1. As most people do not have enough money to pay for a house, they try to secure a [ ] from a bank.


2. The island lies off the coast of Siberia and catches the heavy storms that sweep across Eurasia, [ ] the slopes are well supplied with waist-deep snow.


3. Unfortunately few sheep in Mr. Hopkins' ranch [ ] the severe winter last year.


4. Your bill [ ] $500.


5. My grandmother cannot hear you unless you speak loudly; she's nearly [ ].


6. As the deadline was approaching, he worked hard on the project [ ].


7. President Bush said the United States would not reduce its support for Taiwan [ ] better relations with mainland China.


8. I wonder [ ].


9. The temperature dropped from 30℃ to 5℃ in the afternoon, so we had to [ ] before going out for dinner.


10. Which of the following sentences is WRONG?


11. Jason: Excuse me. I bought a CD player two days ago from your store. For some reason, it stopped working. Is it possible for me to bring it back for a refund? Salesclerk: Well, [ ] there will be no problem at all. Jason: I see. It is not with me right now. Can I come back later?Salesclerk: No problem. Anytime this week will be OK. Sorry for all the trouble.


12. Richard wished to make his engagement [ ] to all the people at the party.


13. Turn the light on! It’s too [ ] here.


14. With the world's population [ ] to increase, we will soon face the problem of food shortages.


15. The very idea of my being a spy is quite [ ].


16. Schizophrenia is a kind of [ ] caused partially by utter isolation from the outside world.


17. How are you going to spend the bonus money?


18. It is an excellent plan on paper, but from a practical point of view, it just isn’t [ ].


19. Mastery of calculus and doing well on exams[ ] active knowledge, the ability to solve problems without the aid of books.


20. In the last few months, bottled water, like plastic bags, has been increasingly portrayed as an environmental [ ] by political leaders, activist groups, and media.


21. Woman:Do you think you would have time to mail this letter? Man: Yes. [ ] Woman: I appreciate it. I really want to stay home and finish this novel.


22. On March 2, 1955, a fifteen-year-old black girl was arrested because she refused to _____ her seat to a white woman.


23. Mary: What’s the matter, Joe? You look upset. Joe: I lost my job today. Mary: [ ]


24. He lives more [ ] than anyone else I know.


25. The Center for Disease Control reminded citizens traveling overseas during the holidays to be [ ] contagious diseases.


26. The school year in Taiwan universities usually [ ].


27. If you are so easily discouraged by any [ ], how can you ever achieve anything? Hardships are there to make us braver and wiser.


28. A: “Last week I was invited to a birthday party.”B: [ ]


29. His nose got sunburned [ ] he wore a hat with a wide brim to shade the face.


30. Toning down one's attitude helps to [ ] the red tape at the city hall.


31. Technology has [ ] many changes in the way we live.


32. According to many studies, [ ] tends to have negative effects on mood, memory and energy level.


33. Front desk: Front desk, how can I help you? Hotel customer: Yes, sir. I need to go to a meeting at Taipei 101. [ ]Front desk:Not a problem at all. There will be one waiting as soon as you’re here.Hotel customer: Thank you so much.


34. Did you watch the baseball game yesterday?


35. Samuel Clemens, a famous American novelist of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, is more [ ] known as Mark Twain.


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  2. 答錯一個選項,得題分的3/5
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1. It’s ________ to be sunny again tomorrow.


2. ________, he is quite expert in computer technology.


3. What you just said was great, but it was still ________.


4. Joe has been determined to study as hard as possible ________ keep up with his classmates.


5. He studied hard ________ get better grades.


6. ________ get anywhere if we don’t work hard.


7. 請選出翻譯正確的句子:一看到大樓起火,路人趕緊打電話給消防隊。


8. ________ Anne Sullivan’s patient teaching, Helen Keller might have lived in a world of darkness forever.


9. Everybody thinks my idea ________.


10. ________ in his room, he didn’t know what happened outside.