1. On average, there is a [ ] for the first-born child in a family to have more ambition than later-borns in the family.


2. A: “Do you need a ride?”B: “Thanks, but Mike [ ] home.”


3. The price of gold has gone up in recent years. We should [ ] this situation and invest a big sum of our money on it.


4. Which of the following sentences is WRONG?


5. The lunch menu is very short. It's ______ than the dinner menu.


6. Being surrounded by the strong force of the police, the gangsters couldn’t but [ ].


7. Do you happen to have a picture of your family?


8. James Cameron, director of the movie Titanic, also has a [ ] reputation as a deep-ocean explorer.


9. Most people in the country don't have a [ ] need to speak English, so they treat English as knowledge for exams rather than a practical skill.


10. Is Mr. Wang the person [ ] talk to?


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


12. Last week I read a book about Picasso, [ ].


13. Physician Stephen Hawking teams up with his daughter to write a cosmic adventure story for kids. The Hawkings portray the universe as harmonious and largely [ ].


14. The jury has been [ ] on a verdict in what has proven to be one of the toughest cases so far this century.


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


16. Deforestation, soil pollution, and the introduction of non-native species render many species of animals [ ], if not extinct.


17. The driver was asked to show his car registration at a police [ ].


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


19. I’m very [ ]. Can I have a piece of cake?


20. A:Where would you prefer to live? In the mountains or by the sea? B: [ ]____


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


22. Jenny is someone I trust a lot, so I like to [ ] in her.


23. We rode the bus ______ the waterfront.


24. Alice is such a passionate person that she is always ____ advice, even when you don’t want it. 


25. After being lost in the sea for six days, John began to [ ]. He saw things that weren’t really there.


26. Falling greenbacks used to induce economic panic. Now, it seems the dollar’s [ ] may actually be a good thing for America and the rest of the world.


27. Barbara, working as an intern in the company, was very [ ] being assigned routines instead of challenging tasks.


28. The Green College's Webpage has a Life Section, [ ] on the campus.


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


30. On-line games industry is pretty [ ]. Because it has extended its target players from young men to women, its revenues and profits are booming.


31. [ ] engineering deals with the DNA of living things.


32. Evidence has suggested that avian flu is [ ] from birds to humans, but not from humans to humans.


33. Vocational high school students should have greater [ ] in themselves in order to learn English well.


34. A:“Would you mind showing me your passport and flight ticket, please?”B: [ ]


35. Jason: Excuse me. I bought a CD player two days ago from your store. For some reason, it stopped working. Is it possible for me to bring it back for a refund? Salesclerk: Well, [ ] there will be no problem at all. Jason: I see. It is not with me right now. Can I come back later?Salesclerk: No problem. Anytime this week will be OK. Sorry for all the trouble.


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. Walk faster, ________ the train.


2. The man ________ is our teacher.


3. Those who work hard ________ succeed.


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


5. To tell you the truth, in my opinion, Sally is ________ Mary.


6. The love letter was ________ three days later.(哪些正確?)


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


8. 請選出翻譯正確的句子:恐怖份子攻擊雙子星大樓使賓拉登聞名全世界。


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


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