We tend to our horoscopes in newspapers and magazines, and to take an interest in what they tell us.
(A)read
(B)tell
(C)see
(D)know
The effects of the medicine could from eating disorders to death.
(A)recover
(B)range
(C)include
(D)result
It seems that more women nowadays are seeking out relationships with males.
(A)convulsive
(B)dominical
(C)egalitarian
(D)retrospective
Income is a serious social problem worldwide. The gap between the world’s rich and poor is wideningdrastically.
(A)disparity
(B)indifference
(C)shrinkage
(D)outrage
Planting trees has the community. Thanks to the change, people can have picnics under the trees and the airis much fresher now.
(A)disturbed
(B)invaded
(C)prospered
(D)transformed
No further research is needed to one fact about Pablo Picasso: He was a man of great talent.
(A)contrast
(B)decompose
(C)establish
(D)fold
Today people have been concerned about the potential for altering photos on computers because imaging softwaremakes easier than ever.
(A)innovation
(B)deletion
(C)manipulation
(D)distribution
The music at the rock concert was so that I could hardly make myself heard.
(A)enormous
(B)rhythmic
(C)mellow
(D)deafening
When to pathogens, healthy animals will normally mount an immune response to fight off the infection.
(A)composed
(B)disposed
(C)exposed
(D)supposed
A criminal investigation began in the spring, but prosecutors declined to charges.
(A)appeal
(B)press
(C)commit
(D)indict
I have been thinking about this for a week and this is the only solution I can .
(A)come up with
(B)come down with
(C)make up for
(D)make up with
The treaty our government signed that any party which violated the regulations was liable to retaliation.
(A)penalized
(B)reprieved
(C)stipulated
(D)thwarted
When companies cannot raise money to solve their cash-flow problem, they may become and even go outof business.
(A)competitive
(B)hospitable
(C)insolvent
(D)pretentious
The storekeeper was of the teenager who had come into the store many times without buying anything.
(A)durable
(B)frequent
(C)suspicious
(D)vicious
When I asked the taxi driver to drive faster, he said .
(A)he will drive faster if I pay him more
(B)I will drive faster if you pay me more
(C)he would drive faster if I paid him more
(D)I would drive faster if you paid me more
Crowds of people lined up day and night to get on the roller-coaster ride, regardless the heavy rain.
(A)for
(B)with
(C)of
(D)on
After a heated argument, Joe left Margaret for another woman. Little that Margaret loved him very much.
(A)knew he
(B)did he knew
(C)he knew
(D)did he know
Not only to report the accident, but he also denied that he had been driving the car.
(A)he failed
(B)did he fail
(C)was he failed
(D)has he failed
The people who sell illegal drugs .
(A)may prosecute
(B)may be prosecuted
(C)they may be prosecuted
(D)it may prosecute
The weather nice, we decided to go hiking.
(A)was
(B)would be
(C)being
(D)to be第38 題至第41 題為題組:It has long been part of folk wisdom that birth order strongly affects personality. However, most of theresearch claiming that firstborns are radically different from other children has been 38 . It now seems that anyeffects of birth order on personality will likely be washed out by all the other influences in a person’s life. 39 ,the belief in the permanent impact of birth order, according to Toni Falbo, a social psychologist at the University ofTexas at Austin, “comes from the psychological theory that your personality is fixed by the time you are six. That40 simply is incorrect.”The better, later and larger studies are less likely to find birth order a useful predictor of anything. When twoSwiss social scientists, Cecile Ernst and Jules Angst, 41 1,500 studies a few years ago, they concluded that“birth-order differences in personality are nonexistent in our sample” and that “in particular, there is no evidencefor a ‘firstborn personality.’”
Every parent is aware of their infant’s tendencies to rapidly go between sleep and wakefulness.
(A)in and out
(B)up and down
(C)back and forth
(D)inside and outside
John the requirements and was told to report to work the next day.
(A)will meet
(B)meet
(C)met
(D)will have met
The name of the author is put on the poster, the name of his country.
(A)so is
(B)also is
(C)is too
(D)but is
The briefings that rely on asking people what they have just been through may not necessarily bringcathartic help to those who have suffered traumatic events.
(A)to reconstruct in vivid detail to go back
(B)to go back and reconstruct in vivid detail
(C)to reconstruct in vivid detail that they go back
(D)to go back that they have reconstructed in vivid detail
(A)On the other hand
(B)As a result
(C)That is to say
(D)In fact
Don’t bargain with me any more! This is I can afford.
(A)the lowest possible price
(B)the possible most price
(C)the possible lowest price
(D)the price most possible請回答第40 題至第43 題Punctuation, one is taught, has a point: to 40 law and order. Punctuation marks are the road signs 41along the highway of our communication—to control speeds, provide directions and prevent 42 collisions. Aperiod has the unblinking finality of a red light; the comma is a flashing yellow light that asks us only to slow down;and the semicolon is a stop sign that tells us to ease gradually to a halt, 43 gradually starting up again.
While cigarette packs in the United States are stamped with small-print notices mentioning the risks of emphysemaand birth defects, often use more direct language.
(A)packs everywhere
(B)packs nowhere
(C)packs elsewhere
(D)packs anywhereInspiration and insanity do have one thing 41 . Their phenomena, like dreams, come from a part of the mindwhich is beyond conscious control. Many accounts of how scientific discoveries were made, problems solved, poemscreated or tunes discovered affirm that the new idea was not consciously thought up, but “came” to the discoverer. Often,inspiration seems most active when the creator himself is passive. Occasionally, solutions to problems or new inventionsoriginate in dreams; but, far more commonly, they appear when the creator is in a state of reverie or daydream, letting hisimagination wander where it will.The division of the mind into two parts, one considered rational and executive, 42 irrational and passive, longprecedes the division into ego and unconscious which Freud made 43 . The Latin word genius itself signified anin-dwelling life spirit which dwelt in the head. It was believed to 44 the form of a snake, and to be the part of a manwhich survived death. Both the word genius and its equivalent in Greek, the psyche, could equally well be replaced bysome modern phrase, like the “creative unconscious.”
(A)keep away
(B)keep on
(C)keep up
(D)keep up with
(A)common
(B)commonly
(C)in common
(D)out of common
(A)adopted
(B)reviewed
(C)applied
(D)recommended
(A)placed
(B)placing
(C)be placed
(D)be placing
(A)another
(B)the another
(C)other
(D)the other
A: I want to go to the train station.B: Well, it’s about a ten-minute drive and about twenty minutes by bus.
(A)Is it famous?
(B)Is it still open?
(C)Is it good?
(D)Is it far?
Mark: What happened? What’s the hurry?Stella:Mark: Get into the car. We’ll be there in no time.
(A)It’s hard to get a ride now.
(B)Taking a short walk is good for me.
(C)I just finished my exercise.
(D)I have to go to the bank before it closes.
(A)before
(B)after
(C)earlier
(D)later
(A)assume
(B)consume
(C)presume
(D)resume
Mother: Welcome home! How’s the weather in Taipei?Son:Mother: I should have guessed. You are dressed like an Eskimo.
(A)It’s sunny and warm.
(B)It’s scorching hot.
(C)It’s freezing cold.
(D)It’s cool and dry.
A small boy’s pockets are likely to contain a miscellaneous collection of objects.
(A)A small boy tends to be like many objects he collects in his pockets.
(B)A small boy likes to collect a variety of pockets and put them in containers.
(C)It is misunderstood that a small boy likes to put lots of things in his pockets.
(D)It is possible that there are different things in a small boy’s pockets.
I’d be obliged if you’d treat this matter as strictly confidential.
(A)I have tremendous confidence in your ability to handle this matter.
(B)I would be very grateful if you would not tell this matter to anyone.
(C)I would appreciate it if you would confide in me about the truth of the matter.
(D)Under your trust, I feel it an obligation to treat this matter cautiously.
Pat: Tell me about your parents.Jim: Well, my father is retired, and my mother manages a flower shop.
(A)How old are they?
(B)Where do they live?
(C)Do they love each other?
(D)What do they do?
Wine tasters are schooled in the art of distinguishing fine wine from bad wine.
(A)go to special school for learning wine tasting
(B)learn to be wine-brewing artists
(C)are especially trained to taste wine
(D)are skilled in drawing the wine labels
John said he would avenge Mary’s wronged family.
(A)John said he would bravely defend Mary’s family at any cost.
(B)John said he would take revenge for the wrong thing that Mary’s family had done.
(C)John said he would fight back against the wrongdoing of Mary’s family.
(D)John said he would inflict pain on anyone who had wronged Mary’s family.At the end of the 8th century Scandinavia had hardly more than two million inhabitants. But from the beginning ofthe 9th century its population began to increase significantly. There were several reasons for this: on the one hand theclimate was getting better; it became warmer and thus harvests were becoming more abundant, the people better fed andstronger. The mortality rate of the old and infants during winter had also decreased. As the years went by, unoccupiedScandinavian territory became harder and harder to find.To these demographic factors certain features of Viking life must be added: such as polygamy, which produced alarge number of children, the obligation for young men to seek their fortune elsewhere, and Viking laws, which used exileas a punishment for criminals. There were, therefore, many reasons to take to the sea and chance one’s arm beyond one’snative shores.The Vikings were a bold people, who welcomed risks and who had a passion for voyaging abroad. In the 11thcentury, not far from their coasts, a great trade route was opening up, passing through the ports of Frisia (now Holland)and the Rhine valley. This route became the crossroads of all commercial exchange in northern Europe.The Vikings, attracted by all the goods which were beginning to pass so close to them, took more and more interestin the trade. Eventually this interest led to piracy and plunder.
Husband: My boss finally promised to give me a ten-day vacation next month.Wife: You haven’t taken a day off in these three years!
(A)I can’t agree with you more.
(B)That’s more like it.
(C)He’s as cool as a cucumber.
(D)It’s a match made in heaven.What is happiness? In the United States and in many other industrialized countries, it is often equated withmoney. Economists measure consumer confidence on the assumption that the resulting figure says something aboutprogress and public welfare. The gross domestic product is routinely used as shorthand for the well-being of anation.But the small Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan has been trying a different idea. In 1972, concerned about theproblems afflicting other developing countries that focused only on economic growth, Bhutan’s newly crownedleader, King Wangchuck, decided to make the gross national happiness a priority in his kingdom.Bhutan, the king said, needed to ensure that prosperity was shared across society and that it was balancedagainst preserving cultural traditions, protecting the environment, and maintaining a responsive government.While household incomes in Bhutan remain among the world’s lowest, life expectancy increased by 19 yearsfrom 1984 to 1998, jumping to 66 years. The country, which is preparing to shift to a constitution and an electedgovernment, requires that at least 60 percent of its lands remain forested, welcomes a limited stream of wealthytourists, and exports hydropower to India.依上文回答47 題至50 題:
The extraordinary success some Asian Americans are enjoying in a few areas has created the misconception ofan exemplary minority and has detracted from a need to accurately assess the costs and sacrifices involved forthose who manage to reach such a high level of achievements.
(A)The success of Asian Americans in some areas can mislead people from finding out what are really behind it.
(B)The Asian Americans are proud of the achievements they have made in a few local areas.
(C)Some Asian Americans detracted themselves from the need to accurately appraise the costs to reach highachievements.
(D)People are led to believe that Asian’s minority status is created without sacrifices.請回答第47 題至第50 題Of all Modernism’s tenets, few have been more “revered” than the assembly line. Its crisp efficiency was a templatefor everything. The new BMW plant in Leipzig serves as an antidote to just that sort of uniformity. A boomerang-shapedindustrial shed with rows of cars streaming on curving tracks, it is less a model of efficiency than a machine for voyeuristicpleasure. Moreover, the plant is an attempt at social engineering. Its architect subverts the sequential order ofmanufacturing by having each car loop back through the central building, where workers can survey their work.Engineers and workers are in constant contact, too, mingling in the corridors and the cafeteria, which breaks down thehierarchy. Because each car is routed on its way from the body shop to the paint shop or final assembly plant, youwitness them in all their various stages. At certain points, the cars stop and revolve on enormous turntables beforeheading off in a new direction. The movements suggest mechanical ballet. Leipzig plant is thus the flagship of BMWthat provides customized services. Very subtly, the free flow of information replaces the monotony of the assemblyline; individual needs rule over bland repetition; and machines are at the service of man.
The growth of Scandinavian population in the 9th century mainly lies in .
(A)the stability of the climate
(B)the increase of food
(C)the decrease of old people
(D)the expansion of the territory
What is the result of King Wangchuck’s policies?
(A)People in Bhutan become wealthier.
(B)Bhutan attracts more tourists.
(C)People in Bhutan enjoy longer life span.
(D)Bhutan cuts down a lot of trees.
What is the major setback of modernist architecture?
(A)Its voyeuristic function
(B)Its uniformity
(C)Lack of communication
(D)The social hierarchy
According to the passage, which of the following statements is true about the Vikings?
(A)They practiced being married to only one person at a time.
(B)A family usually had many children.
(C)Young people had to stay in their hometown to work.
(D)They put the criminals in jail.
Which of the following is one of the king’s policies?
(A)Emphasizing economic growth.
(B)Eliminating cultural traditions.
(C)Increasing household incomes.
(D)Exporting hydropower to India.
How is the new Leipzig assembly plant also an attempt at social engineering?
(A)By introducing art into manufacture
(B)By constantly focusing on the machines
(C)By bringing down the barrier between workers and engineers
(D)By breaking up the monotonous shape of factory buildings
According to the passage, the Vikings were people.
(A)skeptical
(B)cruel
(C)brave
(D)smart
What do the people in the United States measure happiness with?
(A)Environmental protection.
(B)Life expectancy.
(C)Satisfaction with life.
(D)Wealth.
Why is the factory shaped like a boomerang?
(A)To imbue the factory with beauty
(B)To absorb energy from Australian aborigines
(C)To provide a solution to modernists’ dead end
(D)To allow cars to come back to the main building
The purpose for the author to mention the “great trade route” is to explain .
(A)the Vikings’ interests in transportation
(B)the prosperity of Frisia
(C)the beginning of commercial exchange in northern Europe
(D)the adventure spirit of the Vikings
What does Bhutan plan to achieve in the future?
(A)A democratic government.
(B)Economic prosperity.
(C)Higher gross domestic product.
(D)A booming tourist industry.
What is the main social significance of the Leipzig plant?
(A)Utopian buildings can be sexually appealing.
(B)Customized service is the latest trend of manufacturing.
(C)Humanity, rather than machines, takes the central stage.
(D)Engineers should oversee their products as often as possible.