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.
答案：(A) Instead
前一句剛說「不把批評視為人身拒絕」，這句是語意上的對比轉折「相反地，他們認為批評是建議」，Instead（相反地、取而代之）符合上下文語意連結。In addition（此外，累加）、Thus（因此，因果）、In case（以防萬一）都不符合這裡「否定前者、代之以後者」的邏輯。
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四個選項都是轉承語，而 Thus（因此）在論說文裡出現頻率很高，如果沒讀出前後是「不是 A，而是 B」的替換關係，很容易挑錯。
四個選項都是轉承語，可見這一格考的是這一句與前一句的關係。前一句是否定的：they do not regard criticism as personal rejection（他們不把批評視為對自己的否定）。本句是 ___ , they tend to believe criticism to be suggestion for improvement.（……，他們傾向於相信批評是改進的建議。）前一句說「不是這樣看」，這一句說「而是那樣看」——用一個正面的說法取代前面被否定掉的說法，正是 Instead（相反地、反而）的用途。順便把 instead 與 instead of 分清楚，兩者常一起考：instead 是副詞，單獨使用，通常放在句首或句尾（He didn’t go. He stayed home instead.）；instead of 是整組當一個介系詞用，後面要接名詞或動名詞（instead of going home）。88 年第 23 題考的就是 instead of 不能直接接原形動詞這一點，兩題可以對照著看。
In addition（此外）：同向累加，但這一句不是再加一點，是把前一句被否定的部分替換掉。Thus（因此）：表因果，但「不把批評視為否定」與「認為批評是建議」是一體的兩面，不是因果。In case（以防萬一）：帶出預防性的條件，與這裡的替換關係無關。
instead（相反地、反而）、instead of ＋ 名詞或動名詞（而不是）、rather than（而不是）、a suggestion for improvement（改進的建議）、tend to V（傾向於）、believe A to be B（相信 A 是 B）。
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.