From 1890s to 1940s, Taiwan was once aof Japan, so now Japanese-styled buildings can be foundthroughout Taiwan.company
(A)conqueror
(B)colony
(C)country
(D)
Certain fish are extremelyand can even cause deaths if they are served on the dining table.consistent
(A)diligent
(B)luxurious
(C)poisonous
(D)
Everyone can learn how to communicate and cope with conflicts efficiently in order to achieveunderstanding.brutal
(A)dietary
(B)mutual
(C)solitary
(D)
Humans wanted tomosquitoes with DDT, but it brought about more problems.
(A)dominate
(B)contaminate
(C)eliminate
(D)determine
A skilled customer service team can sense an individual customer’s mood and needs, and adapt.typically
(A)accordingly
(B)originally
(C)peculiarly
(D)請依下文回答第41 題至第45 題:The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of humanpoverty and all forms of human life. And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for
our forebears fought are stillat issue around the globe—the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state,
from thehand of God.We dare not forget today that we are the heirs of that first revolution. Let the word go forth from this time andplace, to friend and foe
, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans—born in thiscentury, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage, and unwilling towitness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this nation has always been committed, and towhich we are committed today at home and around the world. Let every nation know,
it wishes us well orill,
we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assurethe survival and the success of liberty.41what
(A)which
(B)whom
(C)that
(D)42but
(A)because
(B)coming
(C)to come
(D)43along
(A)alike
(B)
(C)abovearound
(D)44whoever
(A)even
(B)whether
(C)though
(D)45
(A)where
(B)what
(C)which
(D)that請依下文回答第46 題至第50 題:“Meh,” a word which indicates a lack of interest or enthusiasm, became the latest addition to the Collins EnglishDictionary. The word, which beats hundreds of other suggestions from members of the public, will feature in the30th-anniversary edition of the dictionary. Though the word apparently originates from North America, Collins said itwas now widely used on the Internet, and was increasingly heard in British spoken English.The dictionary entry for “meh” will say it can be used as an interjection to indicate indifference or boredom, as anadjective to describe something as boring or mediocre, or to show that an individual is apathetic or unimpressed.The word was popularized by the U.S. comedy animation series “The Simpsons,” where characters Bart and Lisause it to express indifference when their father Homer suggests a day trip. It was submitted by Erin Whyte fromNottingham, central England, and a panel of Collins language experts singled it out from the hundreds of othersubmissions because of its frequency of use in modern English.“This is a new exclamation from the U.S. that seems to have made its way into common speech over here,” saidCormac McKeown, head of content at Collins Dictionaries. “It shows people are increasingly writing in a registersomewhere in between spoken and written English.”
Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A New Word Added to the Dictionary
(A).A Su
(B)rvey on Most Popular Words in English.How English Has Evolved Over the Years
(C)?The Language Used on the Internet
(D).
What is the word “meh” used to imply?
(A)Dullness.Anger.
(B)Enthusiasm.
(C)Difference.
(D)
Which of the following is NOT true about “meh”?It was r
(A)ecommended by members of the public.It will appear in the 30th
(B)-anniversary edition of the Collins Dictionary.It was first used in British spoken English.
(C)It became popular because of an animation series, “The Simpsons.”
(D)
Where did the word “meh” come from?The Internet.
(A)Europe.
(B)Central England.
(C)North America.
(D)
Which of the following words is closest in meaning to “submissions” in paragraph 3?
(A)Frequencies.
(B)Suggestions.
(C)Exclamations.
(D)Additions.