The principles of a country are usually stated in its constitution.
(A)fundamental
(B)beneficial
(C)passionate
(D)deceptive
difficult the job may be, I will try my best to finish it.
(A)Whatever
(B)However
(C)Whenever
(D)Whosever
The old house with all its beautiful furniture and pictures .
(A)have sold
(B)have been sold
(C)has sold
(D)has been sold
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 authorities have chosen a group of smart detectives to set up a to investigate the murders that havecaused social insecurity.
(A)commission
(B)compendium
(C)constitution
(D)congress
Despite the of the White House, the Senate voted today to cut off aid to Somalia.
(A)connections
(B)electronics
(C)objections
(D)violations
Mediterranean tour marketing campaigns targeting Eastern Europe, Poles and Slovaks are flying to Tunisiafor cheap doses of sun.
(A)Fortunate to
(B)Thanks to
(C)With a view to
(D)Thanks for
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
In Taiwan more and more middle-class families are traveling abroad in their vacations.
(A)going in for
(B)cut out for
(C)embedded in
(D)endowed with
Henry put off doing all his biology assignments; , he failed the course.
(A)fortunately
(B)gradually
(C)consequently
(D)surprisingly
This young boy, other boys of his age that find theme parks their favorite weekend outing, likes to spendhis weekends taking the residents of the nursing home out for a walk.
(A)as much as
(B)as well as
(C)unlike
(D)in spite of
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.
The millions spent to give schools and universities online access is of little use unless students know how toretrieve useful information from the oceans of sludge on the Web.
(A)Only when students learn to use the Internet critically is the investment for online access worthwhile.
(B)Online access for students is very expensive and students should get as much information out of it as possible.
(C)Money spent on online access for students is wasted if users don’t know how to store information.
(D)Millions of people are now surfing on the Net as many students do to get information.
(A)willingness
(B)openness
(C)consent
(D)failure
After 20 years of living in a small village, the old man wanted a more way of life.
(A)derogatory
(B)metropolitan
(C)sinuous
(D)voluble
(A)whereas
(B)wherever
(C)wherein
(D)whereof
Indonesia is a bird paradise, but hundreds of its 366 protected species are threatened by destruction andillegal activity.
(A)habitat
(B)prohibition
(C)residence
(D)province
(A)at
(B)in
(C)on
(D)of
In a world where standstills have become all too common, constant is the key to business success.
(A)application
(B)evolving
(C)initiation
(D)offering
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.
The higher the standard of living and the greater the national wealth, the .
(A)greater the amount of paper used
(B)greater used amount of paper is
(C)amount of paper is used is greater
(D)greater is the amount of paper is usedIt now seems to me that what matters most in the majority of organization is to have reasonably intelligent,hard-working managers who have a sense of pride and loyalty toward 42 organization; who can get to theroot of a problem and are inclined 43 action. It is the ability to make positive things happen that most 44the successful manager from the mediocre or unsuccessful one. It is far better to have dependable managers whocan make the right things happen in a timely fashion than to have brilliant, sophisticated, highly educatedexecutives who are excellent at planning and analyzing, but who are not so good at 45 . The most cherishedmanager is the one who says “I can do it,” and then does.
A: That’s our flight.B: OK. I’m ready to get out of here.A: You’re not worried about flying?B: It’s safer than driving.
(A)I believe it.
(B)Probably so.
(C)Not at all.
(D)I doubt it.
(A)his
(B)their
(C)our
(D)my
Steve: Hey! Buddy. What’s up?Frank: Well.Steve: Wow! Cool! Let’s see what it can do.
(A)I won the first prize in the writing contest.
(B)I bought this new digital camera yesterday.
(C)I got up at seven and went to school late.
(D)I have recently taken a trip to Japan.
(A)toward
(B)against
(C)at
(D)about
Teacher: How is it you are late again?Student:Teacher: It seems you can always find a good excuse.
(A)I won’t miss your class for anything.
(B)We don’t have any class in the morning.
(C)I need to figure out an excuse for it.
(D)I overslept because the alarm clock didn’t go off.
(A)finds
(B)works
(C)distinguishes
(D)understands
Ryan: Hi! Have you heard about Henry?Mike: No, I haven’t. What happened?Ryan: He was hurt in a car accident yesterday.Mike: That’s the second time he’s been hurt in a car accident this year.
(A)No wonder.
(B)Unbelievable!
(C)By all means.
(D)It really turns me off!
(A)implementing
(B)complimenting
(C)supplementing
(D)complementingWhen we think of feature-length animation, our thoughts turn immediately to Shrek and the like. The animatedworld is round—created in three dimensions by teams of computer wizards and enlivened by references toAmerican pop culture. It may seem somewhat 46 that the world’s greatest living animation film-maker isHayao Miyazaki, a Japanese writer and director whose world is flat and handmade. It is not that Mr. Miyazaki, 64,is entirely 47 to technological advances. He has used computer-generated imagery (CGI) in his movies,though he recently instituted a rule that CGI should 48 for no more than 10 percent of the images in any ofhis pictures. In an interview early this month, just before his latest movie, Howl’s Moving Castle, had its New York49 , he spoke about technology with a mixture of resignation and 50 . “I’ve told the people on my CGIstaff not to be accurate, not to be true. We’re making a mystery here, so make it mysterious.”
Agent: Hello, Sunshine Realty. May I help you?Helen: Yes, I’m looking for an apartment starting on the fifth of next month.Agent: How many bedrooms would you like?Helen: If possible, I’d like to have a balcony and good security for my apartment.
(A)I can pay the rent on the first day of each month.
(B)I am willing to sign a lease.
(C)I’d like a two-bedroom apartment near Tienmu.
(D)I hope the apartment can have a bathtub.
Mr. Smith: I’ve just brought your ladder back, Mr. Bake. Where shall I leave it?Mr. Bake: Just lean it against the wall there.Mr. Smith: Just about. All the neighbors have been very kind. I think we’ll be very happy here.
(A)How much more do you have to do?
(B)Are you settled in your new house?
(C)Use the ladder again any time.
(D)What did you do to your new house?I must admit that there are a high number of stray dogs in Taiwan. One hears of many cases of people being bitby dogs. Society is becoming increasingly antagonized by such incidents. But as many people suggest, killing dogsis not the solution. Also, how many dogs are we going to put in the pound? I believe the solution lies in sterilizingthe dogs; if the Association for Animal Protection and Welfare embarks on a well-organized sterilization drive,then the dog population will gradually decline and they won’t seem like a nuisance anymore. We need to workcollectively towards this end and aid the Association for Animal Protection and Welfare in their task.Another way to control the increasing number of stray dogs is to adopt them. Those who can afford to adopt adog, give it food and keep it well groomed and free from infections and diseases could take the effort to adopt dogs.Dogs do not harm anybody unless they themselves are harmed or provoked. If anybody pelts stones at the dogs,they retaliate in self-defense. Man does not have the right to kill animals, since they too possess the right to live.Dogs by themselves do not harm anybody. They are tame creatures. Ultimately, all of us must learn to co-exist.
What does the passage mainly discuss?
(A)How to kill stray dogs.
(B)How to hold a dog adoption event.
(C)How to solve the stray dog problem.
(D)How to sterilize stray dogs.
(A)stand
(B)take
(C)occupy
(D)account
According to this article, what’s the best way to reduce the stray dog population?
(A)Raising dog-killing creatures.
(B)Promoting the sterilization and adoption of dogs.
(C)Establishing an Association for Animal Protection and Welfare.
(D)Considering a ban on the killing of stray dogs.
According to this article, which of the following statements is true?
(A)We should keep as many stray dogs in the pounds as possible.
(B)Killing stray dogs is an act of self-defense.
(C)Adopting dogs is a nuisance for many people.
(D)Adopters should bear the responsibility of taking care of their dogs.