與某人在一起，或者是無人可以求助。
google 的答案 :
孤獨是一種與他人失去聯繫的感覺，一種想要與不在場的人在一起的感覺，一種沒有人可以求助於能夠肯定自己的基本人類品質的感覺。
3. 你能暫時愚弄所有的人，也能長久愚弄某一些人，但你無法長久愚弄所有的人。
you can fool everyone temporarily or fool some people for a long time, but you still can’t fool everyone forever.
4. 下棋不能無爭，爭的範圍有大有小，有斤斤計較而因小失大者，有不拘小節而眼觀全局者。
When you play chess, you should be competitive. Some people are too preoccupied to win. Some people aren’t niggling. Therefore, they win the game.
5. 一幅好畫，要有適當的空白映襯表現的主題；一篇經典小說，也不宜盡訴，要留部份空白讓讀者想像。
A good picture should have negative space to highlight the main topic. A good novel shouldn’t talk about too many things. It should let audiences imagine.
6. 我之愛書，是若即若離，還不到成癖、如癡的程度。
I love books. Books and I are close friends but not like lovers. I’m not a bookworm or a nerd.
7. 對於零到六歲的孩子，家庭是他/她接觸最早的社會結構，父母是孩子模仿的對象，並且會對孩子有深遠的影響。
From baby to six years old kids. Family is the most important social structure to him. kids will copy their parent’s behaviour. parents’ behaviour will have a strong impact on kids.
8. 有效的閱讀並不是確實讀到每一個字，或認出每一個字。而是能在龐雜的字句中，選出最少但最主要的線索，在最短的時間內就猜出文意。
efficient reading is not like reading every character carefully or recognising every character. Effective reading is found the most important clue in numerous words. Otherwise, understanding the article’s meaning in a very short time.
9. 有些報紙和新聞性的雜誌以高水準聞名，在寫作上遣詞用字非常考究。
Some newspapers and news magazines are famous for their high quality. They are very particular about writing words and rhetoric.
10. 人性中永恆的渴求卻並未因時光的轉換而有改變。所有的人都需要被人尊重，要有歸屬感，希望獲得愛、自由與安定。
In human nature, people are eager eternal. This situation isn’t changed because of time. Everyone wants to be respected, and have a sense of belonging. Everybody wants beloved, freedom and stability.
II. Composition: read the following passage and state your responses to it in a well-organized essay of 250-300 words (50%)
“Cooperative learning is designed to encourage students to help and support their peers in a group rather than compete against them. This purpose assumes that the perceived value of academic achievement increases when students are all working toward the same goal. Cooperative groups emphasize the notion of pride in one’s “team” in much the same way that sports teams do.”