John was infected with Ebola virus, and has been _____ to the ward of intensive care. (A)assaulted (B)confined (C)hedged (D)entrusted
Most people have trouble breathing at such a high _____. (A)altitude (B)degree (C)frequency (D)price
Many parents can relate to Robin Williams’ character in “Mrs. Doubtfire,” which helped families _____ the topic ofdivorce. (A)attempt (B)impose (C)tackle (D)notify
Taiwan has strongly _____ Chinese obstruction at an academic conference in Portugal and said it has hurtcross-Taiwan Strait relations. (A)astonished (B)bleached (C)condemned (D)embraced
Souvenir-buying is an _____ part of any trip, an activity we all take part in. Yet almost none of us are any good at it. (A)essential (B)elegant (C)initial (D)organic
Although we had told them not to keep us waiting, they made no to speed up deliveries. (A)trial (B)attempt (C)concern (D)progress請依下文回答第37 題至第40 題:Smart, successful, funny, and handsome, Robin Williams 37 to have it all. And yet, today he is dead.Apparently, by his own choice. But why? What went wrong? The joy, spontaneity, and humor of Robin Williams likely38 the daily torment he endured in his on-again-off-again struggle with depression. He made us laugh out here, but hewas in pain in there. Unfortunately, I know that pain. In his death, we have lost one of the most talented and creativespirits on the planet. Still, his death by suicide should be a wake-up call for us all. It is to remind us that many of us arewalking a 39 line-smiling on the outside while slowly dying on the inside. I didn’t know Robin personally, so Iam unable to speak with any certainty as to why he chose to end his life. But I have 40 that kind of torment andpain. For years, I, too, struggled with depression. And many days, I still do.37 (A)agreed (B)entered (C)returned (D)seemed38 (A)decorated (B)masked (C)poisoned (D)rejected39 (A)clear (B)grey (C)fine (D)sharp40 (A)experienced (B)avoided (C)proposed (D)operated41Aesop’s fables are so familiar to many students that they tend to treat them as “kids’ stuff.” (A)auspiciously (B)condescendingly (C)equivocally (D)omnisciently42In the age, technology isn’t killing courtship. But for many young couples, it’s redefining what romancelooks like. (A)archaic (B)digital (C)medieval (D)pre-natal請依下文回答第43 題至第46 題:People think turkeys are very dumb because they don’t know enough to come in out of the rain. In fact, they’ve beenknown to hold their mouths open during rainstorms and drown! But that’s 43 true of the domesticated turkey. Thewild turkey is one of nature’s most cunning creatures. Wild turkeys are very wary, 44 mothers with chicks. Theyare rarely seen by humans. They hide in the bushes where their natural coloring makes them just about 45 theirnatural enemies. Unlike the domesticated turkey, the wild bird is a powerful flyer. When it is frightened, the wild turkeyspreads its five-to six-foot wings and flies away at up to 50 miles per hour. Even on the ground the bird is 46 andcan run as fast as 25 miles per hour.43 (A)completely (B)partly (C)hardly (D)only44 (A)especially (B)despite (C)except (D)even45 (A)scared of (B)attractive to (C)invisible from (D)confused with46 (A)noisy (B)speedy (C)clumsy (D)handy請依下文回答第47 題至第50 題:Britain’s second-largest city, Birmingham, has a new skyline-only it belongs to its Alabama namesake.Birmingham City Council distributed 720,000 leaflets that praised residents for exceeding recycling targets, carrying amessage that read: “Thank You Birmingham.” The message appeared stamped across a photograph of the city’s skyline.But the photo was not of Birmingham, England, but of Birmingham, Alabama.It’s the second time British officials have mistakenly used images of Birmingham, Alabama. Three lawmakers whorepresent Birmingham at the European Parliament accidentally used a picture of the U.S. city on their Internet site inJanuary.“I would have thought the council would take more care,” said Birmingham resident Jon Cooper. “I can’t believe noone at the town hall noticed.”Britain’s Birmingham is famed for its modernist Bullring shopping mall, with its distinctive metallic curved exterior,and an extensive network of canals, churches, and historical buildings. The Alabama city’s skyline includes the WachoviaTower, University of Alabama buildings, and skyscrapers.Officials said the wrong image was selected from an Internet photo archive. “It’s human error,” said BirminghamCity Council spokesman, Kris Kowalewski. “We accept that the wrong photo was used, but the text and detail containedin the leaflet is wholly correct.”In Alabama, the Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce didn’t immediately respond to calls for comment.47Which of the following is the best title? (A)Two Cities with Different Skylines (B)A Successful Recycling Program for Birmingham (C)Birmingham City Council (D)Leaflets Showing the Wrong Birmingham48Which of the following buildings probably appeared in Britain’s Birmingham leaflet? (A)Bullring shopping mall (B)City Council (C)Parliament Building (D)Wachovia Tower49Which of the following statements is true? (A)Birmingham is the largest city in Britain. (B)The Birmingham photo came from an Internet archive. (C)This was the first time images of Birmingham, Alabama, were mistakenly used. (D)The British Birmingham has many new buildings recently and thus a new skyline.50Which of the following about the spokesman of Birmingham City Council in Britain is true? (A)He did not respond to the report.
(B)He wasn’t informed that a mistake was made. (C)He represented Birmingham at the European Parliament. (D)He said that the text in the leaflet was completely correct.