The woman sued her company for gender because she was laid off for her pregnancy.
(A)distinction
(B)discrimination
(C)inspection
(D)examination
The city government declared its commitment to clean up all the school walls covered with racist .
(A)foci
(B)graffiti
(C)stimuli
(D)syllabi
The land is a storehouse of for all kinds of plants, and its reserve of nutrients is essential to any successfulagriculture.
(A)facilities
(B)fertility
(C)nuance
(D)pesticides
It is a that the kid fell from the tenth floor and survived with only some abrasions.
(A)misery
(B)muscle
(C)medal
(D)miracle
A truck on the highway caused many other vehicles stuck in traffic for more than an hour during themorning rush hour.
(A)hunted
(B)launched
(C)stalled
(D)treaded
The United States is with an energy, a can-do ambition and an entrepreneurial spirit that can only bedescribed as distinctly American.
(A)invested
(B)compatible
(C)consistent
(D)infused
Many people took surgery to make themselves look prettier.
(A)electric
(B)historic
(C)realistic
(D)plastic
For many people who want to learn to swim, the first they have to overcome is to put their face into thewater.
(A)defeat
(B)diving
(C)hint
(D)hurdle
The movie was recommended for mature audiences only because there were many scenes of intense violence whichwould be too for children.
(A)authentic
(B)contagious
(C)disturbing
(D)embarrassing
It is customary that Chinese red color with good luck.
(A)associate
(B)communicate
(C)operate
(D)resolve
Heat waves are the most fatal type of weather phenomenon. The average annual number of deaths attributedto heat is about 400 in the country.
(A)comprehensive
(B)excessive
(C)indispensable
(D)miserable
The restaurant’s advertisement was a bit . It said all of the drinks were free, but actually wines were notincluded.
(A)cautious
(B)pretending
(C)suspicious
(D)misleading
Although the company did not make profits this season, the manager is still about the prospect.
(A)imaginative
(B)optimistic
(C)realistic
(D)objective
People who were chronic binge drinkers often made decisions that would put them at high risk of losing money.
(A)People who drank too much continually risked their money in the stock market in the end.
(B)Habitual heavy drinkers tended to make risky decisions leading to losing money.
(C)People who were alcoholic often made decisions that prevented them from taking risks.
(D)Those who indulged in material comforts were at great risk of losing too much money.
Smartphones seem to have a market since they are getting more and more popular around the world.
(A)burgeoning
(B)languishing
(C)perplexing
(D)squandering
Jewish teaching says that at death the body returns to God, so funerals take place within 24 hours to get thethere all the quicker.
(A)adherent
(B)deceased
(C)eccentric
(D)veteran請依下文回答第37 題至第40 題:Robert Frost (1874-1963) is one of the most well-known 20th century American poets. People like to talk about hisnature poems, which seem to show a spontaneous love of nature and simple little pleasures in life. But little do mostpeople know about the 37 side of the great poet’s life. Robert Frost lost his first son and second daughter when theywere little. And in his sixties, two years after his beloved wife’s death, his son, long 38 from depression andsuspiciousness, committed suicide with a deer hunting rifle. In his last years, 39 still keeping a terribly busy andactive public life, he was tortured by pneumonia, cancer, and embolism. Having learned about the 40 of the poet,we can finally fully appreciate the death wish shown in one of his famous poems of his last years, “Stopping by Woodson a Snowy Evening.”
It seems that few American exports have proved as popular as credit cards.
(A)Credit cards seem to have been among the most popular exports from the United States.
(B)The United States seems to have exported more credit cards than any other countries have.
(C)When it comes to American exports, credit cards seem to have been the least popular ones.
(D)American credit cards seem to have more overseas users than local users in the United States.請依下文回答第37 題至第40 題People evolve a language in order to describe and thus control their circumstances, or in order not to be submergedby a reality that they cannot articulate. A Frenchman living in Paris speaks a subtly and crucially different language fromthat of the man living in Marseilles; 37 sounds very much like a man living in Quebec; and they would all havegreat difficulty in apprehending what the man from Guadeloupe, or Martinique, is saying, 38 the man fromSenegal—although the “common” language of all these areas is French. But each has paid, and is paying, a different pricefor this “common” language, in which, as it turns out, they are not saying, and cannot be saying, the same things: theyeach have very different realities to articulate or control.What joins all languages and all men is the necessity to confront life, in order, not inconceivably, to outwit death: theprice for this is the acceptance and achievement of one’s temporal identity. So that, for example, though it is not taught inthe schools, the south of France still clings to its ancient and musical Provencal, which resists being described as a“dialect.” And much of the 39 in the Basque countries, and in Wales, is due to the Basque and Welshdetermination not to allow their languages to be destroyed. This determination also 40 the flames in Irelandfor among the many indignities the Irish have been forced to undergo at English hands is the English contempt for theirlanguage.
The Colosseum in Rome and sites in the historic walled town of Urbino have suffered damage due tosnow-fall.
(A)indispensable
(B)minuscule
(C)picturesque
(D)unprecedented
(A)organic
(B)optimistic
(C)symbolic
(D)traumatic
(A)each
(B)either
(C)one
(D)neither
Basic like greeting people and saying please to show politeness are becoming less common among theyouth.
(A)customs
(B)courtesies
(C)gestures
(D)situations
(A)refraining
(B)issuing
(C)suffering
(D)coming
(A)in terms of
(B)to say nothing of
(C)in accordance with
(D)together with
The first comprehensive system for nationwide was instituted by France for the Napoleonic wars thatfollowed the French Revolution.
(A)conscription
(B)description
(C)inscription
(D)prescription請依下文回答第39 題至43 題:A study at the University of New South Wales in Sydney found that around a quarter of people have a 39 sense oftaste, making foods like broccoli taste bitter and rich foods 40 . These “supertasters” tend to be slim and have alower risk of heart disease. To determine if you are a supertaster, 41 a dot of blue food coloring on yourtongue and look in the mirror. If you see a densely spotted area, there is a good chance you are a supertaster. If the spotsare 42 distributed, you are not. The study also found 15 percent of people, 43 men, were “non-tasters”—theywill devour anything put in front of them. They get the benefits of a broad diet, but risk overdoing it.
(A)myths
(B)morals
(C)misfortunes
(D)mistakes請依下文回答第41 題至第45 題:Many people feel jealous from time to time. Jealousy is easy to deal with, once you understand what it’s teachingyou. Here are some pointers on working through your feelings of jealousy.First of all, you should understand your emotions. Jealousy is a combination of fear and anger; a fear of losingsomething, and anger that someone is “moving in on” something that you feel belongs only to you. When you startfeeling jealous, ask yourself: is it more fear based, or more anger based? If you feel a dropping or clutching sensation inyour stomach, it’s probably fear. If you feel a burning, tight sensation in your shoulders and jaw, then you’re likelyfeeling anger. You might also feel a combination of those sensations.Secondly, understand that jealousy can alert you to what you want, and what is important to you. If you’re jealous ofsomeone talking to a friend of yours, personal relationships may be important to you. If you’re jealous about money, youmay have an underlying need for security. When you begin to understand what makes you jealous, you can begin to takepositive steps to maintain those things, without the cloud of negative emotion that accompanies jealousy.
(A)feeds
(B)fights
(C)lowers
(D)quenches請依下文回答第41 題至第45 題The story of Orlando’s stunning transformation from swamp and sinkhole to a metropolis began, inevitably, withWalt Disney and Mickey Mouse. Disney first flew over central Florida in an airplane on the fateful day of November 22,1963. The Kennedy assassination would mark America forever. So would the decision Walt Disney made that day to turnan inland Florida agricultural center into an epicenter of world tourism.Disney chose Orlando first because it was at the confluence of two of the most important thoroughfares, what todayare Interstate 4 and Florida’s Turnpike. Moreover, since Walt Disney’s original theme park—Disneyland, in southernCalifornia—covered fewer than 300 acres and was soon ringed with the suburban blight that its success inevitablyattracted—motels, strip malls, and copycat amusement parks, Disney hoped to rectify in Florida his mistake of notmaking Disneyland big enough. He set out to create a new, bigger, better Magic Kingdom. Here, arriving visitors wouldnot be permitted to choose their own parking spaces; smiling Disney characters would do that for them. Besides, water inthis Magic Kingdom could not be the tannic brown common in central Florida. So Bay Lake was drained, the sludgeremoved, and clear water pumped into the resulting lagoon. Even dry land would be turned into another Disney illusion:As you traverse the theme park, you are actually walking on the roof of an immense, underground control building fromwhich the operation is run, staffed, and supplied.
What is the best title for this passage?
(A)The Consequences of Jealousy
(B)How to Better Understand Jealousy
(C)The Importance of Personal Relationships
(D)Understanding What You Want
Why is November 22, 1963 important in the history of Orlando?
(A)President Kennedy was assassinated on that day.
(B)The location for Disney World was chosen on that day.
(C)Mickey Mouse flew over Orlando in an airplane on that day.
(D)Disney World was first open to the public in Orlando on that day.
(A)notice
(B)delete
(C)put
(D)remove
Which of the following is true about jealousy?
(A)Fear is the primary reason for jealousy.
(B)Jealousy can cause stomachache.
(C)It is not possible to figure out why we are jealous.
(D)People are jealous about the things they dislike.
Where is the first Disney theme park?
(A)In southern California
(B)In central California
(C)In northern Florida
(D)In inland Florida
What is a symptom of anger-based jealousy?
(A)Coldness in the stomach.
(B)A burning heart.
(C)Lack of appetite.
(D)Tightness in the shoulders.
According to the article, why did Walt Disney build a theme park in Orlando?
(A)Orlando had a tradition of tourism.
(B)Orlando was famous for its clear water.
(C)Orlando was a metropolis in the 1960s.
(D)Orlando was a meeting point of highways.
What does the author suggest for dealing with jealousy?
(A)Earn more money to be secure.
(B)Talk to an important friend about your jealousy.
(C)Take medicine to deal with fear-based jealousy.
(D)Understand what contributes to your jealousy.
According to the article, what was the problem with the Disneyland in California?
(A)Its success made it overcrowded.
(B)It provided nothing but a Disney illusion.
(C)It was too far away from hotels, motels, and malls.
(D)It failed to compete with other amusement parks.
A study has shown that a messy environment could make people long for order and inspire them to hastily simplifyand classify things in their minds, which could often lead to discrimination.
(A)Eliminating discrimination can be done by living with a simple and neat mind.
(B)Inspiring simplicity and order is the key to preventing discrimination from happening.
(C)Discriminating against the people living in a messy environment could inspire them to improve.
(D)Rushing to create order in a messy environment could sometimes lead to discrimination.
If you are jealous of someone talking to your good friends, which of the following statements may be true?
(A)You value this relationship greatly.
(B)You do not have financial security.
(C)You are not sociable.
(D)You do not understand your emotions.請依下文回答第46 題至第50 題:A young woman went to her mother and told her how life was so hard for her. She did not know how she was goingto make it and wanted to give up. Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each ona high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last sheplaced ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil. In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She ladled outthe carrots, the eggs, and the coffee and placed each in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, “Tell me what yousee.” “Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she replied.Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She noted that they were soft. The mother then askedthe daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg. Finally, the motherasked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked, “Whatdoes it mean, mother?”Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacteddifferently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, itsoftened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sittingthrough the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were inthe boiling water, they had changed the water.“Which are you?” she asked her daughter. “When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you acarrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?”
According to the article, which of the following statements is true about the Disney World in Orlando?
(A)It was built in memory of President Kennedy.
(B)It is Disney characters that do the parking for visitors.
(C)It is smaller but better than the Disney theme park in California.
(D)It invites tourists to visit its underground control building.請依下文回答第46 題至第50 題Eugene O’Kelly was the chief executive officer (CEO) of KPMG—one of the largest accounting firms in the world.On May 24, 2005, Eugene visited his doctor with a full calendar and a lifetime of plans on his mind. Before this meeting,he was in the prime of his life. However, during the meeting, his doctor told him that he was diagnosed as having braincancer. All of a sudden, his lifetime of plans dwindled to 100 days, leaving him just enough time to say goodbye. All theplans he had made as CEO were shattered. However, instead of falling into despair and confining himself in denial,Eugene decided to take a more constructive approach to face his “fate,” not spending an ounce of energy lamenting thetime that he had lost. Eugene made the most of every moment to discover the world around him—nature, connection withloved ones, and living in the moment—as if he had never seen it before. He searched for ways to live a more vivid andmeaningful life and to savor or enjoy what was within his reach without aspiring for the impossible. He even completedan inspirational memoir (Chasing Daylight) in three-and-a-half months, reminding people to embrace the fragile, fleetingmoments of our lives. Throughout the memoir, Eugene attempts to send a message to the readers:The past is your guide.The present is a gift, so live it to the fullest.The future is for dreamers. Dream. Dream all you can—without reservation.
Investors and the public are demanding increasingly detailed information on nonfinancial metrics that definesustainability.
(A)In terms of financial metrics, investors and the public are never satisfied with the sustainable business.
(B)Detailed information on monetary metrics plays a more important role for sustainable investors and the public.
(C)Other than financial reports, investors and the public are asking for more details about factors indicatingsustainability.
(D)Investors and the public keep inquiring detailed information on nonfinancial metrics to sustain the validity of thecontract.
What is this story mainly about?
(A)How to cook carrots, eggs, and coffee beans.
(B)The importance of cooking for a woman.
(C)A mother’s affection for her daughter.
(D)Different attitudes when facing difficulties.
Which of the following may be the best title of this passage?
(A)Seize the Day
(B)A Journey to Success
(C)An Inconvenient Truth
(D)Keys to becoming a Successful Accountant
What great horror movies do is that they show us our fears and make them so beautiful that we can't take our eyesoff the screen.
(A)Great horror movies catch our eyes by showing us our fears in an irresistibly beautiful way on the screen.
(B)Great horror movies force us to examine our fears through frightening but beautiful scenes on the screen.
(C)Great horror movies amaze us by showing us frightening scenes about our beauty on the screen.
(D)Great horror movies allow us to transform our fears in an irresistible way into beautiful scenes on the screen.請依下文回答第47 題至第50 題:In 1349 it resumed in Paris, spread to Picardy, Flanders, and the Low Countries, and from England to Scotland andIreland as well as to Norway, where a ghost ship with a cargo of wool and a dead crew drifted offshore until it ranaground near Bergen. From there the plague passed into Sweden, Denmark, Prussia, Iceland, and as far as Greenland.Leaving a strange pocket of immunity in Bohemia and Russia unattacked until 1351, it had passed from most of Europeby the mid-1350s. Although the mortality rate was erratic, ranging from one-fifth in some places to nine-tenths or almosttotal elimination in others, the overall estimate of modern demographers has settled—for the area extending from India toIceland—around the same figure expressed in Froissart’s casual words: “A third of the world dies.” His estimate, thecommon one at the time, was not an inspired guess but a borrowing of St. John’s figure for mortality from the plague inRevelation, the favorite guide to human affairs of the Middle Ages.
How did the mother cook carrots, eggs, and coffee beans?
(A)She mixed and boiled them in one pot.
(B)With a pot, she cooked each in order.
(C)She boiled them in separate pots.
(D)She placed them directly above the oven.
What can we infer about Eugene O’Kelly’s lifestyle before he learned about his cancer?
(A)Busy
(B)Relaxed
(C)Peaceful
(D)Persistent
What does the underlined “it” in the first line refer to?
(A)The ghost ship
(B)The mortality
(C)The immunity
(D)The plague
What lesson would the daughter learn from the eggs?
(A)Birds of a feather flock together.
(B)God helps those who help themselves.
(C)The harder the life is, the stronger one becomes.
(D)Don’t bite off more than you can chew.
According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
(A)Eugene was in denial of his suffering.
(B)Eugene faced his illness with courage.
(C)Eugene’s memoir described his affection for the next life.
(D)Eugene’s health condition was not as critical as it seemed.
Which of the following countries was NOT affected by the disease at first?
(A)Denmark
(B)France
(C)Russia
(D)United Kingdom
According to the story, which of the following is NOT true?
(A)Like the carrots, one may surrender in a tough situation.
(B)Like the eggs, one may be still as fragile as the shell even after struggling for a long time.
(C)Like the ground coffee beans, one may change the circumstance that brings the pain.
(D)Like the carrots, one may become weaker after a series of adversities.
What does the underlined word “dwindled” in the passage mean?
(A)Reduced
(B)Doubled
(C)Defined
(D)Kindled
According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
(A)The number of deaths given by Froissart is not reliable.
(B)The disease described in the passage broke out first in 1349.
(C)The mortality rates of the affected countries differ greatly.
(D)An infected ship landing on Bergen started the spread of the disease in Norway.
What does “adversity” mean in the third paragraph?
(A)Hardship.
(B)Value.
(C)Failure.
(D)Luck.
Which of the following words best describes Eugene O’Kelly’s attitude towards the remaining days of his life?
(A)Fearful
(B)Enthusiastic
(C)Depressed
(D)Indifferent
What is the sequence in which the plague reached the countries or cities?
(A)Paris—Bergen—Iceland—Russia
(B)Picardy—Iceland—Greenland—Flanders
(C)The Low Countries—Prussia—England—India
(D)Russia—Picardy—the Low Countries—Norway