1. Brenda: It's time for dinner now.David: I know, but [ ]Brenda: Come on, you can't work well when you are hungry.


2. The poet Marianne Moore was


3. 不是每一個人都會犯錯。


4. Because our landlord will not [ ] the property and keep it in good condition, we are withholding our rent.


5. He is inclined to [ ] details. Therefore, his proposals are sometimes not carefully thought-out.


6. Mark: What happened? What’s the hurry?Stella: [ ] Mark: Get into the car. We’ll be there in no time.


7. The jury reached a ______ of“Not guilty.”


8. As most people do not have enough money to pay for a house, they try to secure a [ ] from a bank.


9. I congratulated Mary [ ] passing the exam.


10. It will only [ ] the situation if we invite her ex-boyfriend as well.


11. In Taiwan, the presidential election [ ] every four years.


12. Quite a few doctors admit that they have been tempted to be less than perfectly honest with their patients.


13. I can’t wait to go to the Ricky Martin concert this weekend. I [ ] it for weeks.


14. “Julia has a real knack for numbers, doesn’t she?”


15. So determined was Edison to strip artists of their vanity and unreasonable demands that he refused to print the name of the recording artist on the record label.


16. Her elder brother pushed her to take up a profession.


17. Lung cancer, one of the major killers in Taiwan, has long been associated with air pollution and smoking.


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


19. No hour is too early or too late to call Jefferson Plumbing Company.


20. [ ] more manpower and fund, we'll complete the task within two months.


21. Every dieter looks for a positive result from the bathroom scale; if not a pound less, [ ] not ounce more.


22. The job applicant was worried about the interview [ ] he was well-prepared.


23. This [ ] device enables people to feed pictures, photos, or documents into a computer system, and shows the cleverness of its inventor.


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


25. After the fight, the former champion looked [ ] he had been put through a meat grinder.


26. These pants [ ] because I washed them in hot water; now they are too small to wear.


27. Last month, fifty couples, who were married for fifty years and more, [ ] their golden anniversary in the city hall.


28. Unlike her [ ] sister, Nancy is shy and does not like to go to parties or make new friends.


29. I wonder [ ].


30. We apologize for the late delivery. [We had some problems with the new machines, which are now resolved].


31. The audience should be encouraged to enjoy rather than [ ] the movie.


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


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


34. Perhaps by that time, we ______ that it is better to cooperate than to fight.


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


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


2. He studied hard ________ get better grades.


3. ________ the boss appeared at the door. His employees weren’t expecting him to drop by.


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


5. He ________ emphasis on quality rather than on quantity.


6. Don’t be angry with your son. What he said was ________ a joke.


7. ________ get anywhere if we don’t work hard.


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


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


10. What you just said was great, but it was still ________.