My illness had left me in one ear; that excluded me from entering any of the professions for which goodhearing is required.
(A)blind
(B)scared
(C)deaf
(D)tired
Like most foreigners, I ask a lot of questions, some of which are insultingly silly. But everyone I hasanswered those questions with patience and honesty.
(A)come across
(B)come by
(C)come over
(D)come into
Barking is a normal behavior for dogs; however, when they bark , they become a nuisance to their ownersand the neighborhood.
(A)earnestly
(B)explicitly
(C)excessively
(D)expressively
After he retired from office, Rogers painting for a while, but soon lost interest.
(A)took up
(B)saved up
(C)kept up
(D)drew up
Despite the economic downturn, the famous hot pot restaurant chain still huge profits last year.
(A)caused
(B)extended
(C)yielded
(D)invented
After college, Robert decided to go to Paris and on the journey of becoming pastry chef.
(A)endure
(B)inform
(C)embark
(D)involve請依下文回答第37 題至第40 題The word most often used to describe the region of Cappadocia is “otherworldly”. 37 in central Anatoliaabout 290 kilometers southeast of the Turkish capital of Ankara, Cappadocia attracts tourists by offering an interestingside trip from the usual tour of the Mediterranean coast.In Cappadocia, you can find a rich diversity of sites from various periods, from the time of the Hitties (enemies tothe ancient Egyptians) to 38 of the early Christians and to the 13th century Great Silk Road era. But most of whatis unique here stems from 39 geological history.Volcanic 40 over the last 10 million years covered the area in ashes, which became compacted to form asoft, porous rock called tuff.
(A)Placed
(B)Located
(C)Inhabited
(D)Resided
(A)which
(B)that
(C)what
(D)where
(A)her
(B)its
(C)their
(D)his
(A)breakdowns
(B)outcomes
(C)explorations
(D)eruptions請依下文回答第41 題至第45 題In early 2011, former police officer Lin Jsung-yi began thinking about how he would spend his free time after heretired in March that year. As he was pondering, he 41 to hear about a citizen farmers program launched by thecity government that allowed local residents to grow produce on plots of land rent-free for six months. Hequickly 42 for the program and by July 2011 began his life as an urban farmer.“I thought I would just 43 .” Lin recalls. “But after I started, my interest in gardening grew. Seeing the plantsget taller and larger each day gave me a great sense of achievement.”After Lin’s rent-free farming ended in December 2011, he decided to rent a new 44 directly from thelandowner and continue what had become his favorite activity. Now he spends one to two hours every morning and atleast half a day every weekend working on his farm, doing whatever is necessary: plowing, planting,watering, 45 , weeding, etc. For him, urban farming has not only filled his free time after retirement, but given himthe spiritual rewards that he has never experienced before.
(A)preferred
(B)occurred
(C)happened
(D)tended
(A)gave in
(B)worked out
(C)put down
(D)signed up
(A)give it a try
(B)get it over with
(C)let it go
(D)put it away
(A)asset
(B)cube
(C)plot
(D)block
(A)approaching
(B)fertilizing
(C)colliding
(D)mourning請依下文回答第46 題至第50 題Mickey Mouse, the official mascot of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the most recognizable cartooncharacters in the world. Yet, few people know that it was created as a replacement for Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, anearlier cartoon character created by the Disney studio for Charles Mintz of Universal Studios. In the spring of 1928,with the series going strong, Disney asked Mintz for an increase in the budget. But Mintz instead demanded that Walttake a 20 percent budget cut, and as leverage, he reminded Disney that Universal owned the character, and revealedthat he had already signed most of Disney’s current employees to his new contract. Mintz owned Oswald and thoughthe had Disney over a barrel. Angrily, Disney refused the deal and returned to produce the final Oswald cartoons hecontractually owed Mintz. Disney was dismayed at the betrayal by his staff, but determined to restart from scratch.The new Disney Studio soon started. In the spring of 1928, Disney asked Ub Iwerks to start drawing up newcharacter ideas. Iwerks tried sketches of various animals, such as dogs and cats, but none of these appealed to Disney.A female cow and male horse were also rejected. Then, Walt Disney thought of an old pet mouse he used to have onhis farm. He asked Iwerks to draw a new mouse character for Disney. “Mortimer Mouse” had been Disney’s originalname for the character before his wife, Lillian, convinced him to change it, and ultimately Mickey Mouse came to be.Actor Mickey Rooney has claimed that, during his Mickey McGuire days, he met cartoonist Walt Disney at the WarnerBrothers studio, and that Disney was inspired to name Mickey Mouse after him.
What does “the series” in the first paragraph refer to?
(A)The Mickey Mouse series.
(B)The Oswald series.
(C)The Iwerks series.
(D)The Mintz series.
Why did Walt Disney create the cartoon character Mickey Mouse?
(A)He wanted to create an official mascot for the Walt Disney Company.
(B)Charles Mintz asked him to create a character in a new cartoon series.
(C)Universal Studios needed a new character to replace Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
(D)He lost his right to an old popular cartoon character and had to create a new one.
What does “he had Disney over a barrel” mean in the first paragraph?
(A)He had Disney under his control.
(B)He made Disney feel relieved.
(C)He had inspired Disney.
(D)He had irritated Disney.
From whom did the mouse character get the name “Mickey Mouse”?
(A)Walt Disney
(B)Ub Iwerks
(C)Lillian Disney
(D)Warner Brothers
Which of the following is true about the creation of Mickey Mouse as a cartoon character?
(A)Disney’s wife convinced him to replace other animals with a mouse character.
(B)The idea of a mouse character came from Disney’s old pet mouse on his farm.
(C)Iwerks had drawn many other animals before a mouse character occurred to him.
(D)Disney was inspired by actor Mickey Rooney, who he met at the Warner Brothers Studio.