Dad told Mary to the phone in five minutes because she had been talking on the phone for an hour.
(A)hang up
(B)put down
(C)turn off
(D)chat with
I can’t find my wallet. Can you me some money?
(A)lend
(B)help
(C)borrow
(D)show
John doesn’t smoke, yet his older brother is a smoker.
(A)second-hand
(B)non
(C)chain
(D)strong
What’s the today? It is so cold.
(A)feeling
(B)suggestion
(C)tempo
(D)temperature
I hate comments. I cannot stand people who always criticize.
(A)negative
(B)positive
(C)ideal
(D)kind
This expensive motorcycle a rich friend of mine.
(A)belongs to
(B)looks after
(C)is used to
(D)runs after
Of all the board games, this one is difficult to play.
(A)least
(B)less than
(C)the less
(D)the least
When I woke up early this morning, I heard a dog downstairs.
(A)to bark
(B)barked
(C)barking
(D)has barked
The goal of our meetings is to make the directors our problem.
(A)be understanding
(B)understand
(C)understood
(D)understanding
The project needs to be finished soon, our boss wants to know the result.
(A)because
(B)yet
(C)but
(D)so【Questions 41-45, please select the answer option that best completes the following passage.】Lots of people believe that their memory gets worse as they get older. But this doesn’t have to be 41 foryou. Research shows there are some things you can do to help keep your brain active and your memory sharp asyou age. 42 physical exercise and mental exercise will help your memory. Physical exercise improvescirculation of the blood. This helps your brain function 43 . Keep your body active by walking, going to thegym, swimming, or riding your bike. Your brain, like your muscles, also needs 44 to stay in shape. Tryto challenge yourself by doing mental exercises. Do crossword puzzles, read a lot, and play games that require45 ---- games like chess. All of these mental exercises will help improve your memory. Remember, memory islike a muscle. The more you use it, the better it gets.
Mark is one of our best employees and working in the company for two years.
(A)has
(B)has been
(C)is
(D)willWhen I was a kid, I did not like to play the piano. My parents asked me to practice the piano every day, but I just42 to go out and play with my classmates. I was so bored with practicing the same piece of music for hours that Ialmost gave it 43 . When I was ten years old, I began my piano lessons with an 44 teacher, Beth, who allowedme to choose the piece I would like to play and urged me to play for the pleasure of the music. Instead of criticizing me,she encouraged me and taught me to have self confidence. I also learned from Beth that the beauty of music comes frompassion rather than from techniques. I am grateful to her 45 introducing me to the wonderful world of music.Now I enjoy playing the piano. I practice not for my parents but for 46 . Playing the piano can be a lot of fun.
(A)bad
(B)true
(C)fast
(D)same
(A)want
(B)wants
(C)wanted
(D)wanting
(A)No
(B)All
(C)Both
(D)Either
(A)up
(B)out
(C)off
(D)back
(A)good
(B)bad
(C)better
(D)worse
(A)angry
(B)inspiring
(C)intensive
(D)absent
(A)memory
(B)research
(C)jogging
(D)exercise
(A)for
(B)at
(C)with
(D)by
(A)sitting
(B)making
(C)dancing
(D)thinkingOn the afternoon of May 12, 2008, an earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale hit Sichuan Province, amountainous region in Western China. By the next day, the death toll stood at 12,000, with another 18,000 stillmissing. Over 15 million people live in the affected area, including almost 4 million in the city of Chengdu. Nearly2,000 of the dead were students and teachers caught in schools that collapsed.Since the Tangshan earthquake in 1976, which killed over 240,000 people, China has required that newstructures withstand major quakes. But the collapse of schools, hospitals and factories in several different areasaround Sichuan may raise questions about how rigorously such codes have been enforced during China’s recent,epic building boom.Many parents have said their children were crushed in shoddy school buildings that toppled while nearbyapartments and government offices stayed upright.【Please answer questions 46-50 according to your understanding of the above passage.】
(A)I
(B)we
(C)myself
(D)they
What does “affected” in the sentence --“Over 15 million people live in the affected area”-- mean?
(A)Influenced
(B)Infected
(C)Validated
(D)Affective
John: How often does Bus 625 run every day?Jean: .
(A)It runs on weekends too
(B)It runs every 30 minutes
(C)It runs very fast
(D)It comes so slowSam, who was born in Canada, moved to Taipei with his family last year. Now he is studying Chinese in a languageschool. The teachers and students there are very friendly to him. In the school, Sam not only studies Chinese but gets tolearn about Chinese culture. He is also learning to eat with chopsticks and write with brushes.For Sam, Taipei is a city full of excitement. There are food stalls everywhere and they offer him a variety of mealchoices. Besides, Sam also finds the Shih-lin Night Market very convenient for it sells everything that Sam wants to buy.Sam loves to wander around from one vendor to another vendor. He is overwhelmed by the variety of products he finds atthe night market.On weekends, Sam usually goes to the movies and goes jogging in the park. And he also loves to go to Beitou toenjoy the hot spring in winter. In summer, Sam likes to go surfing in Fu Long. Sam really loves his life in Taipei.
According to the article, .
(A)China had enforced rigorous building codes
(B)Buildings collapsed because of lack of rigorous building codes
(C)Rigorous codes had helped China’s recent building boom
(D)China’s recent building boom had been praised
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Where is Sam studying now?
(A)A senior high school.
(B)A college.
(C)A language school.
(D)A junior high school.
According to the article, which one of the following statements is NOT true?
(A)The Tangshan earthquake killed over 240,000 people.
(B)Many people died because of the collapse of schools, hospitals, and factories.
(C)About 30,000 people were dead or missing when the news came out.
(D)China has required that new structures withstand major quakes only after the Sichuan earthquake.
According to the passage, what is Sam’s impression of Taipei?
(A)Taipei is an ugly city.
(B)There are many bad people in Taipei.
(C)People in Taipei know how to use chopsticks.
(D)Taipei is an exciting city.
According to this article, how many people were killed by the Sichuan earthquake?
(A)12,000
(B)18,000
(C)2,000
(D)240,000
According to the passage, what does Sam usually do on weekends?
(A)He goes to the movies only.
(B)He goes to the movies and goes jogging.
(C)He goes jogging.
(D)He goes diving.
According to the article, “epic building boom” refers to .
(A)the bombing of buildings
(B)the collapse of buildings
(C)the fast construction of buildings
(D)the booming sound of buildings