When we slow down, stop the busywork, and take in beautiful natural surroundings, not only do wefeel, but our mental performance improves too.
(A)exhaled
(B)exhausted
(C)regretted
(D)restored
Construction methodsfrom place to place and they have evolved over time.
(A)vary
(B)stay
(C)trim
(D)haze
The spokesperson’s vague and elusive response did little tothe growing public concern over thecontaminated water.
(A)alleviate
(B)suffocate
(C)ornament
(D)rehabilitate
The tech industry had a hard hit last year. Many tech companies stumbled, digital ad sales _____, andinvestors lost faith.
(A)patented
(B)plunged
(C)plagued
(D)pledged
Mary did not perform well on the exam because the allergy pills she took made her.
(A)ambitious
(B)bright
(C)elastic
(D)drowsy
The mountain climbers had towith freezing temperatures and a lack of oxygen as they pushed toward thesummit.
(A)collide
(B)compose
(C)conflict
(D)contend
The apartment has a private terrace where you can enjoy thesurroundings and scenery of the lake.
(A)eliminating
(B)fabricating
(C)fluctuating
(D)enchanting
The rising unemployment ratethe negative influence of the pandemic.
(A)eliminates
(B)deletes
(C)amplifies
(D)frustrates
During the interview, the politicianhis answers to avoid taking a clear stance on the controversial issue.
(A)hedged
(B)devoted
(C)provoked
(D)conducted
The radio station willthe live coverage of the game to listeners across the country.
(A)transplant
(B)transmit
(C)trim
(D)tremble
Processed food has changed from itsstate during the preparation to keep it fresh or tasty.
(A)ultimate
(B)transformed
(C)original
(D)upmost
The publication of Harry Potter helpedJ. K. Rowling’s reputation as one of the most famous Englishnovelists.
(A)solicit
(B)solidify
(C)revolve
(D)resolve
The politician’s financial records came underafter allegations of corruption were made against him.
(A)sanctity
(B)scrutiny
(C)sanction
(D)seclusion
In this digital age, businesses treat data as anfor them to gain a competitive advantage in the market.
(A)academy
(B)ingredient
(C)overpass
(D)asset
Some people accept the scientists’that lives may exist on Mars.
(A)innovation
(B)intervention
(C)interpretation
(D)interrogation
The speaker’sarguments convinced the audience to support his proposal.
(A)cogent
(B)confusing
(C)invalid
(D)rambling
There is aof food and little aid, and the villagers are in a dire situation.
(A)device
(B)plenty
(C)realm
(D)shortage
The mayora deep sense of loss to the families of the mine explosion victims.
(A)captured
(B)conveyed
(C)supposed
(D)replied
The universe is filled with thousands of galaxies and countless otherobjects.
(A)exhaustive
(B)extraterrestrial
(C)extraneous
(D)experimental
The weddingafter the ceremony was held in a beautiful hall, and all the guests danced late into the night.
(A)discussion
(B)permission
(C)invitation
(D)reception
All of the spa resorts arefrom the hotel via free public transportation.
(A)accessible
(B)subsequent
(C)vulnerable
(D)aggressive
Thepainting has been lost for centuries, but it was unexpectedly discovered in a small antique shopin Amsterdam.
(A)allergic
(B)decent
(C)original
(D)patient
A hot cup of lemon tea is often considered a soothingfor a sore throat.
(A)reform
(B)remedy
(C)remark
(D)retreat
Thebetween the two sisters was so striking that people often mistook them for twins.
(A)expenditure
(B)prosecution
(C)resemblance
(D)subsistence
The quality of the building began toafter years of neglect and lack of maintenance.
(A)enhance
(B)flourish
(C)ameliorate
(D)deteriorate
People in this area still live alife, mainly on farming and hunting.
(A)developed
(B)complex
(C)primary
(D)primitive
Music has a material side which wethrough the sense of hearing and a spiritual side that reaches usthrough the imaginative and emotional part of us.
(A)apprehend
(B)reprehend
(C)express
(D)extend
Theof the countryside was dotted with farms and fields as far as the eye could see.
(A)statue
(B)supplement
(C)shipment
(D)landscape
The story of how the businessmanhardship shows that one can be a champion without giving up.
(A)achieved
(B)represented
(C)obtained
(D)overcame請依下文回答第41 題至第45 題In a Paris cafe or restaurant, many tourists may have complained about the poor service or the waiters’impatient attitude. A once-annual event for them to show their professional skills took place again recently,
The eagle that was severely injured in a storm returned to the wild this week after.
(A)contention
(B)implementation
(C)subordination
(D)rehabilitation請依下文回答第41 題至第45 題:The advent of the internet has profoundly impacted nearly every aspect of our daily life. It has, for instance,
His success in the field of medicine was ato his hard work, dedication, and unwavering commitmentto improving the lives of his patients.
(A)judgment
(B)movement
(C)complement
(D)testament
waiters had to race a two-kilometer route while carrying a tray laden with a cup of coffee, a glass of water and acroissant. About 200 of the city’s serving staff put on traditional aprons and white shirts to
transformed the way people communicate with each other. Social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, X, etc.allow individuals to express ideas instantly. Messages that once took days or weeks to arrive can now be transmitted ina matter of seconds. Not only has communication become faster, but it has also become more
These pesticides have had aeffect on the environment and should be banned completely.
(A)devastating
(B)marvelous
(C)bewildering
(D)feasible
the revivedcafe race. Holding a round tray with a typical French breakfast of a croissant, coffee and a glass of water, theywalked briskly for 2km through the streets. The rules were simple: To
—people now useimages, emojis, videos, and voice messages to express themselves. Online forums, blogs, and video-sharing sites havenew forms of interaction, enabling people from different cultures to engage in meaningful conversations. Nevertheless,the rise of digital communication has also raised concerns about privacy, cyberbullying, and mental health. Constantconnectivity can
The gymnast won the championship after aperformance.
(A)ruthless
(B)motionless
(C)flawless
(D)childless
the race, participants needed to benot only quick but also careful. Any change to the composition of their tray would impact their final score. Onceunderway, there were inevitable
information overload and feelings of isolation. The curated nature of online identities maycontribute to low self-esteem, particularly among younger users who compare themselves to unrealistic portrayals onsocial media. In this digital era, it is,
This two-weekEnglish conversation program offers classes three hours a day and five days a weekto help students improve their speaking ability.
(A)intensive
(B)detective
(C)exhaustive
(D)probative
. Water spilled, cups fell. There were gasps, cheers and laughter from thethousands of Parisians watching the return of this classic race. The race was
, important to strike a balance between online and offline interactions.Spending time face-to-face with family and friends helps
You must visit a Taiwanese night market when you come to Taiwan since it is anpart of the localexperience.
(A)assertive
(B)accurate
(C)essential
(D)excessive請依下文回答第46 題至第50 題Mark Bertram, 46, lost the tips of two fingers at work in 2018 when his hand became trapped in a fan belt.“It’s life-changing but it’s not life-ending,” he says. “Doing work is harder now. Everything is just a little different.”After two surgeries and occupational therapy, Bertram decided to make light of his condition by asking EricCatalano, an auto-finance manager turned tattoo artist, to create fingernail tattoos. The idea made everyone in thestudio laugh—until they saw the final result. “The mood changed,” Catalano recalls from his Eternal Ink TattooStudio in Illinois. “Everything turned from funny to ‘wow.’”When Catalano posted a photo of the tattoos, a pair of fingernails that looked so real no one could believe theireyes, he had no idea the image would eventually be viewed by millions of people around the world. The viral photopushed Catalano, 40, further into the world of paramedical tattooing. Now people with life-altering scars come fromas far away as Ireland to visit his shop. They enter Eternal Ink looking for the artistic healing they saw online. Usingflesh-toned inks and a needle, Catalano transforms his clients’ view of themselves.Leslie Pollan, 32, a dog breeder in Oxford, Mississippi, was bitten on the face by a puppy in 2014. Sheunderwent countless surgeries to correct a scar on her lip. “Plastic surgery gave me no hope,” she says. “So I lookedfor other options.” She ultimately traveled six hours for a session with Catalano. He camouflaged Pollan’s lip scar,giving her back a piece of her confidence. “You don’t understand until you’ve been through it,” Pollan says. “Itmade me have a different outlook on life.”Using tattoos to blend in rather than stand out is a relatively new field, but it is growing, thanks in part tointerest in cosmetic and plastic surgery. In fact, Americans spent more than $16.5 billion on cosmetic procedures in2018. After tummy tucks, breast augmentations, and other procedures, some patients want to cover the scars thatare a product of such operations.
to professionals, apprenticesand part-time trainee servers and at the finishing line judges examined the trays to establish if everything had arrivedintact. The prize included the glory of being the fastest server in town, as well as a medal and a night’s stay in achic hotel.41
(A)which
(B)in which
(C)in that
(D)whose42
(A)fight against
(B)come to terms with
(C)approve of
(D)take part in43
(A)win
(B)become
(C)stand out
(D)get off44
(A)witnesses
(B)explosives
(C)tragedies
(D)offenses45
(A)alien
(B)prime
(C)exhausted
(D)open請依下文回答第46 題至第50 題On May 8, 1945, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced the end of the Second World War. Heconcluded his radio address with “Nothing should prevent us from celebrating Victory Day in Europe today andtomorrow!” But before Churchill responded to his own call to celebrate the victory, he turned to his cook, GeorginaLandemare, and said “Without you I would not have survived the war.” This was meant in deadly earnest, for eatingwell was essential to the stability and well-being of the statesman. It was Churchill’s belief that one should offer thebody something good, so that the soul may desire to dwell in it.Landemare entered Churchill’s kitchen in 1930. She soon learned that it would be anything but easy to meetthe culinary demands of the master of the house. His answer to the question of what he liked was: “My taste issimple. I am easily satisfied with the best.” And her dishes stood up to his discerning palate. She knew his culinarypreferences as well as his dislikes. Churchill appreciated traditional English dishes like chicken and roast beef. Hepreferred clear bouillons to cream soups, and if he had to choose between fish and shellfish, he chose the latter.Churchill preferred to finish his dinner with cheese. However, he was not enthusiastic about Cheddar, the mostpopular cheese in the English kingdom; rather, the blue cheese Stilton was his favorite. The gourmet insisted thatcheese that came to his table should not be bought just anywhere, but only at a particular fromagerie. “A gentlemanonly buys his cheese at Paxton & Whitfield,” he said. The traditional company still exists and has been one of thesuppliers of the British Royal Family for many years. Desserts such as puddings or tarts, on the other hand, werenever high on Churchill’s culinary agenda.The prime minister often invited people to dinner parties at his home. He used dining as an art to display hisconversational talents and to engage in political debate, to confer with friends and to win over rivals. During theWWII, he used dining to exert his conversational skills to persuade his allies, Franklin Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin,to fight the war. Churchill used dining and the dinner table to do what could not always be done at the conferencetable.
emotional bonds and enhances real-life social skills.Setting boundaries for screen time and practicing digital detox can also improve one’s mental well-being.41
(A)cautiously
(B)casually
(C)drastically
(D)merely42
(A)multilingual
(B)multimodal
(C)interpretive
(D)integrative43
(A)lead to
(B)fall through
(C)abide by
(D)ease off44
(A)nevertheless
(B)nonetheless
(C)moreover
(D)therefore45
(A)hinder
(B)nurture
(C)suppress
(D)abandon請依下文回答第46 題至第50 題:Water is one of the fundamental ingredients for life on Earth and our bodies are mainly composed of it. When we areforced to go without water, things can turn nasty very fast indeed. On average, water makes up about 60-70% of thehuman body, largely depending on your age. Our bodies lose water through our urine, sweat, feces and breath, so wehave to continually replace this by drinking and eating. If we don’t do this, our bodies can become dehydrated. Whenexercising in a hot environment, the human body can lose between 1.5-3 liters of water every hour due to sweat. Another200-1,500 ml can be lost as moisture in exhaled breath, depending on the humidity of the surrounding air. As we losemore water, our ability to cool down through sweating also decreases, making overheating more of a risk. With no waterin a climate of 50 degrees Celsius (122℉), coupled with extreme exercise, dehydration can quickly become lethal.The first stage of dehydration is thirst when we lose body fluid equivalent to just 2% of our body weight. “When thirstkicks in, your body clings to all remaining moisture,” says Dileep Lobo, professor of gastrointestinal surgery, whoresearches fluids and electrolyte balance. “Your kidneys send less water to your bladder, darkening your urine. As yousweat less, your body temperature rises. Your blood becomes thicker and sluggish. To maintain oxygen levels, your heartrate increases.” The rate at which dehydration occurs varies.At the second stage, when we lose water 4% of our body weight, blood pressure drops and fainting can occur. With morewater leaving our bodies than coming in, our blood starts to thicken and become more concentrated, meaning ourcardiovascular system has to work harder to keep our blood pressure up. Our kidneys try to compensate by retaining morewater through reduced urination, and water rushes out of our cells into our blood stream, causing them to shrink in size.The third stage, when 7% of body weight is lost, is organ damage. “Your body is having trouble maintaining bloodpressure,” says Lobo. “To survive, it slows blood flow to non-vital organs, such as your kidneys and gut, causing damage.Without your kidneys filtering your blood, cellular waste quickly builds up. You’re literally dying for a glass of water.”
According to the passage, why did Bertram want to get fingernail tattoos?
(A)He wanted to downplay the influence of his misfortune.
(B)He wanted to keep reminding himself of the accident.
(C)He wanted to make people around him feel better.
(D)He wanted to lay an emphasis on his injury.
How did Landemare help Churchill to survive the war?
(A)She knew where to get food supplies during the war.
(B)She knew his tastes and prepared the dishes he liked.
(C)She took care of his health by preparing healthy meals.
(D)She showed him the true meaning of bravery and hope.
What would be the best title for the passage?
(A)What We Should Do When Dehydrated.
(B)The Ways Water Leaves Our Bodies.
(C)Regulation of Blood Pressure.
(D)When Our Bodies Lack Water.
According to the passage, what does the word “camouflage” mean?
(A)Eliminate.
(B)Contain.
(C)Restrict.
(D)Conceal.
What is the last paragraph mainly about?
(A)The political value of Churchill’s dinner parties.
(B)The dishes commonly seen on Churchill’s dinner table.
(C)The friends and enemies Churchill made at dinner parties.
(D)The sense of humor Churchill displayed at his dining table.
Which of the following is NOT a symptom caused by a body water loss of 2%?
(A)Slower heart rate.
(B)Darker colored urine.
(C)Higher body temperature.
(D)Slower blood flow.
According to the passage, which of the following statements can be inferred?
(A)Tattoos are viewed as part of a standard cosmetic and medical procedure.
(B)People are using tattoos to express their individuality or ideas of beauty.
(C)Tattoos are done to further improve the appearance after a plastic surgery.
(D)People are using tattoos as a cheaper and safer alternative to cosmetic surgery.
Which set of words is used in the passage to refer to Churchill?
(A)Gentleman, ally, statesman.
(B)Fromagerie, master, gourmet.
(C)Master, supplier, prime minister.
(D)Gourmet, statesman, prime minister.
According to the passage, which of the following is similar in meaning to the word “lethal”?
(A)Faint.
(B)Fluid.
(C)Deadly.
(D)Darkening.
According to the passage, which of the following statements is true about Catalano?
(A)He had experiences of enduring pain and deformity.
(B)He is indifferent to those who are suffering from a disease.
(C)His service was in high demand for his artistic healing.
(D)His practice in cosmetic surgery boosted his own confidence.
What does the word “it” refer to in the first paragraph?
(A)Belief
(B)Soul
(C)Body
(D)Food
What will our cells become when we lose water 4% of body weight?
(A)Smaller.
(B)Larger.
(C)Active.
(D)Thicker.
Which of the following best describes the tone of the passage?
(A)Pessimistic.
(B)Suggestive.
(C)Cynical.
(D)Neutral.
According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
(A)Churchill preferred shellfish to fish.
(B)Churchill disliked traditional British dishes.
(C)Churchill found puddings and tarts irresistible.
(D)Churchill liked to end his dinner with Cheddar.
What stage is it when kidneys are damaged because of dehydration?
(A)Stage 1.
(B)Stage 2.
(C)Stage 3.
(D)Stage 4.