A person's self-concept is reflected in the way he or she behaves, and the way a person behaves affects other people's reactions. 21 , the way people think about themselves 22 a profound effect on all areas of their lives.
答案：(C) In general
這句是段落開頭的概括性陳述，承接上一句「自我概念影響行為」的通則說明，In general（一般而言）符合承接概括的語氣。By and by（不久後）、Luckily（幸運地）、Even so（即使如此）都與此處語意不符。
本題大考中心未公布逐題答對率，以下不談數據，只談觀念。
四個選項的功能差很遠，但如果沒看出這一句是在把前面兩句收攏成一個結論，會覺得 Even so 或 Luckily 好像也接得上。
四個選項都是句首的轉承語，可見這一格考的是這一句與前面的關係。前面兩句講的是一連串具體的連鎖反應：一個人的自我概念會表現在行為上，而行為又會影響別人的反應。本句是 ___ , the way people think about themselves {22} a profound effect on all areas of their lives.（……，人怎麼看待自己，影響遍及生活的每一個層面。）這是把前面那串具體的連鎖收攏成一句概括的結論，用 In general（一般而言）。注意方向：這與舉例的轉承語正好相反。89 年第 27 題 →的 For example 是從通則走到個案，本題的 In general 是從個案收攏成通則。判斷時先問一句話：這一句比前一句更具體，還是更概括？
Even so（即使如此）：讓步轉折，要求前後互相牴觸，但這裡是順著收攏。By and by（不久之後）：講時間推移，與整段的推論無關。Luckily（幸運地）：評價事情的好壞，而這一句是中性的陳述。
in general（一般而言）、generally speaking（一般說來）、on the whole（整體而言）、have an effect on（對……有影響）、a profound effect（深遠的影響）、all areas of life（生活的各個層面）。其中 have an effect on 這一組考過 5 個年度，87 年第 33 題 →、93 年第 24 題 →、99 課綱學測參考用試卷第 30 題 →、103 年第 25 題 →都出現過；on the whole 考過 4 個年度，84 年第 21 題 →、學測詞彙 91 年第 11 題、學測詞彙 91 年補考第 12 題都出現過。
A person's self-concept is reflected in the way he or she behaves, and the way a person behaves affects other people's reactions. 21 , the way people think about themselves 22 a profound effect on all areas of their lives.
For instance, people who have a 23 sense of self-esteem usually act with confidence. 24 they have self-assurance, they do not need constant praise and encouragement from others to feel 25 about themselves. Self-confident people are their own best friends. They participate 26 life enthusiastically and spontaneously. They are not affected by 27 others think they "should" do.
People 28 high self-esteem are not hurt by criticism; they do not 29 criticism as personal rejection. 30 , they tend to believe criticism to be suggestion for improvement.