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1. Ann lived on the [ ] of the city.

(A)suburbs

(B)outside

(C)boundary

(D)outskirts

2. [ ], the students knew it was time to go home.

(A)Hearing the bell

(B)Heard the bell

(C)Hear the bell

(D)To hear the bell

3. Lorraine Hansbury received many honors and much [acclaim] and yet she often considered herself a failure.

(A)assistance

(B)acceptance

(C)praise

(D)summon

4. Loyalty, or an unspoken agreement to remain faithful and supportive, [ ] in friendship than in kinship.

(A)expects more often

(B)have expected more often

(C)is more often expected

(D)more often are expected

5. An attempt to implant an embryo using an egg from an [anonymous] woman donor was unsuccessful.

(A)insignificant

(B)uncommon

(C)notorious

(D)unknown

6. The precision of such a formula as Einstein's marks a radical departure from the beaten track of physics.

(A) The mark of Einstein's formula departs from the precise path of physics.

(B) The precision and marks of Einstein's formula depart from the path of physics.

(D) The departure of Einstein's formula from the traditional path lies in its marked precision.

7. Jenny: Did you enjoy the movie?Sue: It was okay, but I [ ] to the concert.

(A)had better go

(B)had better have gone

(C)would rather go

(D)would rather have gone

8. The Olympics, which takes place every four years, is a [ ] for the top professional athletes from all over the world.

(A)showcase

(B)partnership

(C)repetition

(D)component

9. 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.

(A) Unhappy with the excessive pride and unwarranted requests of the artists, Edison refused to put the artist's name on the record label.

(B) Printing the recording artist's name on the record label was such an unreasonable request by the artist that Edison refused to do so.

(C) Edison was fed up with the proud artists, and he was determined to stop them from making any profit from the records.

(D) Nothing could stop Edison from printing the artists' names on the record labels, even though they were unnecessarily proud and demanding.

10. [ ], he was as curly-haired and overweight as one of these pigs fattened for the festival, but now his hair has fallen out and he looks like a round lamppost.

(A)Until

(B)Until recently

(C)Until further notice

(D)Until whereas

11. Nonsmokers who must [ ] inhale the air polluted by tobacco smoke may suffer more than the smokers themselves.

(A)involuntarily

(B)instinctively

(C)surprisingly

(D)securely

12. It was so dark that [ ] anything.

(A)hardly could we see

(B)hardly we could see

(C)we could hardly see

(D)could we hardly see

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

(A)capacity

(B)monument

(C)obstacle

(D)tolerance

14. The computer programmer felt [ ] because he had to work under pressure all the time.

(A)broken up

(B)carried away

(C)stressed out

(D)torn down

15. This evening, regular network television programming [ ] for a political debate.

(A)was been interrupted

(B)was interrupted

(C)had interrupting

(D)was interrupting

16. Please ensure that your seats are in the [ ] and your tray table stowed.

(A)life jackets

(B)overhead lockers

(C)emergency exits

(D)upright position

17. In

(A)[the initial] planning for theaters, auditoriums, and any room

(B)[intending]

(C)[primarily for] listening, acoustics is

(D)[a major] consideration.

18. 太魯閣峽谷自然天成的景觀令人嘆為觀止。

(A)The natural wonder of the Taroko Gorge is a breathtaking view.

(B)The natural wonder of the Taroko Gorge is a pitiful sight.

(C)People gape in shock at the natural wonder of the Taroko Gorge.

(D)People sigh when they can only look at the natural wonder of the Taroko Gorge.

19. Living overseas has changed Johnson's worldview entirely. His narrow perspective has been [ ].

(A)lengthened

(B)shortened

(C)tightened

(D)broadened

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

(A)come around

(B)taken over

(C)brought about

(D)turned up with

21. She had changed so much that [ ] one recognized her.

(A)almost

(B)hardly

(C)no

(D)nearly她改變得如此地大，以致於沒有人能認得她。

22. The exact [ ] of that woman’s death couldn't be determined.

(A)cloth

(B)clause

(C)cause

(D)calf

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

(A)accumulate

(B)falsify

(C)require

(D)specify

24. “Something is wrong with the steering wheel of my car.”

(A)“That could be troublesome.”

(B)“You should put some air in the tires.”

(C)“Don’t drive after drinking.”

(D)“You can send a tow truck to help you.”

25. Whether we can get the season champion [ ] the result of tomorrow's match.

(A)attends to

(B)hinges on

(C)loads up

(D)waits for

26. 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

27. Tony: Do you like music?Anne: Yes, very much.Tony: Me too! Would you go to the concert with me this evening? Anne: Of course. [ ]

(A)It's my pleasure.

(B)You're welcome.

(C)That's a pity.

(D)Don't mention it.

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

(A)dark

(B)black

(C)dump

(D)quiet

29. When Jack asked Helen to go to the movies with him, she [ ], but a few minutes later she finally agreed.

(A)hesitated

(B)delighted

(C)commented

(D)removed

30. The bloody acts [ ] by terrorists got on the nerves of the public.

(A)acted

(B)made

(C)committed

(D)did

31. Mary felt stressed out after working hard for two [ ] weeks.

(A)consequent

(B)conservative

(C)consecutive

(D)consequential

32. Judy: I hear you have a new girl friend.Mike: Yes. Her name is Amy, and she is gorgeous! Judy: Really? [ ] Mike: She’s tall with red hair. Judy: And how old is she? Mike: I don’t know. She won’t tell me.

(A)Is she outgoing?

(B)Is she intelligent?

(C)What does she look like?

(D)It looks good on her.

33. 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.