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1. The peace talks have ______ a cease-fire.

(A)provoked

(B)disgraced

(C)given rise

(D)brought about

2. Shakespeare is acknowledged as one of the best playwrights that ever lived.

(A)adored

(B)abandoned

(C)recognized

(D)awarded

3. Jason: So, how was your winter break, Linda? Linda: Great, actually! My family and I went touring around Taiwan. It was the first time we ever had a chance to see the east coast. Jason: Really? [ ] Linda: If you’re interested, next time you can join us. We are going back next year.

(A)I have been planning to go for years.

(B)I heard it was a broken winter.

(C)I am so full. I cannot go on anymore.

(D)I bet there must be a lot of families.

4. The fiction

(A)[writing], poet, and critic Edgar Allan Poe is among the

(B)[most familiar] of American

(C)[writers] and

(D)[one of] the most enigmatic.

5. If people have any doubts about the ingredients in their cosmetics, they may send 20 grams of the cosmetic [ ] to the Taipei Bureau of Health, and the experts may check for harmful heavy metals like mercury.

(A)in question

(B)out of question

(C)with question

(D)without question

6. Before printing any document, you need to [ ] the printer to the computer.

(A)confuse

(B)contact

(C)connect

(D)conduct

7. The swimming team did very well last year. All of [ ] worked very hard in order to win the prize.

(A)their member

(B)their members

(C)it’s members

(D)its members

8. 我心裡想這一定是斗六站。

(A)I thought in my mind that there is Tou-liu.

(B)My mind told me Tou-liu is here.

(C)I certainly know of Tou-liu.

(D)I said to myself that this must be Tou-liu.

9. Life in Britain was transformed by the [advent] of the steam engine.

(A)contention

(B)arrival

(C)popularity

(D)prevalence

10. The poor girl knew that her dream of going to law school was as _____ as walking on the moon.

(A)furious

(B)transparent

(C)superstitious

(D)unattainable

11. Those who want to have something they have never had will have to do well something they have never done before.

(A)If people dream of getting what they have always wished for, they have to keep trying in different ways.

(B)If people wish to get what they have never had, they have to work hard to get it.

(C)Wishing for something they have never had will help people make their dreams come true.

(D)Trying something they have never tried before will help people get something new.

12. Call-in surveys sometimes misrepresent public opinion because people who tend to call may be a small amount of people with strong ideas or certain attitudes; thus the “silent [ ]” might often be ignored.

(A)majority

(B)maximum

(C)minimum

(D)minority

13. Using nuclear-transfer cloning to allow people to have a child introduces a different way of [ ] for our species.

(A)upcoming

(B)bringing up

(C)reproduction

(D)introduction

14. After getting home from school, [ ].

(A)the children’s schoolbags were left in their rooms

(B)their houses were full of children’s laughter

(C)the kids played computer games before their dinners

(D)the school bus dropped the kids in front of their houses

15. Do you want to go out ? No, I would rather [ ] home than go out on a rainy night.

(A)staying

(B)to stay

(C)stay

(D)stayed

16. My dinner with Mary was [ ]. She kept on talking about herself.

(A)a bore

(B)boring

(C)bored

(D)boredom

17. It is widely known that only a small [ ] of the nation's money is spent on education.

(A)fraction

(B)fracture

(C)fragment

(D)fragrance

18. Mary: I’ve got great news. [ ] Judy: Well, what is it? Mary: I have a week’s vacation next month, and I’m so excited! Judy: Do you? That’s wonderful.

(A)This isn’t fair at all.

(B)You won’t believe it.

(C)The store is having a big sale.

(D)John is having a party Friday night.

19. College students worry about the uncertainty of entering the labor market during a _____ when economic activity slows down and the unemployment rate rises.

(A) cycle

(B)deadline

(C)deficit

(D)recession

20. The deeper reasons why word knowledge correlates with comprehension cannot be determined satisfactorily without improved methods of estimating the size of people's vocabularies.

(A)A person's vocabulary size is highly related to his/her reading comprehension.

(B) More satisfactory explanations of the correlation between vocabulary knowledge and reading comprehension can be achieved by assessing the reader's vocabulary size.

(C) It has been found that one's knowledge of words is correlated with one's ability to understand texts, a relationship that has baffled researchers.

(D) It is necessary to upgrade vocabulary assessment instruments so that the relationship between word knowledge and textual comprehension can be further understood.

21. Why don’t we go to a movie this evening?

(A)Because we don’t have any homework.

(B)I asked Jim to repair my radio.

(C)We have a good time every evening.

(D)Well, that’s a good idea. Which one do you like?

22. Brenda: What should we have to go with the meat?Helen: Grilled tomatoes.Brenda: [ ] Helen: Potatoes are great!

(A)Yes, rice is all right.

(B)I don't know about dessert.

(C)We had that last time. Let's have potatoes.

(D)Not cabbage again! I prefer tomatoes.

23. The locals [ ] to setting up a chemical factory in the neighborhood. They were worried that it would cause pollution.

(A)dedicated

(B)objected

(C)attended

(D)addicted

24. The first comprehensive system for nationwide _____ was instituted by France for the Napoleonic wars that followed the French Revolution.

(A)conscription

(B)description

(C)inscription

(D)prescription

25. Adam: How are you today? Jack: Fine. And you?Adam: Not too good. My grandfather is very sick in the hospital. Jack: [ ]

(A)Please accept my apology.

(B)Well done.

(C)Have a nice day.

(D)I'm sorry to hear that.

26. “Julia has a real knack for numbers, doesn’t she?”

(A)“Not really. She is also great at computers.”

(B)“She sure does. She really has a green thumb.”

(C)“Yeah. Accounting would be right up her alley!”

(D)“Yes. She is all thumbs when using a calculator.”

27. Crowds of people lined up day and night to get on the roller-coaster ride, regardless [ ] the heavy rain.

(A)for

(B)with

(C)of

(D)on

28. A good actor tries not to _____ his body movements on the stage, so that his performance may not be unnatural.

(A)expend

(B)examine

(C)experiment

(D)exaggerate

29. Customer: Do you take credit card?Cashier: Sorry, cash only.Customer: [ ]Cashier: Yes, there is an ATM right around the corner.

(A)Is there another store around here?

(B)Is this on sale?

(C)Is there any place I can get some money?

(D)Is there a restroom?

30. All teenagers under the age of 16 must have the consent of their parents to drive a car.

(A)ban

(B)prohibition

(C)permission

(D)band

31. I beg your pardon?

(A)I said I would consider your offer.

(B)No, you don’t have to.

(C)Yes, you’re right.

(D)No problem with your offer.

32. Due to keen competition, Tom’s application for a teaching position was [ ] by the screening committee.

(A)turned out

(B)turned in

(C)turned down

(D)gave up

33. Earthquakes frequently hit the island, [ ].

(A)usually after causing little or no damage

(B)because they usually cause little or no damage

(C)but usually cause little or no damage

(D)and usually causes little or no damage

34. Greenpeace, which aims to protect the environment, is an international [institution].

(A)alternative

(B)organization

(C)expansion

(D)invention

35. One of our great [ ] is how we need to talk more freely and openly about sex.

(A)achievements

(B)quotations

(C)challenges

(D)ambitions

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1. I didn’t mean to interrupt you. Please ________.

(A)go on

(B)blow up

(C)put out

(D)tear down

(E)keep on

2. Mother Teresa has long been ________ a living evidence of love and tenderness.

(A)thought of

(B)regarded as

(C)looked upon as

(D)considered

(E)referred to

3. It is a good idea ________ as you would like to be treated.

(A)treats others

(B)to treat others

(C)treating others

(D)treat others

(E)that you treat others

4. When the president retires, his son will ________ the company.

(A)fall behind

(B)take over

(C)be in charge of

(D)take off

(E)take charge of

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

(A)He was studying

(B)As he was studying

(C)Though he was studying

(D)Studying

(E)Because he was studying

6. Can you ________ why he has such strange behavior?

(A)result from

(B)hold back

(C)figure out

(D)work out

(E)fix up

7. To tell you the truth, in my opinion, Sally is ________ Mary.

(A)twice as beautiful as

(B)a hundred times more beautiful than

(C)thrice more beautiful as

(D)many times uglier than

(E)as ugly as

8. 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。

(A)No sooner had a passerby seen the building in flames than he called the fire department.

(B)A passerby called the fire department as soon as he saw the building in flames.

(C)Upon seeing the building in flames, a passerby called the fire department.

(D)A passerby called the fire department the moment he saw the building in flames.

(E)Hardly had a passerby seen the building in flames when he called the fire department.

9. ________ that, I haven’t decided yet.

(A)As against

(B)As regards

(C)With regard to

(D)Regarding

(E)As it is

10. 請選出翻譯正確的句子：直到這意外，我才了解到父母多麼愛我。

(A)I realized how much my parents loved me until this accident.

(B)I didn’t realize how much my parents loved me until this accident.

(C)I didn’t realize my parents’ love for me until this accident.

(D)My parents didn’t love me until this accident.

(E)It was not until this accident that I realized how much my parents loved me.

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