Her family didn’ther marrying this person so they would not attend her wedding.
(A)look for
(B)agree
(C)care for
(D)assent
Others might cry or get bent out of shape when their personal tastes areand ridiculed, but not this younglady with a strong mind of her own.
(A)launched
(B)announced
(C)pronounced
(D)denounced
A forest fire has recentlyin California. It has claimed two lives and caused some damage to thenatural resources nearby.
(A)gone through
(B)broken out
(C)taken off
(D)dried up
Susan used thecontrol to turn off the TV in the living room right before she stepped out of the door of herapartment.
(A)dramatic
(B)normal
(C)remote
(D)technical
The minister delivered the preach in a(n)tone, so his congregation began to feel bored and doze off.
(A)coherent
(B)imperative
(C)innocent
(D)monotonous
Weeks after being hit by a 7.2 earthquake, the entire county, unfortunately, still faced manysituations thathad left more than two million people homeless.
(A)disastrous
(B)lucrative
(C)majestic
(D)tedious
If affordable and autonomous ride-sharing is made available to people, individual vehicle ownershipcould, especially in metropolitan areas.
(A)privatize
(B)prevail
(C)plunge
(D)proliferate
The company’s overhead costs have increased in recent months, leading to a decrease in profits despite highersales.
(A)faculty
(B)facility
(C)avenue
(D)revenue
If you’re designing your dream kitchen, tools that allow you todifferent design ideas on thecomputer are essential to the success of your plans.
(A)authorize
(B)eliminate
(C)subscribe
(D)visualize
The head office of this international company is located in New York, and they have set up severalindifferent cities around the world.
(A)compartments
(B)branches
(C)supplements
(D)ranches
The flash of lightning is almostfollowed by the thunder during the storm.
(A)confidentially
(B)opaquely
(C)instantaneously
(D)transparently
Apart from engendering widespread ecological disorders, pesticides have contributed to theof a new breedof chemical-resistant, highly lethal superbugs.
(A)emergence
(B)exclusion
(C)savage
(D)seduction
A large crowd gathered and listenedto the president’s Memorial Day speech.
(A)solemnly
(B)empirically
(C)imperially
(D)regionally
The athlete’s tenacious spirit showed amazingand determination, thereby allowing her to overcome theobstacles in her path.
(A)relaxation
(B)permanence
(C)reminiscence
(D)perseverance
At his store, he sold broken-down second-hand cars atprices, so he made a fortune.
(A)existential
(B)exiguous
(C)exortica
(D)exorbitant
Researchers anticipated the slowdown of economy. Theoutlook scared investors away from the stockmarket.
(A)gleaming
(B)glaring
(C)glamorous
(D)gloomy
Great speakers would agree on the idea thatis an asset. More often than not, long talks end up boringthe audience.
(A)brevity
(B)geniality
(C)hilarity
(D)validity
The secretary told the manager that the schedule she arranged was aone, not finalized yet.
(A)tentative
(B)provincial
(C)constant
(D)visual
The president’s political advisors are scheming that issues like civic unrest wouldthe pandemiccrisis for winning the re-election.
(A)eclipse
(B)fortify
(C)amplify
(D)strengthen請依下文回答第41 題至第45 題Recent societal changes have caused a questioning of the relationship between higher education institutions andtheir hosting state governments. While there have been an increasing number of
One effect caused by drinking too much alcoholic beverage is that our feeling is so stimulated that action and speechseem to beup.
(A)looked
(B)made
(C)passed
(D)speeded
causes and agencies, such asprisons and health care, funding for higher education institutions has not increased. Some state governments have evenchallenged institutional
The artist spent months refining the intricate details of his latest painting, striving for.
(A)remedy
(B)summary
(C)perfection
(D)recreation
of right to funding by providing funding to the student rather than the institution.Most recently, some governments even assigned funding according to certain performance
In poor region where people usually die from hunger and diseases, infantis higher than you can imagine.
(A)morality
(B)mortality
(C)mortification
(D)multiplication
deemedappropriate and necessary to the state.
The discovery of a potential cure for the disease marked amoment in medical research, offering hope tocountless patients worldwide.
(A)total
(B)pivotal
(C)conventional
(D)indefinite
, some institutions have openly challenged the state’s authority inassigning governing board members. Some have radically increased tuition and become
Mary’s commitment to her students’ education was evident in hercare for her students’ academic andpersonal growth.
(A)impotent
(B)reckless
(C)genuine
(D)fatal
on fundraising.Others have eliminated programs or restricted enrollment of high-cost programs.41
(A)competing
(B)confusing
(C)complimented
(D)contrived42
(A)complacence
(B)claims
(C)conceit
(D)capabilities43
(A)magnitude
(B)manners
(C)measures
(D)manifesto44
(A)In addition
(B)In sum
(C)In conclusion
(D)In response45
(A)reliant
(B)redundant
(C)rebellious
(D)ruthless請依下文回答第46 題至第50 題In New Zealand’s Westland District the closure of the local indigenous timber industry alongside rapid growthof the dairy and tourism sectors has produced dilemmas for families and communities as they attempt to adjust tothe social consequences of rapid industry change. Drawing on a social capital perspective and a case study of 12Westland families, this project examines how rural families bring balance to aspects of the three actions defined byArendt as being essential to the human condition: family, work and community life. The findings reveal significantinsights into how social capital is effectively reproduced in times of change. These insights are discussed in termsof their social policy implications.Fifty years ago Hannah Arendt published The Human Condition. In this work she contended that there arethree types of action required to be “fully human.” The first two of these actions, engagement in family life and paidwork, are necessary for human existence in contemporary society. The third action she called vita activa, or publiclife: a life that is actioned within jointly built civil spaces. Within these spaces we are capable of debate, we shareactions and we resolve collective dilemmas. Arendt reminds us that the absence of, or over-attention to, any oneaspect of the human condition is likely to be problematic.A half a century on from Arendt’s original thesis, public policy continues to debate aspects of vita activa anddemocratic governments still seek to engage vita activa in economically and socially productive ways. Working outthe shifting balance between family life, paid work and vita activa is a crucial aspect of responding effectively tosignificant social change, be it local issues (such as natural disaster relief) or meeting the challenges that arise as aconsequence of external or global forces (such as the loss of a core industry). The concept of social capital has beenused as a way to recognise and gauge vita activa.The term “social capital” originated, in part, in an attempt to understand how features of social organisation, suchas trust, norms and networks can improve the efficiency of society by facilitating coordinated actions. Voluntary orjoint social actions provide the opportunity to resolve collective dilemmas. Individuals achieve this through thedevelopment and use of social bonds and networks as resources to facilitate productive activity. By maintaining thesocial relationships and structures necessary for collective activity, individuals, families and communities are able torealise some of these benefits, and in doing so can resolve some of the issues they face in common.
In order to improve the air quality in the room, it is important to regularlyby opening the windows andallowing fresh air to circulate.
(A)ventilate
(B)penetrate
(C)perspire
(D)vocalize請依下文回答第46 題至第50 題:What is fusion food? Essentially, this term means bringing together ingredients from different cultures and mergingtheir recipes. Fusion food has likely been around for centuries,
Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
(A)Rural Families, Industry Change and Social Capital.
(B)The Human Condition: A Book Review.
(C)Governmental Roles in the Face of Social Change.
(D)The Living Conditions of 12 Westland Families.
humans have been exchanging facets of theirculture.Chinese-American fare is perhaps one of the longest-standing examples of fusion cuisine in the United States. It isthought to have
According to the passage, which of the following statements about Arendt is NOT true?
(A)Her work has an important theoretical influence on the current study.
(B)She proposes that to be fully human he/she must have a public life, a salary or wage, and a family.
(C)She believes that public life is the most important among the three types of action mentioned.
(D)Her theory suggests that action play a central role in facilitating and maintaining human conditions.
in San Francisco in the late 1800’s, as Chinese foods in the US were developed to suit themiddle-class American taste. What many Americans consider to be "
According to the passage, what kind of challenge is faced by Westland District?
(A)Forest fires that destroyed hundreds of houses.
(B)Loss of the timber industry to agriculture and tourism.
(C)Lack of capital to provide free education to the community.
(D)Lack of co-ordination among government agencies in saving the environment.
" would likely never pass the test ofauthenticity in China.Trying out new combinations and seeing what works – and what
According to the passage, what is the main value of social capital?
(A)It provides volunteers with crucial funding for social charity work.
(B)It helps a community to share power and resources more equally.
(C)It offers a hope for the unemployed people to start their new careers.
(D)It enables a community to deal with its problems via joint efforts and actions.
– is at the heart of fusion cooking. Of course,trying necessitates occasionally failing. Instead of beating yourself up over a failed dish, consider it a
In what kind of text would the above passage most likely appear?
(A)A book review in an agriculture magazine.
(B)A letter to the editor in a newspaper.
(C)A research paper in a social policy journal.
(D)A news report in New Zealand.
experience.Keep in mind that you can learn as much from a failure as you can from a success.46
(A)as long as
(B)whatever
(C)whether
(D)as recent as47
(A)terminated
(B)extinguished
(C)invented
(D)originated48
(A)fusion food
(B)Chinese food
(C)American food
(D)San Francisco food49
(A)isn’t
(B)doesn’t
(C)wasn’t
(D)didn’t50
(A)tedious
(B)discouraging
(C)rewarding
(D)frustrating