I am going to choose for my main course because I love seafood.
(A)steak
(B)chicken
(C)pork
(D)lobster
Mary complains about her boss a lot because he is a very person. He’s easily affected or upset by thingspeople say to him.
(A)sensible
(B)sensitive
(C)pragmatic
(D)practical
Susan is an student. She is always eager to participate in extra-curricular activities.
(A)honest
(B)envious
(C)energetic
(D)accurate
Mary’s absence made her mother feel lonely and .
(A)conceited
(B)devoted
(C)neglected
(D)resolved
Shu-yu is highly to succeed in her career, so she works fourteen hours every day.
(A)mortified
(B)motivated
(C)monitored
(D)modified
Lincoln’s debates with his opponents on slavery in the Illinois senate campaign him as a national figureand potential presidential candidate.
(A)established
(B)accomplished
(C)denounced
(D)pronounced
To have enough food and water is a need of all people.
(A)basic
(B)false
(C)bare
(D)remaining
We can easily live a self-sufficient life we are willing to pursue only what we really need for survival.
(A)as far as
(B)so long as
(C)despite that
(D)so that
Traditional Chinese medicine plays an important role in treating cancer and managing pain, where the effectivenessof Western is limited.
(A)benefits
(B)commodities
(C)disciplines
(D)remedies
Jesus Christ in the West and Confucius in the East both had a lot of who were influenced by their teachingsand tried to follow their good examples.
(A)descendants
(B)offsprings
(C)siblings
(D)disciples
The computer was to our project—without it, we couldn’t have finished our report in time.
(A)efficient
(B)unnecessary
(C)problematic
(D)indispensable
Many people dream of country living with its clean fresh air, but occasionally the dream is by unpleasantodors from animal feeding operations.
(A)swallowed
(B)scattered
(C)shifted
(D)shattered
Due to his amazing in appearance to the real bandit, he was wrongly accused of committing the crime.
(A)resemblance
(B)superiority
(C)commitment
(D)submission
Nearly 1,000 tornadoes ripped across the U.S. heartland in 2011, killing more than 500 people and $9billion in damage.
(A)evolving
(B)inflicting
(C)conjuring
(D)meditating
The galaxy to which our solar system belongs is so that is takes between 60,000 to 100,000 years at lightspeed to cross it.
(A)abundant
(B)enormous
(C)imaginable
(D)various
All Taipei- flights have been canceled due to the heavy fog. Passengers could do nothing but wait forfurther notice.
(A)built
(B)bound
(C)concerned
(D)confused
When elephant families came across the of a dead elephant, they stopped, inspected the body, andfondled the bones as if trying to identify the dead one.
(A)puzzle
(B)carcass
(C)offspring
(D)victim
The gunman in Friday’s bank robbery has been as Matt Simpson, a truck driver who had been unfairlydismissed.
(A)interpreted
(B)imitated
(C)instructed
(D)identified
In 1995, Beth plucked up the courage and went to the United States to further her singing skill. A yearlater, she participated in a Canadian contest for vocalists.
(A)hint
(B)hone
(C)hijack
(D)hibernate
The dynamic workforce of design professionals has enabled the industry to perform well and gain customer .
(A)patronage
(B)consumption
(C)supplement
(D)warranty
It is very rude of these naughty boys to their classmate’s new hair style.
(A)take advantage of
(B)put an end to
(C)make fun of
(D)show respect for
Many lupus patients suffer through a long of treatment before the disease is ever accurately diagnosed.
(A)matrix
(B)odyssey
(C)patron
(D)reproach
Be , please. We are totally broke now and cannot afford a two-million-dollar sports car!
(A)generous
(B)practical
(C)romantic
(D)optimistic
After its engine failed, the small boat with the current.
(A)drifted
(B)washed
(C)launched
(D)waved
Student numbers are growing as the economy places knowledge at a , and traditional blue-collar jobs migratein search of lower wages and production costs.
(A)pendulum
(B)premium
(C)uranium
(D)vacuum
The medicine does not seem to be , for all of his symptoms show no signs of improvement.
(A)inventive
(B)poisonous
(C)comfortable
(D)effective
A recent poll shows that 81 percent of college students are eligible for some form of financial aid, only63 percent of these students are recipients of such aid.
(A)if
(B)since
(C)while
(D)even第37 題至第40 題為題組As a food label is often nothing more than an advert to tempt you to buy the product, you should pay particularattention to the choice of words used. 37 watch out for the word “flavor,” as this may mean that the productcontains 38 ingredients. Chocolate-flavor topping, for example, will not contain chocolate, even thoughchocolate-flavored topping will contain a small percentage—so read carefully. Many manufacturers also use a range of39 descriptions. Feel-good words intentionally blur the true nature of a product’s source. 40 , “fresh eggpasta,” means that the pasta was indeed made with real and not powdered eggs, but maybe months ago. Words that youcan trust are “organic,” “wholemeal,” “natural mineral water,” “Fair Trade,” “free range,” and the “V” vegetariansymbol.
Some may help attract the audience’s attention, but if you keep waving your hands, the audience willfeel distracted.
(A)fireworks
(B)gestures
(C)instructions
(D)necessities
The environmentalist movement, a reaction against industrial pollution of air and water, grew up in the 1960s.
(A)Industrialization received negative response but still grew up in the 1960s.
(B)Environmentalists finally won the fight against industry in the 1960s.
(C)The environmental movement triggered the industrial revolution in the 1960s.
(D)Aware of the damage brought by industrialization, people began to protect the environment in the 1960s.
The “Hero Worship” phenomenon among young people has long been studied by sociologists, and there is aof information about this on the Internet and in books.
(A)sustenance
(B)gluttony
(C)dichotomy
(D)plethora
Mike his ankle and he had to walk with crutches for at least two months.
(A)sprained
(B)sprinkled
(C)squeezed
(D)swelled
(A)Will
(B)Should
(C)Never
(D)Always
The volunteers’ constant and unfailing care and concern gave the poor family to go on.
(A)strength
(B)technique
(C)variety
(D)witness
One similar attribute of all science fictions is that the main character is usually taken on a fantastic journey.
(A)Most science fictions involve the main character in an exciting and imaginary journey.
(B)Most science fictions involve the main character in a fun and enjoyable journey.
(C)If the main character is not on a journey, the story cannot be classified as science fiction.
(D)Science fictions attribute their success to the fantastic journey the main character takes.
The world’s cities are at the seams: by 2050, an estimated 6.4 billion people—compared to about 3.5 billiontoday—will be living in cities.
(A)crawling
(B)bursting
(C)flocking
(D)melting
The defendant’s lawyer was so that the jury believed the innocence of the accused.
(A)courteous
(B)ignorant
(C)obedient
(D)persuasive請依下文回答第39~41 題Some of the most interesting words in English are the actual names of the people first involved in the activitiessuggested by the meanings of the words. The word boycott, 39 , derives from the case of Sir Charles Boycott(1832-97), a land agent in Ireland whose tenants expelled him because he refused to lower their rents. Vidkun Quisling’sname quickly became an infamous addition to the English language during World War Ⅱ. He was a Norwegian politicianwho betrayed his country to the Nazis, and his name, quisling, means 40 . Perhaps the most common example is theword sandwich, 41 the fourth Earl of Sandwich (1718-92), who created this quick portable meal so that he would nothave to leave the gambling table to eat.
(A)wrong
(B)synthetic
(C)natural
(D)right
The terrorist attack caused heavy , killing hundreds of people and injuring thousands.
(A)dissidents
(B)defeats
(C)candidates
(D)casualties第39 題至第42 題為題組A big goal of advertising is to increase your consumption. Everyone needs to consume; we all need to eat, drink andbuy basic necessities. But a lot of advertising is aimed at convincing us that we should have much more than we need.This involves encouraging us to throw out possessions that are still good or which could be recycled, 39 extrathings we may never use. This excess consumption not only 40 the world’s resources but also increases pollution andwaste. Children born today in London or New York, for example, will consume, pollute, and waste fifty times more thanchildren born in a developing country.It’s estimated that more than 1.7 billion people make up the world’s consumer society: people who have moremoney to spend than 41 to cover their basic needs. This number is increasing every year. But these 1.7 billion donot spend 42 . A fifth of the world’s population, mostly people in Japan, North America, and Europe, areresponsible for 90 percent of consumption.
While they are not immune to the hot and cold winds of politics, artists have become adept at taking shelter fromthem most of the time.
(A)Though they can hardly turn a deaf ear to politics, artists have become better at working for politicians.
(B)Though they can hardly remain politically impassive, artists have learned better to take a political stance.
(C)Though they may suffer from the drastic change of politics, artists have been able to adapt such change into theircreations.
(D)Though they may suffer from the drastic change of politics, artists have become skillful in surviving suchchange.
The task of the scientist is to see what the case is rather than to make up a case.
(A)The task of the scientist is to see and to invent.
(B)The responsibility of the scientist is to look for a case.
(C)The task of the scientist is to investigate instead of inventing a case.
(D)The task of the scientist is seeing and believing.
(A)for instance
(B)such as
(C)in short
(D)as a result
(A)rather than buy
(B)so as to buy
(C)in spite of buying
(D)as well as to buy
Experience is not what happens to you; it is what you do with what happens to you.
(A)An experience is not a good one if you simply let it happen and do nothing about it.
(B)It is not what happens to you but the lesson you learn from it that is called experience.
(C)What happens to you is part of your experience; it is complete with a follow-up action.
(D)Experience is more than what happens to you; you need to take some action afterwards.
To compensate for all the greenhouse gases his plane trips spewed into the atmosphere, Mr. Grover began payingClimate Care to help make the world a little greener.
(A)Mr. Grover was aware of the environmental burden his air travels have created, so he started to contribute fees toClimate Care to help reduce greenhouse gases.
(B)Mr. Grover was charged by Climate Care, which found him guilty for his role in producing the greenhouse effectwhen he traveled by plane.
(C)Mr. Grover’s plane trips inevitably spewed a lot of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. He felt so guilty that hedecided to travel only with Climate Care.
(D)The goal of Climate Care was to accelerate the global warming process, a cause supported by manyenvironmentally insensitive persons like Mr. Grover.
(A)traitor
(B)patriot
(C)trick
(D)foolishness
(A)Nevertheless
(B)However
(C)For example
(D)Moreover
(A)pulls up
(B)uses up
(C)takes up
(D)calls up
Whether or not the artistic quality of the bullfight outweighs the moral question of the animals’ suffering issomething that each person must decide for themselves.
(A)Everyone has his/her interpretation on whether the beauty of the bullfight is more important than the suffering ofthe bull.
(B)People in our society are forced to decide whether the artistic quality of the bullfight is more valuable than thesuffering of the animal.
(C)Whether the bullfight is an art or a moral issue is a question to which each person has an answer.
(D)In our society, some consider the bullfight an artistic performance rather than an act of murder and of inflictingpain.
Capitalism has improved the lives of billions of people, but it has left out billions more.
(A)The prevalent adoption of capitalism has resulted in prosperity to millions of people.
(B)Free enterprise is welcome among the rich but not the poor because of its inequitable nature.
(C)The promotion of private enterprise has not only made poor people’s lives easier but also made the rich morewell off.
(D)A substantial amount of people have gained benefits from capitalism and lived a better life; nevertheless, morehave not.