She loved being out on the mountains. There was something special about stepping out of a tent into the pristineearly morning and being by the solitude and beauty around her.
(A)undermined
(B)substituted
(C)overwhelmed
(D)detached
The prosecutor started inquiring into the cause of the fire and ______ the crime for several weeks.
(A)investigated
(B)confirmed
(C)quested
(D)rebuked
Because of the soldier’s open of established rules, the commander decided to confine him to the barrack aspunishment.
(A)residence
(B)defiance
(C)proportion
(D)infliction
His family did not stay in one place; they moved .
(A)to some extent
(B)out of reach
(C)from place to place
(D)up and down
Children with a healthy sense of will have a positive understanding of themselves when they grow up.
(A)self-esteem
(B)isolation
(C)fatigue
(D)colony
Some developed countries are trying to ______ the serious problems resulting from the energy crisis.
(A)step up
(B)cope with
(C)cut off
(D)end up
Much as we care about profit making, our company the principle of making business deals on an honest andmutually beneficial basis.
(A)advocates
(B)decays
(C)extinguishes
(D)mobilizes
During the summer, a lot of hotels are full in Paris, so it is best to make reservations in advance if youwant to travel economically.
(A)budget
(B)luxurious
(C)romantic
(D)stylish
When the fire started, the security guard acted to first call 119 and then turned on the broadcasting systemto get all the residents out of the apartment building quickly.
(A)congenially
(B)prominently
(C)successively
(D)vigilantly
I’m usually quite , but today’s traffic was bad and I was twenty minutes late for work.
(A)contagious
(B)gigantic
(C)punctual
(D)redundant
Most tourists would not visit Europe in the winter because it is tough to with bad weather conditions there.
(A)augment
(B)contend
(C)persist
(D)conceive
The urban planning has proceeded in a manner without following an organized and coherent strategy.
(A)beneficial
(B)formidable
(C)haphazard
(D)pedestrian
According to the news story, the big oil company has spent millions of euros the Parliament to pass the bill.
(A)deriding
(B)laundering
(C)lobbying
(D)modifying請依下文回答第38 題至第40 題If you want to actively keep the marriage happy, how do you do that? Don't fix the bad, but 38 the good. Researchindicates that when people 39 their relationship improvement attempts on changing the partner, individuals reportedmore negative improvement strategies, lower improvement success, and, in turn, more negative relationship evaluations.Results suggest that targeting the partner may do more 40 than good despite that relationship evaluations pivot onwhether the partner produces change.
Hearing the fire alarm going off, the audiences got into a and left the theater immediately.
(A)shame
(B)panic
(C)wonder
(D)regret
(A)decline
(B)delete
(C)increase
(D)ignite
stimulate our appetite and make us feel hungry, the color red is the top choice for fast food logos.
(A)Thinking to
(B)Thought to
(C)It is thinking to
(D)Having thinking to請依下文回答第39 題至第43 題:The Viking age lasted from AD 790 to 1100. The Vikings were mainly from Norway, Denmark, and Sweden, andwere the best shipbuilders and seamen of their time. They were able to travel long distances in their longships and attacktowns on the coasts of Britain and Ireland. They reached Greenland, Iceland, and even America.The Vikings’ boats were long, narrow, light, and flexible. They made them out of oak wood. The typical length of alongship was about 20 meters. The hulls of the ships were shallow so that they could dock on beaches and sail in shallowwater.A longship had a large, square, woolen sail, which the Vikings covered in horse fat to make it waterproof. The mainpower for the longship was from the oars, which were all along the ship. There were usually a crew of about 60 men whorowed the boat.The sailors usually placed their shields along the side of the boat for protection. They also carved the fronts of theirships into the shape of a dragon’s head in order to scare the enemies.
(A)focused
(B)foresaw
(C)flirted
(D)filtered
According to this passage, what was the typical length of the Vikings’ boat?
(A)15 meters
(B)20 meters
(C)25 meters
(D)30 meters
(A)essence
(B)rattle
(C)components
(D)harm請依下文回答第41 題至第45 題Journalists and researchers have been looking for new ways to describe the changes in the lives of the millennialgeneration. Some say today’s 20-somethings are living an “extended adolescence.” 41, they are still like teenagers.Others say they are having a “delayed adulthood.” The term “boomerang kids” is popular. That means young peopleleave their parents’ house 42 , like a boomerang thrown through the air, later return.Research psychologist Jeffrey Arnett says these terms can suggest that many Americans 43 20-somethings. Hesays, “There’s a tendency at least in the United States for people to look at this negatively and to deplore it and say what’swrong with them that they won’t grow up?” He calls the 20s a “special decade of life.” He says Americans shouldconsider the positive aspects. For example, 20-somethings usually have a series of school and work experiences. Theymay have several serious romantic relationships. Or they might try living in different cities or even different countries.“It’s the freest time of your life. It’s the one time of your life 44 you can get up and go basically anywhere youwant and travel and experience new things, do a service project in some remote part of the world, or just experience thefreedom of being 45 in your 20s.” He calls this a time of “emerging adulthood.” In other words, 20-somethings aremore mature than adolescents but not quite full adults. He says because emerging adults try so many things, they willultimately make better choices about work, love and home.
According to this passage, why did the Vikings cover their sail in horse fat?
(A)To make it flexible.
(B)To make it light.
(C)To make it shallow.
(D)To make it stay dry.
(A)In contrast
(B)In other words
(C)In detail
(D)In doubt
According to this passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
(A)The Vikings were mainly from Iceland.
(B)The Vikings sailed to India.
(C)The Vikings were unable to travel long distances in their boats.
(D)The Vikings’ boats were designed to sail in shallow water.
(A)as to
(B)or
(C)but
(D)so that
According to this passage, where did the Vikings live?
(A)Eastern Europe
(B)Southern Europe
(C)Western Europe
(D)Northern Europe
(A)are consistent with
(B)have modified with
(C)have satisfied with
(D)are frustrated with
According to this passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
(A)The Vikings carved the fronts of their ships into the shape of a dragon’s head to frighten enemies.
(B)The Vikings invaded the coasts of Britain and Iceland.
(C)The main power of the Vikings’ longship was the wind.
(D)The Vikings protected their boat by putting their shields along its side.請依下文回答第44 題至第47 題:With winter upon us, offices are seeing more people calling in sick. But there are still many more who 44 comingin, no matter how ill they are. Are they really doing any good when they drag themselves into work? It’s referred to as“presenteeism,” where sick workers perform well below their abilities, make more mistakes, and pass their illness on totheir co-workers, 45 staying at home and getting over whatever is ailing them. A US study found that the phenomenonof coming in when you’re sick 46 the economy up to $150 billion US. So why do people feel compelled to sit at theirdesks coughing and sniffling rather than rest at home? Many workers feel their job is 47 to miss while half feel guiltyabout their co-workers having to pick up the slack. Some just prefer to be at work, while others can’t afford not to be.
(A)when
(B)which
(C)what
(D)how
(A)argue against
(B)insist on
(C)cope with
(D)beware of
(A)up hill
(B)on your own
(C)off and on
(D)one at a time第46 題至第50 題測驗整體閱讀理解能力,請讀完全文後,從各題四個選項中選出一個正確答案。For more than 50 years, those in higher education have recognized the “sophomore slump.” After the first year filledwith novelty and excitement, sophomores often struggle to find their passions and set their goals, which leaves them witha sense of inertia and disorganization. They realize there are discrepancies between their expectations and the realities ofcollege which lead to feelings of uncertainty about their futures. Consequently, sophomores may become disengaged andmay even drop out. Moreover, without the aid of an intentional process to work through this confusion, sophomores areleft to choose majors of careers they know little about.Career-scape (C-scape) is one university’s unique sophomore year integrated learning experience, designed to helpstudents to plan their careers. It takes students through a comprehensive process of discovering and integrating theirpersonal and professional landscapes, using their personal compass to define their direction, and personally mapping thesteps to get there. This program is unique because it builds on Fink’s seminal framework on integrated design ofsignificant learning experiences. The aim of C-scape is to actively engage sophomores in the process of takingresponsibility for their own learning and their future personal and professional success.
(A)instead of
(B)regardless of
(C)in spite of
(D)in terms of
Which of the following statements best describes the main idea of the passage?
(A)Sophomores become disengaged in the second year and may drop out.
(B)With the help of Career-scape, sophomore slump may be overcome.
(C)Career-scape takes sophomores to discover their professional interests.
(D)Sophomores lose their passions as the first-year novelty and excitement disappear.
(A)takes
(B)spends
(C)costs
(D)wastes
Which of the following statements best describes the underlined expression “sophomore slump”?
(A)It is a sense of confusion after a freshman fails the first year.
(B)It is a slump a sophomore travels through after an uphill drive.
(C)It is a sense of inactivity after the freshman year excitement wanes.
(D)It is a bump a sophomore encounters after mountain climbing.
(A)so important
(B)too important
(C)very important
(D)important enough請依下文回答第48 題至第50 題:Healthy people are increasingly turning to brain-enhancing drugs like Ritalin for treating narcolepsy to boost theirperformance in school or at work, researchers said. And while some expressed alarm over the trend, others embraced theidea, provided the drugs are proven safe. “In the United States, stimulant medications are widely abused,” said Dr. NoraVolkow, director of the National Institute of Drug Abuse. “They are abused for a variety of reasons, including the factthat people want to get high, but there is the realization that they are being increasingly utilized to improve cognitiveperformance,” she said. “This is not something that is going away,” Volkow said, adding that researchers must study thelong-term effects these drugs might have in healthy people.Her concern follows a commentary in the journal Nature that argues for use of the drugs in healthy adults as alegitimate way of improving brain power, much like education, the Internet, or other helpful tools. “We should welcomenew methods of improving our brain function,” Henry Greely of Stanford Law School in California, Barbara Sahakian, apsychiatry professor from the University of Cambridge in Britain and others wrote. They cited a recent survey that foundnearly 7 percent of students in U.S. universities have used prescription stimulants, and on some campuses, as many as aquarter of students have used the drugs for non-therapeutic purposes. The researchers called for doctors, educators,regulators, and others to evaluate the risks and develop policies governing the use of cognitive-enhancing drugs.Volkow said she and other experts would discuss the issue at the meeting of American College of Neuropsychopharmacologyin Nashville, Tennessee.
Which of the following statement is NOT a reason why students struggle to overcome sophomore slump?
(A)They miss the discrepancies between their goals and careers.
(B)They lose their passions and find it difficult to set their goals.
(C)They lose the feelings of novelty and excitement after the first year.
(D)They see the discrepancies between their expectations and college realities.
What is the passage mainly about?
(A)The new trend of using brain-enhancing drugs.
(B)The side effects of stimulant medications.
(C)Reasons for drug abuse on campus.
(D)Helpful tools to develop potentials.
According to the passage, what is C-scape for?
(A)It helps sophomores to map the steps to get around the campus.
(B)It helps sophomores to find their direction and plan their career landscapes.
(C)It helps sophomores to use a personal compass to find a job in the market.
(D)It helps sophomores to use a compass to find their direction while traveling.
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the reason for people’s abusing stimulants?
(A)To get high.
(B)To get medical treatment.
(C)To improve brain function
(D)To improve performance at school.
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about C-scape?
(A)It aims to help sophomores take responsibilities of their learning processes.
(B)It aims to help sophomores integrate their personal and professional landscapes to succeed.
(C)It is a unique program to help students map the campus landscape with a personal compass.
(D)It is a program built on the framework of integrated design of significant learning experiences.
Which of the following is true about Dr. Nora Volkow?
(A)She thinks that the problem of abusing Ritalin is temporary.
(B)She believes that short-term effects of Ritalin should be studied.
(C)She shows her concern after some researchers argue for the use of Ritalin.
(D)She will write an article to warn people of the danger of Ritalin.