1. Production output was at a standstill until the new foreman acted as a catalyst to increase productivity.


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


3. The boss was [ ] about the new employee's ability to do the work, but he was not doubtful of her good intentions.


4. Puppy Guesthouse provides reliable sitting service and friendly _____ for your pets when you sail away on holidays.


5. The US Supreme Court rules that, barring circumstances like child abduction or a ticking time bomb, the Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution requires police to get a warrant before examining a cell phone after an arrest. This ruling makes our digital privacy no “less worthy of the protection for which the Founders of our nation fought.”


6. The crowd were eager to [ ] questions at the speaker.


7. In [ ] writing, you take a position on an issue and try to make the reader believe that your position is correct.


8. Let’s cut to the [ ] and discuss exactly how much this project will cost.


9. The time a child spends in the Pokemon [ ] amounts to a remedial lesson in how to consume. (Pokemon, a game.)


10. A committee [ ] students, faculty, staff and alumni was appointed by the president of the university to help select a commencement speaker for the 2004 graduation.


11. If your personal truth is riddled with doubts and anxieties, so too will be your internal dialogue.


12. “The living expenses are so high now. I can’t earn enough to spend.”“Well, you’ll need to [ ].”


13. Your apartment looks great! What did you do with it?


14. Which of the following sentences is correct?


15. Jean: Do you often eat out?Eva: Only when I can get a babysitter.Jean: I know. [ ]Eva: You can say that again!


16.
Online courses are _____ higher education, creating new opportunities for the best and huge problems for the rest.


17. There is little evidence to suggest that security cameras [ ] crime or terrorists.


18. I'm planning to [ ] the attic into a bedroom to accommodate more guests.


19. After being in the military for a decade, I decided to leave the army and become a [ ] again.


20. Writers need to [ ] a mass of information by means of some orderly system.


21. A heavy storm [ ] the train for several hours.


22. Unfortunately, the hotel is extremely limited in space and cannot [ ] large groups of tourists.


23. Much of the coast has been [contaminated] by nuclear waste.


24. The Graduate Record Exam (GRE), [ ], is undergoing the most significant change in its history.


25. The students’ hourly pay is rather variable, but they earn NT$70 per hour [ ].


26. Tourism is a dynamic and competitive industry that requires the ability to constantly _____ to customers’ changing needs and desires.


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


28. This piece of land is [ ] for wild animals and plants; it is not open for the general public.


29. After a heated argument, Joe left Margaret for another woman. Little [ ] that Margaret loved him very much.


30. You can certainly improve your English [ ] if you live with native speakers.


31. Wearing shorts and sandals to work is considered very [ ] in many companies.


32. John: Have you ever tried diving?Lisa: No, I haven’t. [ ]John: Really? Why?Lisa: Because I’m afraid of water.


33. Don: Would you mind not smoking in here?John: [ ] Where can I smoke? Don: Anywhere outside the building.


34. It took me a while to [ ] in a big city.


35. The United States is _____ with an energy, a can-do ambition and an entrepreneurial spirit that can only be described as distinctly American.


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. I’ve never been to ________ restaurant before.


2. Although Rose was deeply in love with Jack, her father ________ their love.


3. Walk faster, ________ the train.


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


5. 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。


6. 你不需要道歉。


7. Those who work hard ________ succeed.


8. Because of the economic slump in the past few years, there have been fewer ________ offered to college graduates or other job seekers.


9. 請選出翻譯正確的句子:沒能獲得銀行貸款令我們很失望。


10. She would donate a large amount of money to poor people ________, but she can barely support herself now.