94 學年度學測英文 第 18 題

Experts say that creativity by definition means going against the tradition and breaking the rules. To be creative, you must dare (16), and courageously express your own outlook and (17) what makes you unique. But does our society encourage children to break the rules? I’m afraid the answer is no. The famous film director Ang Lee recalls his father’s disappointment with him when he was young. (18) a small child, he would pick up a broom and pretend to be playing guitar for the entertainment of family guests. Then, when he was studying film in college, he would exhaust himself just for a performance tour. His father, (19) always hoped that he would get a PhD and become a professor, (20) with a scoff: “What is all this nonsense?!” But it later turned out that it was exactly his courage to “rebel” and to express his own ideas that marks his films with distinct creativity.