By drawing on his education at home and abroad, the young artist is able to ideas from different culturesinto eclectic, exciting and unique designs.
(A)blur
(B)fuse
(C)refute
(D)defy
I don’t think he _____ sent you those obscene messages. His e-mail system must have been attacked by some kindof virus.
(A)objectively
(B)intentionally
(C)considerably
(D)suspiciously
The employees were for their hard work by getting a pay raise and a generous year-end bonus.
(A)triggered
(B)simulated
(C)pirated
(D)compensated
It was useless to try to persuade Shirely to change her mind; so _____ was she that she would not even considerothers’ suggestions.
(A)allergic
(B)masculine
(C)obstinate
(D)tentative
The Harry Potter movie series not only made big splashes at box office, but also led the actors and actresses to .
(A)boast
(B)fame
(C)drift
(D)globe
Seeing that there was no point arguing with his father, Sam _____ to his room.
(A)admitted
(B)obliged
(C)retreated
(D)surrendered
Along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, there are many wildlife underpasses built to the impact of the rollingtrains on the highland animal’s life.
(A)construe
(B)fluctuate
(C)mitigate
(D)validate
Who is _____ the company during the absence of the manager?
(A)in place of
(B)in touch with
(C)in charge of
(D)in view of
Global economic growth has gained speed in the last few months, and inflation remains under control highworld oil prices.
(A)at
(B)for
(C)despite
(D)withIf you have the option of sentencing someone to the electric chair or inducing total amnesia, which would youdecide? Is total amnesia more humane? Would it truly erase all memories? These are the 36 that will swirl aroundthe person who invents the first total amnesia inducer.Much like formatting the hard drive of a computer, the amnesia inducer will erase all memories in the human brain.People 37 this process will have to start from ground zero, relearning how to eat, walk, talk, read, and write all overagain. But it will still be portrayed as a more humane 38 to the death penalty.Partial amnesia inducers, which erase only the past few days of someone’s memory, will have application in erasingthe lasting memory of a person 39 by such things as a brutal crime, the ravages of war, or child abuse.
Not wishing to displease Jack, Amy avoided _____ the question.
(A)to answer
(B)answering
(C)not to answer
(D)answer
(A)questions
(B)clues
(C)opinions
(D)bargains
_____ he was warned against the danger, he went ahead with that experiment.
(A)Despite
(B)As soon as
(C)As long as
(D)Even though
(A)arguing against
(B)going through
(C)holding off
(D)giving up
_____ difficulty you are facing, don’t despair. Every cloud has a silver lining.
(A)Whether
(B)Whatever
(C)No matter
(D)Any
If you _____ to your sister, she might have forgiven you.
(A)apologize
(B)apologized
(C)had apologized
(D)have apologizedMum and Dad took my brother Louis, my older sister Tess, and me out to dinner. We hardly ever went out to dinneras a family unless it was a special occasion, so I was 39 . Over dinner, they broke the news to us that Mum had beendiagnosed with breast cancer. We all just sat there, completely stunned. Louis, Tess and I all 40 the news in differentways, probably because of our ages. My sister was in her sulky teenage stage, so she got angry about it. My brother didthe usual boy thing of shutting out his emotions.Luckily for us, Mum and Dad were both very strong about it. They made it clear that while the tumor in Mum’sbreast was 41 and therefore serious, she still had a very good chance of beating it. She decided to have the breastwith the cancer removed immediately. 42 , Mum’s operation was a complete success. After the worst of hertreatment was over, Mum got involved with the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF). She became a (an) 43 soshe could help raise money for a cure. I think my involvement with the foundation is the best way to thank all thebrilliant researchers, doctors and nurses because if they weren’t around, my Mum might not be alive today.
Saul Steinberg (1914-1999) was renowned for his sharp, witty drawings for the New Yorker magazine and widelyacclaimed for expertly crossing the boundaries between illustration, cartoons and fine art.
(A)Saul Steinberg was famous for including different art forms in the design of the New Yorker magazine,particularly his appealing drawings.
(B)Saul Steinberg was famous for being a creative artist though he was less well-known for being a cartoonist forthe New Yorker magazine.
(C)Saul Steinberg was praised for the brilliant drawings he did for the New Yorker magazine, but criticized formixing different art forms in his works.
(D)Saul Steinberg was famous for his clever drawings for the New Yorker magazine and his ability to blend differentart forms into his works.
(A)kept at
(B)showed up
(C)dealt with
(D)pulled along
Conventionally, life can be trying for boys who do not measure up to social male standards.
(A)Traditional life is harsh for boys who are judged by social male standards.
(B)Boys can lead their life in a conventional way by not meeting social male standards.
(C)Social male standards are supposed to be measured up by boys who want to lead a conventional life.
(D)Traditionally, if boys fail to meet social male standards, their life will become difficult.
(A)mild
(B)malignant
(C)numerous
(D)controversial
Fashion is a means of self-expression.
(A)What one wears can make him/her articulate.
(B)What one wears can make him/her fashionable.
(C)What one wears can draw others’ attention.
(D)What one wears can show who he/she is.Recently the medical researcher Wendy Levinson recorded hundreds of conversations between a group of physiciansand their patients. Roughly half of the doctors had never been sued. The other half had been sued at least twice. Levinsonfound that just on the basis of those conversations, she could find clear differences between the two groups. The surgeonswho had never been sued spent more than three minutes longer with each patient than those who had been sued did (18.3minutes versus 15 minutes). They were more likely to make orienting comments, such as “First I’ll examine you, andthen we will take the problem over” or “I will leave time for your questions”—which help patients get a sense of what thevisit is supposed to accomplish and when they can ask questions. They were more likely to engage in active listening,saying such things as “Go on, tell me more about that,” and they were far more likely to laugh and be funny during thevisit. Interestingly, there was no big difference in the amount or quality of information they gave their patients; theydidn’t provide more details about medication or the patient’s condition. The difference was entirely in how they talked totheir patients.
Which of the following statements best describes the main idea of this passage?
(A)It is hazardous to be physicians these days because half of them are sued.
(B)If a doctor does not want to be sued, he should try to spend three minutes on each patient.
(C)Whether physicians are sued or not depends on how they talk to their patients.
(D)All physicians give equal amounts of information to their patients.
(A)ambassador
(B)patient
(C)intern
(D)lawyer
In this passage, the function of “orienting comments” is to help patients .
(A)find their ways around the hospital
(B)understand what to expect from doctors
(C)get an idea when to sue their doctors
(D)comment on their doctors’ instructions
A:Excuse me. Could you show me the way to the City Museum?B:The City Museum?Sorry, I really don’t know.A:Well, _____.
(A)it’s a friendly city
(B)thanks anyway
(C)you’re so tired
(D)you have been of great help
According to this passage, what does “active listening” mean?
(A)To encourage the patients to talk more
(B)To encourage the patients to listen carefully
(C)To listen actively the patients for positive messages
(D)To listen attentively the patients while speaking or smiling
Andy:What are the chances of getting a raise this year?Jenny:Very slim!Andy:That’s too bad. Did you ever think of working somewhere else?Jenny:_____.Andy:Good Luck!
(A)I will be laid off next month.
(B)In fact, I will have an interview next Monday.
(C)Yes, I am fed up with my job.
(D)Forget about it. I can’t afford to lose the job.In North America and Europe, a slim woman is regarded as a beautiful person. But in many parts of Africa, a fatwoman is a beautiful woman, and people think she is healthy and rich. If you are slim, that means you are a worker withlittle money and not enough food to eat. Also, people believe a slim woman is sick and can’t have children.To help girls look healthy and beautiful, people in central Africa send them to a fattening room. In the fatteningroom, the girl does not move much. She can only eat, sleep, and get fatter. Elder woman come to teach her abouthousework and chores. In Nigeria, brides go to a fattening house before they get married. At the end of time, but beforethe wedding, the brides walk through the village so everyone can admire their big bodies. A married woman can also goto a fattening room. A man wants his wife to be fat so other people will think that the man is rich and that he is aresponsible husband.If parents don’t send their daughter to a fattening room, their friends and relatives will say the parents are not doingtheir duty. In the old days, girls sometimes stayed in a fattening room for two years. Today some families cannot affordmore than a few months. Also, fattening rooms are not popular in cities now. In cities, health education and Westernculture have a big effect on people’s ideas. But in villages, this traditional custom continues.
According to this passage, a doctor who has never been sued .
(A)always gives more professional information
(B)is always serious and talks straight
(C)is most likely an effective communicator
(D)has more time to spare and therefore sees fewer patients第47 題至第50 題為篇章結構,各題請依文意,從四個選項中選出最合適者,各題答案內容不重複The scientific view of what determines a life span or how a person ages has swung back and forth. First, a couple ofdecades ago, the emphasis was on environment, eating right, exercising, and getting good medical care. 47 It is theidea that you either inherit the right combination of genes that will let you eat fatty steaks and smoke cigars and live to be100, or you do not. And the notion has stuck. 48 If they can come up with an ancestor or two who lived a long life,they assume they have a genetic gift for longevity.But recent studies find that genes may not be so important in determining how long someone will live and whether aperson will get some diseases—except, perhaps, in some exceptionally long-lived families. 49 The likely reason isthat life span is determined by such a complex mix of events that there is no accurate predicting for individuals. Thefactors include genetic predispositions, disease, nutrition, a woman’s health during pregnancy, and subtle injuries andaccident. 50 The result is that old people can appear to be struck down for many reasons, or for what looks likealmost no reason at all, just chance.
What is the passage mainly about?
(A)A traditional idea and practice of beauty in Africa.
(B)The management of the fattening house.
(C)The changing concept of beauty with time.
(D)The methods to get a good husband in Africa.
(A)Then the view switched to genes.
(B)Now some of the other candidates have begun to emerge.
(C)Life spans are nothing like a trait such as height, which is mainly inherited.
(D)So these days, when it comes to life span, many people try to think of some long-lived family members.
Which of the following is NOT the purpose of African women going to fattening rooms?
(A)To get fat.
(B)To marry good husbands.
(C)To learn to do housework.
(D)To sell foods.
(A)Now some of the other candidates have begun to emerge.
(B)So these days, when it comes to life span, many people try to think of some long-lived family members.
(C)That means it is generally impossible to predict how long a person will live based on how long the person’srelatives lived.
(D)Also, they may be simply chance events, like a randomly occurring mutation in a gene of a cell that ultimatelyleads to cancer.
Which of the following is suggested by the author?
(A)The concept of beauty has a common standard.
(B)The custom of going to fattening rooms will continue forever.
(C)Eating and little moving will make a girl fat in a short time.
(D)Big cities in Africa are full of fat women nowadays.
(A)Now some of the other candidates have begun to emerge.
(B)Life spans are nothing like a trait such as height, which is mainly inherited.
(C)That means it is generally impossible to predict how long a person will live based on how long the person’srelatives lived.
(D)Also, they may be simply chance events, like a randomly occurring mutation in a gene of a cell that ultimatelyleads to cancer.
Why do African girls spend less time in the fattening houses today?
(A) They do not want to get that fat.
(B)The expense is getting higher these years.
(C)They don’t want to get married so early.
(D)The doctors warn them about the danger of being fat.
(A)Then the view switched to genes.
(B)Life spans are nothing like a trait such as height, which is mainly inherited.
(C)That means it is generally impossible to predict how long a person will live based on how long the person’srelatives lived.
(D)Also, they may be simply chance events, like a randomly occurring mutation in a gene of a cell that ultimatelyleads to cancer.
Which of the following statements is true?
(A)In traditional African villages, husbands are proud of their wives’ huge bodies.
(B)The concept of beauty is one and universal, and it will never change.
(C)Fattening houses are designed to punish those lazy women who do not do housework.
(D)Women are allowed to enter the fattening houses only after getting married.