1. Be careful of people who tell you they know a way to make money quickly. It’s usually a [ ].


2. Despite his [ ] to be on time, he is always late.


3. Wendy hopes to be the [ ] of that scholarship. If she gets it, her college tuition will be covered for two years.


4. On high peaks, plants are [ ] to fierce winds, heavy snow, intense sunlight, and extremely low nighttime temperatures.


5. Parties on river-boats have lost their [appeal] since one sank last year killing thirty-three people.


6. A: How did you like the movie? B: It was really a waste of time. I [ ] home studying for the exam.


7. Organizational ability is an essential attribute for a good manager.


8. My cellphone is low on battery; it keeps beeping to remind me of [ ] it.


9. I go jogging every morning. It is more interesting than [ ] at home like I used to do.


10. The government brutally [ ] the students’ protest, which in turn stimulated violent backlash.


11. Our music teacher said that [ ] of chamber music was the string quartet.


12. Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that
    movement.


13. If it is not laid [ ], concrete may crack and buckle.


14. Do you have any _____ items? Any arms, drugs, living plants, animals or other contraband?


15. A number of best-selling books and magazines [ ] on the shelf.


16. Bob: Stop! We can’t cross the street here.Tom: [ ] Bob: We may get hit by a car. Tom: Well, it doesn’t look dangerous to me at all.


17. The boss was [ ] about the new employee's ability to do the work, but he was not doubtful of her good intentions.


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


19. A century ago, immigrant populations tended to marry within their group, while still [ ] into broader American culture.


20. The number of people without jobs [ ] at the moment.


21. Everyone is busily preparing [ ] the final examination in June.


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


23. Before we went to the party last night, I [ ] my purse.


24. Jerome: Do you play the guitar?Anthony: Of course.Jerome: [ ] Anthony: Sure. I’d love to.


25. Pluto and other objects like it will


26. At the airport, the customs officials usually open our bags to [ ] the contents.


27. Ray: Hello, Susan. It’s Ray. Is this a good time to talk?Susan: Um, not really. [ ]Ray: OK, can I call you back later? Susan: Sure! Call me in an hour! I really have to go now!


28. I feel so frustrated about not being able to use Japanese to talk to my Japanese friends even after six years of classes.


29. The new manager of the company is rather _____. I don’t think he will be willing to make many changes.


30. Mr. Lee always does [ ].


31. I am sure I had made quite a good [ ] on the personnel manager in the interview because I got the job.


32.
The approval of film reviewers can be _____ to a film’s success and can actually determine its future at the box office.


33. After a heated argument, Joe left Margaret for another woman. Little [ ] that Margaret loved him very much.


34. You've used up all the excuses. Can't you come up with a better one?


35. Studying Latin is helpful for enlarging one’s vocabulary in English, since so many English words     from Latin.


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  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. he walked ________ and grabbed me by the arm.


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


3. The man ________ is our teacher.


4. It is ________ that I don’t have to do much to keep it clean.


5. Mother Teresa has long been ________ a living evidence of love and tenderness.


6. ________, I will go shopping tomorrow.


7. Josh: I can’t find Nick anywhere. Do you know where he is now?Tina: Well, ________  .


8. We may never discover what ________ that night.


9. 請選出翻譯正確的句子:他雖然年輕且沒經驗,但充滿熱誠又有責任感。


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