1. “The package must arrive tomorrow.”


2. The currency of the European Union, the euro, has risen in value by 35 percent [ ] the dollar in the last three years.


3. Basic _____ like greeting people and saying please to show politeness are becoming less common among the youth.


4. As a result of his ______ manner, Jim’s work as a waiter lasted only for one day.


5. I wonder [ ].


6. Mother Teresa [ ] her [ ] life aiding the sick and the homeless. Her selfless love has been highly praised by the world.


7. The book features the extraordinary ____ of how a 12-year-old girl saves her village. 


8. The latest evidence shows that second-hand smoke can not only lower children's IQ but also cause lung cancer.


9. As opposed to the extrovert, who craves excitement and takes chances, the introvert [ ].


10. When I turned on the heater, hot air [ ] throughout the room and I felt warm immediately.


11. Chimpanzees in the wild use simple objects as tools, but in laboratory situations they can use more [ ] items.


12. Random testing of cold refreshments [ ] at fast food chains showed a number of outlets failing health standards.


13. Tom’s driver’s license has just been [ ] after he received ten speeding tickets.


14. In the heart of the western Pacific [ ] a chain of tiny islands that seems part of another world and time.


15. A: Would you like some cereal for breakfast?B: [ ]


16. A:“Excuse me, but I think you made a wrong turn. You were supposed to turn left on Wilson.”B: [ ]


17. My dog was hit by a car; now he lies [ ] here.


18. [ ] to improve our relationships with family and friends.


19. By being [ ], Mrs. Lee managed to live on her small income.


20. Research found that those who slept either too much or too little and ___from brain-stimulating activities like reading were at increased risk of developing cognitive impairment. 


21. Caffeine is a stimulant; [ ], it can keep a person awake at night.


22. “May I speak to Mr. Wu?”“Mr. Wu is on another line. ______”


23. Alice: Hey, Allen, why didn't you have lunch with us? [ ] Allen: No. I had a late breakfast.


24. Diligence is one of the [ ] factors to success.


25. House for rent. Three-bedroom home with built-in central air-conditioning. Two-car garage. Unfurnished. Near by everything. US$ 1,200 per month. Please call (972) 3605781 for details.


26. Linguistically the Jicarillas are of the same stock as the Apache of Arizona; but here the relationship ceases, for the two peoples have virtually no knowledge of each other.


27. Actually, I can’t [ ] the house because it is too expensive.


28. Martha was [ ] for cures to her weight problem. She was easily fooled into spending a lot of money on useless treatments.


29. The people who sell illegal drugs [ ] .


30. Salomon Smith Barney is a top-ranked securities brokerage firm, which is currently looking for people to fill the positions of research associate. Qualifications include: financial background or an MBA degree, and strong computer skills in Excel and Word.


31. Tracy: May I ask you a favor? Janet: [ ] What is it? Tracy: Would you lend me three hundred dollars? Janet: Sure, if you promise to return the money on Wednesday.


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


33. Which of the following sentences is correct?


34. Samuel Clemens, a famous American novelist of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, is more [ ] known as Mark Twain.


35. Heath officials in New Zealand’s largest city Auckland suggest [ ] parking near schools to make overweight kids walk more as a way to fight childhood obesity.


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


2. He insisted that you ________ to the party.


3. ________ in better times, he would have lived a happy life.


4. Everybody thinks my idea ________.


5. You need time and money. ________, you need diligence.


6. You are ________ succeed if you work hard.


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


8. 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。


9. I’ve never been to ________ restaurant before.


10. The man ________ is our teacher.