1. You've used up all the excuses. Can't you come up with a better one?


2. Many factors can make one thing transform into another. For instance, pollution can cause harmless plants to [ ] into toxic killers.


3. A: Why is your coat so wet?B: It was [ ] when I arrived.


4. Paul’s [ ] pursuit of knowledge is praised highly by his instructor.


5. Melissa is very into politics. In fact, she has had _____ to become the first female prime minister of the country since she was a little girl.


6. If revenge is so sweet that people crave it like candy, then what chance do societies have of rising above it?


7. Clerk: International Travel Agency. May I help you? Jessica: Yes, I'd like some flight information. Clerk: [ ]Jessica: Paris.


8. What the reporter said was a complete lie. I have never even heard of that man, [ ] gone out with him.


9. [ ] I have a master's degree in business administration, I can't fill out my tax form.


10. [ ] the dangerous virus in their laboratory, the researchers can now study it closely.


11. Is Mr. Jackson in the office?


12. The weather is too [ ] here in the summer. It is very hot and very damp.


13. Man: Excuse me. [ ] Woman: Sure. It's a quarter to eight. Man: Thanks.


14. Women have gained a footing in nearly every occupation once reserved for men.


15. Be careful of people who tell you they know a way to make money quickly. It’s usually a [ ].


16. You should make good use of this _____ to broaden your experience. Chances like this are rare.


17. Which of the following tag questions is WRONG?


18. Taiwan and mainland China reached a landmark agreement to allow non-stop [ ] flights for next month's Chinese New Year holidays.


19. Kathleen [ ] Billy not to walk on the ice but he just kept going, and then he slipped.


20. You have to put some ointment with [ ] on your cuts to prevent them from infection.


21. Teresa heard the rock music and woke up like a bullet.


22. The growing popularity of organic vegetables and crops motivated farmers to refrain from using [ ] to kill insects on their farms.


23. The player’s outstanding performance won him a gold medal in the Olympic Games.


24. When the roe deer hunt for food in the plains, [you can pick them out by the white patches on the back].


25. Mother: Welcome home! How’s the weather in Taipei?Son: [ ] Mother:I should have guessed. You are dressed like an Eskimo.


26. Lung cancer, one of the major killers in Taiwan, has long been associated with air pollution and smoking.


27. A sign in the elevator said that its [ ] was 800 kilograms.


28. There is a big cut on your hand. You need medical     immediately.


29. Batteries have always been the [ ] of electric cars; we can make one that is rugged, but it’s bound to be too heavy and bulky, and unable to store enough electricity.


30. A: Excuse me. The bathroom tap's dripping in my room.B: [ ]


31. The student studied very hard to live up to his parents' [ ].


32. It’s important to include a ______, citing all referenced works, as part of your research project.


33. A: May I see your passport, please?B: [ ]


34. The bulls are


35. They lost all their money by gambling and [ ] up without a cent.


複選題規則:
  1. 所有選項均答對,得該題全部分數
  2. 答錯一個選項,得題分的3/5
  3. 答錯兩個選項,得題分的1/5
  4. 答錯超過兩個選項或沒作答,該題以0分計算

1. He ________ emphasis on quality rather than on quantity.


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


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


4. All meetings had to be cancelled ________ the heavy snowstorm.


5. It is ________ that I don’t have to do much to keep it clean.


6. They could not open the box ________ their efforts.


7. Some people ________ the death penalty because they think it is cruel and against human rights.


8. 儘管Diana 很苗條,她還想再瘦幾磅。


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


10. ________ Samson has hit the jackpot, he is still not content and eager to win more. How greedy!