Are you an extreme fan?
你是一個鐵粉嗎？
My niece, Tammy, is crazy about BTS. When the group told the world that they planned to take a break, she cried for several weeks.
As an extreme fan, she spends lots of time and money on BTS: learning their songs and dances, buying many things about BTS, and flying to South Korea for their concert. She and other extreme fans have become good friends, so they share information, exchange goods, and support everything they say or do.
However, it’s not easy for extreme fans to accept criticism. Once a classmate of hers held different ideas about her idols, she had a big fight with him. In the end, the teacher had to deal with it.
Admiring singers or actors isn’t a bad thing, but don’t go to extremes.
必備單字
1. niece n.
姪女、外甥女（國中進階800字）
2. admire v.
欣賞（國中進階 800字）
實用字詞
1. extreme fan 鐵粉
= diehard fan
2. accept criticism
接受批評
閱讀技巧：
將長句分成短字詞，以利閱讀
As an extreme fan,／she spends／lots of／time and money／on BTS.
身為一位鐵粉，／她花費／很多的／時間和金錢／在BTS上。
斷句練習：
Admiring singers or actors isn’t a bad thing, but don’t go to extremes.
解答：
動手做做看：將長句分成短字詞
Admiring／singers or actors／isn’t a bad thing,／but don’t go to extremes.
欣賞／歌手或演員／不是一件壞事，／但是不要走極端。
考題練習：
TOEIC Bridge測驗X國中會考題型
1. Where could you possibly read this article?
(A) In an ad.
(B) In a comic book.
(C) In the newspaper.
2. What didn’t Tammy do?
(A) Go to their concert.
(B) Write letters to BTS.
(C) Sing the songs of BTS.
3. According to the reading, which is true about extreme fans?
(A) They are crazy about their idols.
(B) They fight with other extreme fans.
(C) They will be singers or actors one day.
解答：
1. (C) 2. (B) 3. (A)
文章由TOEIC Program Taiwan · Chun Shin提供：
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