單選題 每題2分

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1. Brenda: It's time for dinner now.David: I know, but [ ]Brenda: Come on, you can't work well when you are hungry.

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2. The poet Marianne Moore was

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3. 不是每一個人都會犯錯。

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4. Because our landlord will not [ ] the property and keep it in good condition, we are withholding our rent.

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5. He is inclined to [ ] details. Therefore, his proposals are sometimes not carefully thought-out.

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6. Mark: What happened? What’s the hurry?Stella: [ ] Mark: Get into the car. We’ll be there in no time.

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7. The jury reached a ______ of“Not guilty.”

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

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9. I congratulated Mary [ ] passing the exam.

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10. It will only [ ] the situation if we invite her ex-boyfriend as well.

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11. In Taiwan, the presidential election [ ] every four years.

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12. Quite a few doctors admit that they have been tempted to be less than perfectly honest with their patients.

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13. I can’t wait to go to the Ricky Martin concert this weekend. I [ ] it for weeks.

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

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15. So determined was Edison to strip artists of their vanity and unreasonable demands that he refused to print the name of the recording artist on the record label.

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16. Her elder brother pushed her to take up a profession.

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

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18. Some people prefer to follow a predictable pattern in their life: school, then marriage and children.

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19. No hour is too early or too late to call Jefferson Plumbing Company.

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20. [ ] more manpower and fund, we'll complete the task within two months.

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21. Every dieter looks for a positive result from the bathroom scale; if not a pound less, [ ] not ounce more.

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22. The job applicant was worried about the interview [ ] he was well-prepared.

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23. This [ ] device enables people to feed pictures, photos, or documents into a computer system, and shows the cleverness of its inventor.

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24. [Toxic] waste from nuclear plants is hazardous to the environment.

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25. After the fight, the former champion looked [ ] he had been put through a meat grinder.

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26. These pants [ ] because I washed them in hot water; now they are too small to wear.

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27. Last month, fifty couples, who were married for fifty years and more, [ ] their golden anniversary in the city hall.

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28. Unlike her [ ] sister, Nancy is shy and does not like to go to parties or make new friends.

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29. I wonder [ ].

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30. We apologize for the late delivery. [We had some problems with the new machines, which are now resolved].

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31. The audience should be encouraged to enjoy rather than [ ] the movie.

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32. Eddie has been the best player on the basketball team since last year, but he used to [ ] Nick.

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33. Sally: Hi, Ben. What did you think of your finals last week?Ben: [ ]Sally: I’m glad to hear that.

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34. Perhaps by that time, we ______ that it is better to cooperate than to fight.

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35. The government has [ ] an investigation into the murder in which three people were killed. They will look into every clue they have found.

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複選題 每題10分

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

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2. He studied hard ________ get better grades.

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3. ________ the boss appeared at the door. His employees weren’t expecting him to drop by.

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4. ________ playing computer games, Kevin plays basketball in his free time.

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

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6. Don’t be angry with your son. What he said was ________ a joke.

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

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8. We tried to persuade him to quit smoking, but ________.

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9. She flatters a person and speaks ill of the person behind his/ her back, so I won’t believe ________.

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

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