1. It is sad for us to know that many mothers and babies die through childbirth _____ caused by the size of the head.


2. “Do you mind my smoking?”


3. The doctor immediately [ ] some medicine for his patient without further examination.


4. The global positioning system (GPS) is now widely used around the world. In Japan, [ ] parents are sending their children out armed with GPS-enabled mobile phones.


5. 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.


6. To avoid mixed-proficiency groups, the school used an English placement test to ensure that students in each English class were _____ in their English proficiency.


7. My two brothers seldom talk to each other because they are not [congenial.]


8. Christmas is around the corner! Let’s have a Christmas tree [ ].


9. Lydia: You are such a wonderful cook. I can never resist the chocolate pie you make. Staci: [ ] I’m glad you like it.


10. We are sometimes cut off when we are [ ].


11. Compact discs,


12. How on earth could they [do away with] a lovely old building like that and put a car park there instead?


13. I bought my mom a box of chocolates because I know she has [ ].


14. Sally: Hi, Ben. What did you think of your finals last week?Ben: [ ]Sally: I’m glad to hear that.


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


16. I can see she is still mad with you.


17. Oil is essential for modern life-apart from its use in transportation, it is also used in making [ ], plastics, and many other products.


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


19. You should think very cautiously before you make an important decision.


20. A newspaper is a good [ ] of information about what is happening in the world.


21. I had been the store’s most loyal [ ] until the new management raised the prices, and then I started shopping elsewhere.


22. Heavy rain fell during the night [but it is clear this morning].


23. A: Can you tell me where I can catch the number 36 bus, please?B: [ ]


24. The club demands a membership [ ] of NT$1,000 a year.


25. Simon: How did you spend your weekend?Lucy: I went to a movie. [ ] Simon: I went fishing.


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


27. The roots of rock and roll are actually very [ ]; it is a style of music that developed from rhythm and blues, gospel, jazz, and American country music.


28. Kathleen [ ] Billy not to walk on the ice but he just kept going, and then he slipped.


29. Peter wanted to study at Stanford. His sister, [ ], preferred going to UCLA.


30. [ ] to the college, all international students must pass an English proficiency test.


31. The football match was postponed [ ] the pouring rain


32. Where on earth did you find such delicious food?


33. Voices of argument were [ ] as the two motorists became more bad-tempered.


34. This CD-RW is designed for use in the United States of America. Sale or use of this product in some other countries may break local laws.


35. The name of my old friend is on the tip of my tongue.


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  2. 答錯一個選項,得題分的3/5
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1. Tell me ________ he arrived here yesterday.


2. 請選出文法正確的句子:


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


4. He had an accident ________ careless driving.


5. All meetings had to be cancelled ________ the heavy snowstorm.


6. It’s ________ to be sunny again tomorrow.


7. ________, I will go shopping tomorrow.


8. A pair of small earthquakes ________ in the central United States during the week.


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


10. She flatters a person and speaks ill of the person behind his/ her back, so I won’t believe ________.