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(A)descriptive
(B)confidential
(C)indispensable
(D)optimistic
A committee students, faculty, staff and alumni was appointed by the president of the university to helpselect a commencement speaker for the 2004 graduation.
(A)excluded from
(B)expelled from
(C)consisted in
(D)composed of
difficult the job may be, I will try my best to finish it.
(A)Whatever
(B)However
(C)Whenever
(D)Whosever
One of our great is how we need to talk more freely and openly about sex.
(A)achievements
(B)quotations
(C)challenges
(D)ambitions
The health of society depends on simple like honesty, decency, courage, and public spirits, not on theamount of per capita income.
(A)regulations
(B)assumptions
(C)presumptions
(D)virtues
The wedding was held in an elegant hall with the glitter of the crystal that hung from the ceiling.
(A)chandelier
(B)felicity
(C)shimmer
(D)translucence
On hearing the bad news about his wife, the old man and cried badly.
(A)broke down
(B)broke out
(C)passed out
(D)blew up
He is one of the president’s security guards by . It is his responsibility to ensure the safety of the president.
(A)occupation
(B)reputation
(C)presentation
(D)quotation
The small fish which are now being into the lake will mature in about eighteen months’ time.
(A)relieved
(B)reduced
(C)released
(D)retrieved
A short trip to another country is an opportunity to sample other cultures. But having to live away from home as ancan make you feel sad.
(A)archery
(B)expatriate
(C)insulator
(D)ottoman
You have missed a lot of lessons. You may find it difficult to with the rest of the class.
(A)get along
(B)come up
(C)catch up
(D)put up
Jane never gave up, no matter how bad the situation was. Her was incredible.
(A)captivity
(B)publicity
(C)tenacity
(D)vanity
Despite the of the White House, the Senate voted today to cut off aid to Somalia.
(A)connections
(B)electronics
(C)objections
(D)violations
After being lost in the sea for six days, John began to . He saw things that weren’t really there.
(A)hallucinate
(B)fascinate
(C)intervene
(D)reincarnate
Great effects are expected to work the group of patients taking the new medication.
(A)in
(B)at
(C)on
(D)out
Unlike his classmates who stop by Internet cafes very often, John always goes home after school.
(A)scarcely
(B)generally
(C)directly
(D)intrinsically
The audience should be encouraged to enjoy rather than the movie.
(A)analyze
(B)have analyzed
(C)analyzing
(D)analyzed
He didn’t pay attention to the teacher’s lecture, hard at home.
(A)he studied
(B)so did he study
(C)he neither studied
(D)nor did he study
Please be sure to inform us by facsimile your schedule change in the interim.
(A)might
(B)could
(C)would
(D)should
Eddie has been the best player on the basketball team since last year, but he used to Nick.
(A)get a load of
(B)have the edge over
(C)hit it off with
(D)play second fiddle to
She is a person. She always works hard, has excellent self-control, and takes great care to follow moralgoodness.
(A)conscientious
(B)generous
(C)greedy
(D)vicious
Jane to meet me at 2 o’clock. She’s an hour late.
(A)supposed
(B)was supposed
(C)would suppose
(D)was supposing
Henry put off doing all his biology assignments; , he failed the course.
(A)fortunately
(B)gradually
(C)consequently
(D)surprisingly
its high protein content, Tofu has long been a popular food in China and Japan.
(A)Because of
(B)As to
(C)Since
(D)Despite
When I saw my roommate with my girlfriend, I felt worried, angry, and .
(A)embarrass
(B)embarrassed
(C)embarrassing
(D)embarrassment
No visit to Taipei would be complete a panoramic view of the city from the top of Taipei 101. In otherwords, Taipei 101 is a must-go place.
(A)unless
(B)because
(C)for
(D)without
Hahn and Meitner used to work as a team at the same lab. During the 1920s, Hahn continued developingradiochemical techniques, Meitner entered the new field of nuclear physics.
(A)whereas
(B)unless
(C)until
(D)if
The city is dangerous with many gang members causing trouble all the time. Everybody knows it is unwiseto wander on the streets alone.
(A)alternatively
(B)notoriously
(C)beneficially
(D)vigorouslyCustoms concerning gift-giving are extremely important to understand. In some countries, gifts are expected,and 37 to present them is considered an insult, 38 in other countries, offering a gift is consideredoffensive. Business executives also need to know when to present gifts—on the initial visit or afterwards; where topresent gifts— 39 public or private; what type of gift to present; what color it should be; and how many topresent. In Japan, gift-giving is an important part of doing business.
Sometimes I feel as though I’m still reeling from one rejection, when I’m thrown for a loop by another one.
(A)Sometimes, I am thrown physically off balance by rejections.
(B)Sometimes, I feel that I have had more rejections than I deserve.
(C)Sometimes, I feel so dizzy like spinning in circles because of rejections.
(D)Sometimes, I feel like being hit by another rejection when I am still in shock from a previous one.
Jean usually goes to the dentist six months.
(A)all
(B)each
(C)every
(D)any
The club demands a membership of NT$1,000 a year.
(A)fare
(B)fee
(C)salary
(D)toll
Charisma is a personal attractiveness that enables one to influence others. , the standards of good leadershiptend to differ from culture to culture.
(A)So
(B)Then
(C)However
(D)Although
(A)willingness
(B)openness
(C)consent
(D)failure
The mountains reserve their choice gifts to those who stand upon their summits.
(A)Only people chosen by God can reach the top of a mountain.
(B)People who stand on the mountain top can choose a good gift.
(C)Those who climb to the top of mountains will be greatly rewarded.
(D)Speaking up in a summit is like standing on top of a mountain.
The train runs than 120 km per hour.
(A)no faster
(B)not fast
(C)not faster
(D)no fast
Neither the students nor the teacher ready when the principal came in.
(A)was
(B)were
(C)has been
(D)have been
Random testing of cold refreshments at fast food chains showed a number of outlets failing healthstandards.
(A)serve
(B)served
(C)serving
(D)having servedNo wonder the rich get richer. They have 39 that the rest do not. Their wealth gives them 40 to eager-to-pleaseprivate bankers, bespoke money-management services, and sophisticated investment vehicles that are out of reach for themerely solvent. But when it 41 investing, does membership of the supposed elite truly provide an edge worthy ofenvy? 42 , the rich can buy kid-glove professional guidance, but they pay dearly for it, with no guarantee of superiorperformance. Investing is sufficiently difficult that the most talented private bankers and brokers often make costly mistakes.They can also be tempted to sell their clients investment products that generate the highest fees rather than those with thehighest returns.
(A)whereas
(B)wherever
(C)wherein
(D)whereof
With all due respect and obedience to my parents, I still think I would be happier if they could let me have my ownway.
(A)In order to respect and obey my parents, I dare not have my own way.
(B)I am happy that my parents let me have my own way, and so I respect them.
(C)To respect and obey me, my parents let me have my own way.
(D)Although I respect and obey my parents, I wish they would not control me so much.
As opposed to the extrovert, who craves excitement and takes chances, the introvert .
(A)is good at mathematics
(B)seldom loses his or her temper
(C)likes a well-ordered mode of life
(D)learns more slowly but remembers more
Many countries, Taiwan , are facing the problem of low birth rate and aging population.
(A)include
(B)inclusive
(C)included
(D)including
The supervisor’s concern with accuracy, without toning down, is perceived as nit-picking.
(A)Severe criticism results in quarrels between the supervisor and the workers.
(B)The supervisor is not welcome because he always asks for accuracy bluntly.
(C)The supervisor’s requirement of efficiency is always taken wrongly.
(D)It is the duty of the supervisor to pick out the inaccurate items.
You don’t need to steal from others! I would have given you the money you told me earlier about yourfinancial problem.
(A)if not
(B)if only
(C)what if
(D)as if
Anna had a fight with her boss yesterday, and that’s .
(A)why did her boss fire her
(B)why she quit the job
(C)how was she fired by her boss
(D)when did she decide to quit
(A)access
(B)leeway
(C)keys
(D)solutions
Man: Would you tell me where the train station is?Woman:Man: It’s OK. Thanks anyway.
(A)Go straight, and turn right at the second traffic light.
(B)It’s within walking distance.
(C)The bus just left. You have to wait for another fifty minutes.
(D)Sorry, I am a tourist, too.
He’s by far the best player on the school team; there is no question about it.
(A)His being the best player on the school team is far from being true.
(B)It is certain that he is the best player on the school team.
(C)That he is the best player on the school team is open to question.
(D)It is likely that he is the most qualified for the school team.The development of information technology—computers and electronic communication devices—isanother factor currently influencing organizational structures. Automatic data-processing systems have beenwidely 41 in a range of settings. Anyone who draws money out of a bank, or buys an airline ticket, dependson a computer-based communication system. Since data can be processed 42 in any part of the worldlinked to such a system, there is no need for physical proximity between those involved. However, afully-fledged “electronic office,” in which the bulk of the work is carried out by machines rather than humans,is still 43 , and there are many problems in the way of its realization. 44 , there is a strong trendtowards the transplant of many office activities to electronic machinery. Word-processors, computer networks,teleprinter links, and other electronic systems have already 45 the nature of much office work. In someleading American banks, the trust department, where stock transfers are made, has been completely automated.
The extent to which health can interfere with study is no news to people.
(A)Everyone knows that bad health casts serious effects on study.
(B)The extent of the influence on health surprises all researchers.
(C)No one knows how the health issue emerges in the education system.
(D)There is no news so far about the correlation between health and study.第41 題至第45 題為題組A new study from the Johnson Research Center may shed light on why some people like salt more than others. Theresults suggest that a person’s 41 for salty taste may be related to how much they weighed when they were born. Ina journal article, the researchers of the study report that individual differences in salty taste acceptance by two-month oldinfants are 42 related to birth weight: lighter birth weight infants show 43 acceptance of salt-water solutionsthan do babies who were heavier at birth.A 44 relationship was found in a subset of the same children at preschool age, suggesting that the relationshipbetween salty taste preference and birth weight 45 at least through early childhood, a critical time for the formationof flavor and food preferences.