外事警察人員 93 年外國文(英文)考古題

請就各題四個選項中選出最適於填補該句空格的一個字，並將題號及其選項代號 、 、 或 依照順序寫在試卷上。（每小題2 分，共20 分） Ben _____ his work too much and he soon lost his job. disappeared displeased narrowed neglected No beer or wine for me, thank you. I never touch _____ . milk alcohol acre alcoholic We had a quarrel, I know. But let’s just _____ and forget. forbear forgo forgive forbid When we were children we usually had to go to bed quite early, but on important days, as a special _____, we could stay up until 10:00. allowance principal privilege practical When you see a cripple, you should be kind to him. Never _____ him joke laugh mix mock These books are very expensive, I know, but you should _____ no expenses where the education of your children is concerned. spare study spend spread Flying kites is a traditional New Year _____ in Japan. password passage pastime passport When sailors want to find their position on the map, they use special _____. installments instruments instances injections There are no buildings and no farm lands between us and the sea. It’s all _____. location lodging wildness wilderness The company John works for is very _____. In addition to a good salary, they give him a big car. generous genteel general genuine

請將下列英文句子譯成中文，中文句子譯成英文。（每小題6 分，共30 分） 今天上午我到火車站時，七點五十分的火車已經開走了。為了趕在九點以前抵達上班地點，我不得不改搭計 程車。 上星期五下午，我在回家的路上碰到一位多年未見的好友。我邀請他隔一天晚上到寒舍敘舊並共進晚餐。 Laughter provides physical release from stress. When people laugh, they take deeper breaths. More oxygen means better circulation. So why not smile if you are feeling stressed? A lot of older people in Taiwan do not rely on nutritional supplements or tonics to achieve longevity, and instead say a normal diet is the key to a long life, a survey shows. E-mail eliminates face-to-face conversation and everything that goes with it. Gone are audio and visual clues to personality. Gone is any sense of self, replaced by text that looks the same no matter who is typing at the other end.

下面有兩段短文，每段短文後面各有五題選擇題。請仔細閱讀後，選出最適合的答案，並將題 號及其選項代號 、 、 或 依照題序寫在試卷上。（每小題2 分，共20 分） For thousands of years, people have looked for a “Fountain of Youth”—a source of miracle water that will keep a person young. So far, none has been found. Every so often, however, people get the idea that certain water is good for their health, and they rush to obtain it. This is what occurred several years ago in the tiny town of Kladanj, Yugoslavia. For years local shepherds had favored a certain spring. They said its water kept their flocks hearty. Then a newspaper printed a story about a farmer who was still strong at eighty-seven—thanks to the water, he said. Within a few days, crowds mobbed the spring to take home water in big cans. The townspeople finally walled off the spring and put up a barbed-wire fence. They began bottling and selling the water in many countries. Scientists who examined the water said that there was nothing magical about it, but people continued to use it, hoping it was the legendary Fountain of Youth. The best title for the above paragraphs is Water—A True Health Food An Old Farmer Who Stayed Young A Belief in Magical Waters The Shepherds of Yugoslavia The local shepherds-- looked for the Fountain of Youth favored a certain spring disliked the local water bathed in the water 九十三年公務人員特種考試警察人員考試試題 代號： 類 別： 外事警察人員 全一張 （背面） 30260 A newspaper printed a story about a farmer who was still strong at age-- 97 87 107 67 The story suggests that many people-- would like to be shepherds would like to be farmers like to drink water don’t want to grow old The word “hearty” in line four means thin sick healthy hungry Problems, problems! Some would-be problem solvers are so overwhelmed by the problem that they usually fail. There are others who approach the problem calmly and practically, and usually solve it. Still others—only the truly inventive—find a unique solution to the problem in order to prove a point. For example, Alexander the Great, an ancient Greek ruler, was said to have been challenged to untie the Gordian knot. In mythology, this knot was fastened to a woman and thought to be impossible to undo. The great ruler was able to accomplish the task easily, however. He simply cut the knot with his sword! Tradition has it that Christopher Columbus was once given a challenge, too. In 1493, he attended a banquet in his honor, where he was questioned about how he had coped with the difficulties of his voyages to the New World. Columbus replied by challenging his questioners to balance an egg. When they couldn’t, he did. How? He cracked the shell to create a flat bottom! The best title is Two Wise Problem Solvers Alexander Unties the Knot Problem Solving Today Columbus Had a Way with Eggs Alexander the Great undid the Gordian knot-- with an egg with a wagon with a sword by cracking it Christopher Columbus balanced an egg-- by slicing it by cracking it by tying it by sailing to the New World The story suggests that some difficult problems are best-- solved by science solved by one person forgotten solved the easy way The word “inventive” in line three means good at making up fancy lies good at thinking up something new not versatile not creative

下面有兩封英文信（一封為邀請函，另一封為回函），每封信各留有五個空格，每一空格須填 入一個單字，請根據上下文將每一空格編號及應填入的單字依序寫在試卷上。（每空格3 分， 共30 分） 21 Beacon Road Stockton, Maine May 7, 2004 Dear Mr. Fenton: On June 1st we are planning to have a dinner to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Stockton Clean Environment Agency and I have been asked by our committee to invite you to be the guest of honor 1 this occasion. Since you came to live in our community last year, you have always shown a great deal of interest 2 our activities and you are without doubt our most popular speaker. We shall be delighted as 3 as honored if you can once again find the time to spend an evening with us. I will send you further details as 4 as I hear from you. I hope you will be able to accept this 5 . Sincerely, Joan Edwards Secretary Stockton Clean Environment Agency Riverside Apartments Stockton, Maine May 12, 2004 Dear Ms. Edwards: Thank you for your letter of May 7th, which I am answering on 6 of my husband. Apparently you have not heard that about a month ago my husband was taken seriously ill. Although he is much 7 now, the doctor has ordered him to take a complete rest for at least three months. As a 8 of fact, we are leaving for Hawaii just as soon as he is able to travel and we will probably not return until after the middle of August. In view of this, I regret that my husband is 9 to accept your kind invitation to the dinner which you are having on June 1st. He has asked me, however, to send his best wishes and congratulations to you on your fifth 10 , and to say that he hopes to see you again in the fall. Sincerely, Sylvia Fenton