1. Mary had to work full-time to support her family, but she still earned her college degree by being [ ] in her studies.


2. As a diplomat, Helen always pays special attention to table manners and social [ ] in banquets and parties.


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


4. Perhaps it is better to be irresponsible and right than to be responsible and wrong.


5. Jane [ ] to meet me at 2 o’clock. She’s an hour late.


6. Schizophrenia is a kind of [ ] caused partially by utter isolation from the outside world.


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


8. On a hot summer day, a glass of iced water can [ ] your thirst immediately.


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


10. I have been doing research on pollution. I have [ ] that we are running out of places to put our garbage.


11. Most presidents want to be reelected to a second term, taken seriously by other world leaders, and remembered [ ] after they leave office.


12. Many people fled the city after a high [ ] disease broke out.


13. The British are the biggest [ ] of chocolate; each person, on average, eats nearly 10 kilograms per year.


14. For 500 years the Great Pyramids of Egypt


15. You look lost. How can I help?


16. Ecology is becoming one of the most important branches of biology, because only by understanding how plants and animals depend on each other and on their environment in our changing world.


17. It seems that more women nowadays are seeking out [ ] relationships with males.


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


19. Wine tasters are schooled in the art of distinguishing fine wine from bad wine.


20. My bookshelves were destroyed in the flood. I need to find a [ ] to fix them.


21. Hundreds of people are dead as the worst Ebola     outbreak in history sweeps through West Africa.


22. My former teacher told me that, according to observations, a man [ ] at anything unless he has fun doing it.


23. John, don't forget to buy the right [ ] for the cake.


24. No one should be [ ] of any opportunity for an education, a job or simple justice.


25. A: What brings you here?B: Oh, I just thought I’d [ ] to say hi. A: Well, that’s nice of you.


26. The movie [ ] last night was very good.


27. Your bill [ ] $500.


28. In the U.S. one should make a(n) [ ] before going to see a doctor.


29. Billy was [ ] by the judge to three days in jail because of drunk driving.


30. The government announced that after 2005, [ ].


31. Most instances of loss of hearing resulting from background noise are not immediately noticeable.


32. Let us hope Mike doesn’t become a sailor because he couldn’t tell the difference between latitude and longitude in our [ ] class.


33. Tim: What time does your bus leave today?Robert: I am taking the 4:30 bus. Oh, no, it’s almost 4:00.Tim: Don’t worry! [ ]Robert: Thank you so much. Let me get my suitcase.


34. It’s not raining cats and dogs; it’s just ______.


35. It is the nature of widely spoken languages to fragment into dialects, then into new languages, as Latin did into French, Italian, Spanish and others.


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. We may never discover what ________ that night.


3. He had an accident ________ careless driving.


4. She was seen ________ the building about the time the crime was committed.


5. 請選出翻譯正確的句子:一看到大樓起火,路人趕緊打電話給消防隊。


6. 儘管Diana 很苗條,她還想再瘦幾磅。


7. 請選出翻譯正確的句子:今天年輕人自己尋找伴侶而不是讓父母為他們安排婚姻。


8. ________ Samson has hit the jackpot, he is still not content and eager to win more. How greedy!


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


10. ________ the cost, we also have to think about how much time the job will take.