of accusing his neighbor of dishonesty, the man apologized sincerely.
(A)Sure
(B)Guilty
(C)Justified
(D)Pitiful
Under the threat of Ebola virus, people who have not been inoculated are to the disease.
(A)numerable
(B)anonymous
(C)insensitive
(D)vulnerable
The incident caused 964 residents in nearby areas to visit hospitals feeling sick, vomiting or havingdifficulty breathing.
(A)on account of
(B)in terms of
(C)in spite of
(D)in relation to
Hurricanes are not ; therefore, they always cause severe casualties.
(A)portable
(B)persistent
(C)predictable
(D)premature
Susan to lock the door before she went to bed.
(A)forgets
(B)forgotten
(C)has forgotten
(D)forgot
M. Rodriguez said clearly, “I like Pilar. She always with her jokes.”
(A)freaked me out
(B)cheered me up
(C)chilled me out
(D)ended me up
Mary sounded when I talked to her on our ride home from the office.
(A)tires
(B)tired
(C)tiring
(D)tiredly
The Internet is rapidly the TV as the most popular form of home entertainment.
(A)taking place of
(B)in use of
(C)replacing
(D)displacing
We have had some hot days this summer, with the temperature going up to 40 degrees Celsius.
(A)personally
(B)separately
(C)originally
(D)extremely第41 題至第45 題為題組Hot pot is an easy way to make a meal during the winter. It’s a favorite meal in Asia. You can choose the food to cook init and also the 41 of soup you want. You will cook all the food in the soup in the pot. When the soup 42 , you canbegin cooking the food. Let the food cook 43 about 10 minutes. When the food is done, use your chopsticks or a spoonto put the food in a bowl. When you eat your food, you can add 44 kinds of sauces. After you eat all the food in the hotpot, don’t forget the soup! It will taste very good after you cook your vegetables and meat in it. A hot pot meal is a good timefor friends and family to 45 to eat and talk, so don’t eat quickly!
The most convenient way to get this small town is to ride a scooter.
(A)on
(B)above
(C)at
(D)around第41 題至第45 題,請依文意,從四個選項中選出最合適者Pushing a wheelchair is not really as easy as it looks. Before 41 out, you have to make sure that the rider issituated well in the seat of the wheelchair, so that the balance is kept steady during the ride. Also, her legs have to befirmly placed on the footrests so that her feet will not 42 on the ground. Then, before going forward, the brakeson the wheels have to be released. While en route, there are also many things to watch out for. You should never gotoo fast 43 bumps appear in your path. Maybe a teenager will suddenly stop in front of you to tie his tennis 44laces or a young toddler will wander into your pathway, and you will have to come to a 45 stop. If you are carefulenough, you and the rider will arrive at your destination without any mishaps.
(A)kind
(B)race
(C)meat
(D)bean
(A)reaching
(B)setting
(C)stretching
(D)pointing
(A)studies
(B)sleeps
(C)breathes
(D)boils
(A)drag
(B)pull
(C)walk
(D)trip
(A)in
(B)on
(C)for
(D)under
(A)if so
(B)and then
(C)in case
(D)although
(A)double
(B)different
(C)direct
(D)determined
(A)ball
(B)racket
(C)shoe
(D)game
(A)get together
(B)turn over
(C)come across
(D)put together第46 題至第50 題為題組American families are different today than they were 100 years ago. The biggest difference is that they aresmaller. In the past, most families lived on farms. They needed lots of children to help with work. Today, most familieslive in cities, and many parents cannot afford a large family. Other parents worry that if they have more than twochildren, it will increase the world’s population.Also, the types of families are changing. There are more single parents than ever before. More unmarried couplesare having children, and many couples are choosing to have no children at all. Today traditional families – a marriedcouple with children – compose less than 25 percent of all US households.One reason for this is the greater number of working women. In the past, women depended on their husbands.Now many women have jobs. They do not have to be married to get money. Another reason is divorce. This is whenthe husband and wife decide to end their marriage. About half of all US marriages end in divorce. Finally, many peopleare not getting married. They choose to live their lives by themselves.
(A)later
(B)sudden
(C)false
(D)heavy請依下文回答第46 題至第50 題Tourism today has become rather specialized. In addition to the general tours, which only allow the traveler toquickly visit one or two heritage sites and do a little shopping on the side, innovative travel agencies offer a number ofitineraries for people with special interests. For modern-day religious pilgrims, trips are arranged to Jerusalem andMecca. For people who are interested in nature, ocean liners retrace the voyages taken by the naturalist Charles Darwin.Nature lovers can also take ecological tours that teach how to distinguish the plant and insect life in preserved wetlands.One of the newer types of tourism is called dark tourism, which includes tours to cemeteries and prisons. The traveler canvisit the tombs of famous people at a cemetery in Paris or visit prisons where well-known political prisoners or hardenedcriminals were imprisoned. For people who take such specialized tours, learning something is more important than justbeing able to say, “I’ve been there.”
According to the passage, what’s the biggest difference between American families today and 100 years ago?
(A)The average age of family members
(B)The number of family members
(C)The size of their houses
(D)The style of their houses
The journey taken together by the faithful followers of a particular religion is called a .
(A)pilgrimage
(B)pleasure trip
(C)performance
(D)general tour
According to the passage, why were families in the past bigger than families today?
(A)They were richer.
(B)They had bigger houses.
(C)They loved to have more children.
(D)They needed children to help on the farms.
An ocean tour that follows Darwin’s journeys would take you to see the unusual on remote islands in thePacific.
(A)history museums
(B)natural species
(C)sea coast resorts
(D)high-tech harbors
According to the passage, which of the following statements is the reason why some American parents choosenot to have more than two children?
(A)It will increase the birth rate.
(B)It will increase world’s population.
(C)It will decrease the rate of single parents.
(D)It will decrease the divorce rate.
According to the paragraph, on an ecological tour you would most likely be given instruction in variousspecies of plant life.
(A)cultivating
(B)planting
(C)identifying
(D)hybridizing
According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
(A)None of the unmarried couples have children.
(B)There are fewer single parents than ever before.
(C)Many couples choose to have no children nowadays.
(D)Only 75 percent of families in the U.S. nowadays are traditional.
The type of tourism called dark tourism could take you to visit a .
(A)medieval castle
(B)burial site
(C)political convention
(D)battleground
According to the passage, which of the following statements is related to the change of US families?
(A)Many women begin to earn their own money.
(B)Many women depend on their husbands.
(C)Many couples decide to continue their marriage.
(D)Many people get married and have children.
From the paragraph we may assume that the writer most likely prefers tours.
(A)expensive
(B)specialized
(C)ordinary
(D)business