1. The maid [ ] cleaning the room half an hour ago.


2. Violence flared [ ] again last night in many areas with armed gangs taking to the streets.


3. We’d [ ] if you could respond to my recent inquiry promptly.


4. The money has been recovered without [resorting] to verbal abuse or strong-arm tactics.


5. Linda:Why don’t you quit smoking? Don’t you know it’s bad to your health? Jason: Of course I do. Believe me, I’ve tried. Linda: _____


6. John ran into [ ] when he tried to expand his new business too quickly.


7. As Taiwan’s birth rate plunges to worryingly low levels, so-called “fetal hair brushes” made of a baby’s hair are in massive demand from better-off parents to [ ] the birth of their newborns.


8. When Gary gazed into her eyes, Amy couldn’t help _____ and her mind went completely blank.


9. Success takes hard work, _____ , and patience. One who gives up easily never achieves his or her goal.


10. Teresa: Could you give me an extra blanket? Attendant: [ ] Teresa: Thank you very much. Attendant: You’re welcome.


11. Without continued learning throughout all the years of one’s adult life, no one can become a truly educated person, [ ] good his schooling has been.


12. Mr. Morgan strongly _____ of his daughter’s marriage to a divorced man and refused to attend their wedding.


13. The evaluation was done _____; the evaluators were not requested to reveal their names when they filled out the questionnaire.


14. The danger of heart disease is a family affair. Women whose husbands suffer a heart attack often [ ] to share many of their husbands’ cardiovascular risk factors.


15. The teacher thought the question was difficult but the student came to the answer in a _____.


16. Did you watch the baseball game yesterday?


17. Teacher: What’s the date today?Student: [ ] Teacher: Very good.


18. The drama critic reviewed [ ].


19. Adam: How are you today? Jack: Fine. And you?Adam: Not too good. My grandfather is very sick in the hospital. Jack: [ ]


20. When in danger, most parents will do what they can to [ ] their children from harm.


21. A: “I’m thinking of buying a notebook computer.”B: [ ]


22. A:“I think it is impolite for a guest to leave the house without saying goodbye to the host.”B: [ ]


23. The new engineer seemed to be [ ] by the workload in the Research and Development Division. He stayed for merely a week and quit for health reasons.


24. He promised that he would be back before four to finish his work.


25. You look lost. How can I help?


26. Toning down one's attitude helps to [ ] the red tape at the city hall.


27. We were [ ] for two hours in the traffic and so we arrived late for the board meeting.


28. Women over forty are advised to perform breast _____ for cancer every year.


29. Scientists are predicting that new technologies could extend the average person’s life [ ] decades or longer.


30. Helen: I’d like to return this hat. Clerk: [ ] Helen: It’s too old-fashioned.Clerk: Would you like to exchange it for a more stylish one? Helen: No, I’d like a refund, please.


31. An elephant can lift [ ] a ton with its tusks.


32. The patient recovered from her illness after a long stay in the mountains. [The country air was good for her health].


33. Google has been a runaway success at home, but its mightiest battle may be unfolding on faraway shores.


34. The monks were called up to indoctrinate the people, [ ] on the ultimate goals of life but on the political aims of the new government.


35. You [ ] Mary about it. Now, everybody knows it.


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. In such a rainy day, I ________ stay at home watching TV ________ go to a movie.


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


3. He had an accident ________ careless driving.


4. 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。


5. He insisted that you ________ to the party.


6. ________ she’d gone, the boys started to mess about.


7. He works harder than he ________ when he entered the trading company five years ago.


8. There ________ to be some mistake.


9. 你不需要道歉。


10. I enjoy playing sports. ________, I play basketball, baseball and tennis.