That the student team from Taiwan won second place at the International Mathematical Olympiad is a great _____.
(A)scooter
(B)section
(C)servant
(D)success
Although he is not a model, he always dresses himself in a ____________ way.
(A)feasible
(B)faithful
(C)formidable
(D)fashionable
You have stayed all morning, and you don’t look well. You should go out and enjoy the sunshine.lately
(A)indoors
(B)early
(C)outdoors
(D)
Susan is a very _____ person because she loves talking with strangers.
(A)social
(B)ordinary
(C)healthy
(D)rigid
Running for one hour every day helps Bob stay in __________.
(A)order
(B)touch
(C)tune
(D)shape
Comics is a mono-sensory medium; it relies on only one of the to convey a world of experience.sensors
(A)senses
(B)scents
(C)scenes
(D)
People have enjoyed going to the theater to watch plays for centuries-the first theaters _____ about 2,500 years ago.
(A)build
(B)were built
(C)have been built
(D)had been building
We should reduce the use of bags to protect the environment.
(A)recycled
(B)athletic
(C)plastic
(D)doggy
After our new staff members the training program, they will receive a certificate.complete
(A)compete
(B)complain
(C)command
(D)
They _____ at the descriptions of the genes of eighty-four girls, and from the list, chose their two favorites.
(A)look
(B)looked
(C)have looked
(D)are looking
Bread is made from .
(A)flower
(B)flour
(C)doll
(D)dull
India, Malaysia, and the Philippines used to be by the English-speaking powers.invented
(A)ruled
(B)designed
(C)finished
(D)
Students choose to study a lost ancient city just recently _____ in Europe.
(A)discover
(B)discovery
(C)discovered
(D)discovering第41 題至第45 題為題組Habitat destruction threatens many of Taiwan’s native plants and animals--including the Formosan blackbear. 41 development has caused widespread environmental degradation. To raise people’s 42 of conservationissues, two koalas, Patrick and Harley, were brought from Australia to the Taipei Zoo. The two koalas’ role, asexplained by the zoo director Dr. Yan, is to 43 people to the Zoo, where they can learn about the importance ofpreserving Taiwan’s wild life. The 44 response has been overwhelming. The koalas went on display in August lastyear, attracting 1.5 million visitors in the first six weeks alone. And many locally 45 education books combininginformation about koalas with related conservation issues are also selling well. The hard work of the Zoo appears to bepaying off.
Having been on a strict diet for three months, Jessica finally _____ her goal of reducing her weight.
(A)combined
(B)established
(C)achieved
(D)cultivated
Over millions of years, birds such as ostriches, emus and penguins have lost the ability to fly.gradually
(A)properly
(B)suddenly
(C)temporarily
(D)第41 題至第45 題,請依文意,從四個選項中選出最合適者It is vital that parents recognize the strong influence they 41 on their children’s educational decisions andcareer paths. The most significant factors appear 42 the size of the family, parenting style, and the attitudesparents have about work in general. 43 is essential for parents to recognize that the long, ever-changing processof career choice begins when children are still young. Educators 44 parents who are not aware of the importanceof their 45 , positive or negative, influence on their children.
(A)Brain
(B)Nature
(C)Rapid
(D)Social
The people expect to see a ________ and peaceful transition of political power after the election.
(A)conscious
(B) humble
(C)fertile
(D) smooth
take
(A)get
(B)have
(C)pull
(D)
(A)belief
(B)interest
(C)awareness
(D)motivation
In telephone shopping, customers make a phone call and _____ the item to their credit card.
(A)settle
(B)install
(C)charge
(D)deposit
be
(A)been
(B)being
(C)to be
(D)
(A)draw
(B)allow
(C)admit
(D)decide
Every member on the team is very curious about John's social ____ since they don't know where he is from.
(A)property
(B)checkup
(C)examination
(D)background
He
(A)What
(B)It
(C)Which
(D)
(A)cold
(B)secret
(C)global
(D)public
According to the biological report, the human body is very amazing, _______ of billions of cells.
(A) considering
(B) consisting
(C)containing
(D)connecting
are concerned about
(A)have the idea
(B)get the opinions
(C)are in the mood
(D)
(A)planted
(B)polluted
(C)published
(D)protected第46 題至第50 題為題組If you charted the incidence of depression since 1950, the lines suggest a growing epidemic. Depending on whatassumptions are used, clinical depression is 3 to 10 times as common today than two generations ago. A recent studyby Ronald Kessler of Harvard Medical School estimated that each year, 1 in 15 Americans experience an episode ofmajor depression--meaning not just a bad day but depression so debilitating that it’s hard to get out of bed. Moneyjangles in our wallets and purses as never before, but we are basically no happier for it, and for many, more moneyleads to depression. How can that be?Of course, our grandmothers, many of whom lived through the Depression and the war, told us that money can’tbuy happiness. We don’t act as though we listened. Millions of us spend more time and energy pursuing the thingsmoney can buy than engaging in activities that create real fulfillment in life, like cultivating friendships, helping othersand developing a spiritual sense.We say we know that money can’t buy happiness. In the TIME poll, when people were asked about their majorsource of happiness, money ranked 14th. Still, we behave as though happiness is one wave of a credit card away. Toomany Americans view expensive purchases as "shortcuts to well-being," says Martin Seligman, a psychologist at theUniversity of Pennsylvania. But people are poor predictors of where those shortcuts will take them.To be sure, there is ample evidence that being poor causes unhappiness. For example, studies by Ruut Veenhoven,a sociologist at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, show that the poor--those in Europe earning less than about $10,000a year--are rendered unhappy by the relentless frustration and stress of poverty.
He wanted to please his wife, so he told her the dish was even though he didn't really like it.
(A)dirty
(B)salty
(C)tasty
(D)horribleFanta is a world famous fruit-flavored carbonated soft drink. Today, there are more than 100 flavors allover the world. However, few know that the birth of this tasty drink is associated with Nazi Germany.During WWII, there was a trading ban between the United States and Germany, which meant theCoca-Cola syrup was not allowed to be imported to the manufacturer in Germany. Max Keith, the head of theGerman Coca-Cola company, decided to develop a new soft drink in place of Coke, using ingredientsavailable in the country at that time. He used apple fiber, leftover from cider pressing, and whey, a byproductfrom cheese making, to develop a yellow-colored drink. Keith asked his employees to use their “Fantasie”(the German word for imagination) and create an impressive name for this new product. On hearing this, oneof the employees Joe Knipp immediately came up with the name Fanta. Little did Keith and Knipp know thatthe mixture of leftovers would soon become popular and someday even take the world by storm. Throughoutthe war, the flavor of Fanta varied depending on what ingredients were available. Despite the severedevastation in Germany during the war, the company maintained stable profits, with an annual production ofsixty million bottles.After the war, Fanta was introduced to the United States. Today, Fanta is available in 188 countries. Ofthe 100 flavors, Fanta Orange is the most popular one. Some flavors are available in some countries only. Forexample, in Japan there is Japanese Peach Fanta, and in Hong Kong there is Sour Green Apple Fanta. InGermany, elderflower is used to produce Fanta. Fanta never stops renewing itself, either by creating newflavors, bottles or with captivating advertising campaigns.
scattering
(A)enduring
(B)finite
(C)drifting
(D)請依下文回答第46 題至第50 題For decades inflation was the bogeyman in rich countries. But now some economists reckon that deflation, orfalling prices, may be a more serious threat—in America and Europe as well as Japan. That would be decidedlyawkward, given the surge in borrowing by firms and households in recent years. Particularly worrying is the rise inborrowing by American households to finance purchases of houses, cars or luxury goods. Deflation would swell thereal burden of these debts, forcing consumers to cut their spending.Deflation is not necessarily bad. If falling prices are caused by faster productivity growth, as happened in the late19th century, then it can go hand in hand with robust growth. On the other hand, if deflation reflects a slump in demandand excess capacity, it can be dangerous, as it was in the 1930s, triggering a downward spiral of demand and prices.Today, both the good and bad sorts of deflation are at work. Some prices are falling because of productivity gains,thanks to information technology. But the weakness of profits suggests that most deflation is now bad, not good.Deflation is particularly harmful when an economy is awash with debt. Total private-sector debt is now much higherthan when deflation was last experienced in the 1930s. Falling prices not only increase the real burden of debt, theyalso make it impossible for a central bank to deliver negative real interest rates, because nominal rates cannot go belowzero.If deflation causes real debts to swell, debtors may have to cut spending and sell assets to meet their payments.This can unleash a vicious spiral of falling incomes, asset prices and rising real debt. Irving Fisher, an Americaneconomist, described this process in a famous article in 1993 entitled “The Debt-Deflation Theory of GreatDepressions”. He described how attempts by individuals to reduce their debt burden by cutting costs couldparadoxically cause their debt burden to swell. Unable to increase prices to boost profits, firms have to cut costs, eitherby reducing labour costs and hence household income or by buying less from other firms. This is sensible for anindividual firm, but it reduces demand in the economy, thwarting the desired improvement in profit, leading to anotherround of cuts and putting further downward pressure on prices.
According to this passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
(A)Money can’t buy happiness.
(B)Money may make people get depression.
(C)The real truth about money is easy to find.
(D)Many Americans view expensive purchases as "shortcuts to well-being."
What is this passage mainly about?
(A)The history of Coca-Cola.
(B)The development of Fanta.
(C)The secret recipes of Fanta.
(D)The variation of soft drinks.
The word “bogeyman” is used to express that inflation wasfrightening
(A)well studied
(B)not a problem
(C)surprising
(D)
Many of our grandmothers lived through the Depression and the war and they told us that money can’t buyhappiness. What is our response to their advice?
(A)We listen attentively.
(B)We are convinced that money can’t buy happiness.
(C)We engage in activities that create real fulfillment in life.
(D)Millions of us spend more time and energy pursuing the things money can buy.
Which of the following is the closest to the original meaning of "Fanta"?
(A)Superiority.
(B)Discipline.
(C)Top priority.
(D)Creative thinking.
The primary purpose of this passage is toinform what happens when price level rises
(A)inform how dangerous it could be when price
(B)level goes downcompares between inflation and deflation
(C)argue for a strong deflation
(D)
According to this passage, what can be inferred?
(A)Being poor causes unhappiness.
(B)Unhappiness is likely to result from expensive purchases.
(C)People should engage in meaningful activities that create fulfillment in life.
(D)People get depressed because they make less money than people of two generations ago.
Why did Max Keith have to develop a new drink?
(A)The original formula was stolen by his rival.
(B)Germans were not allowed to consume sugar.
(C)Sales of Coke were dropping due to the breakout of WWII.
(D)He couldn’t get the syrup needed for the production of Coke.
Under what situation would deflation not be a threat to the society?When product availability exceeds people’s demands
(A)When firms are borrowing money from the banks
(B)for businessWhen people are borrowing to purchase houses
(C)When it is caused by faster productivity growth
(D)
Which of the following acts is NOT recommended by the writer?
(A)Helping others.
(B)Trying to be rich.
(C)Cultivating friendships.
(D)Developing a spiritual sense.
According to this passage, which statement about Fanta is correct?
(A)Elderflower Fanta is available in some Asian countries.
(B)One of the ingredients for the original Fanta was orange peel.
(C)The war didn’t stop people from consuming this tasty drink.
(D)The recipe of Fanta was invented by the employee Joe Knipp.
According to the passage, what does downward spiral of demand and prices refer to?the prices go up but the demand goes down
(A)the prices go up but
(B)the demand goes upthe prices go down but the demand goes down
(C)the prices go down and the demand goes up
(D)
What does the phrase "shortcuts to well-being" mean?
(A)A big challenge to get rich.
(B)A fast method to help people.
(C)A quick way to live a happy life.
(D)A difficult route to real fulfillment.
Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage?
(A)Fanta is more popular in Europe than in Asia.
(B)Apple fiber and whey were available during wartime.
(C)Fanta Orange was favored by a small group of people.
(D)The production of Fanta was forced to stop for a while after the war.
Which of the following is NOT true of deflation?Deflation could be both good and bad.
(A)Deflation could cause real debts to swell.
(B)The surge in bo
(C)rrowing by firms and households causes deflation.Both the good and bad sorts of deflation can be seen today.
(D)