1. You owe me a/an [ ] for not giving me a helping hand when needed.


2.
Steven was not able to finish his assignment on time, and, instead of being honest about it, he _____ an excuse in order to gain more time to complete it.


3. Taiwan government has implemented a yearly control quota for catching whale sharks. The maximum number is 65 and the quota system is set up in [ ] with a global conservation drive.


4. Rebecca, a person with strong self-confidence, never worries about [ ] other people think of her.


5. Dina sips the coffee and [ ] the morning paper.


6. Judy: I hear you have a new girl friend.Mike: Yes. Her name is Amy, and she is gorgeous! Judy: Really? [ ] Mike: She’s tall with red hair. Judy: And how old is she? Mike: I don’t know. She won’t tell me.


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


8. California State University, Long Beach is located in the City of Long Beach, ten miles from the harbor and 25 miles from the Los Angeles International Airport. If you want to apply for admission into this university, please submit your statement of purpose, a TOFEL score, a transcript, and two letters of recommendation, with a $35 application fee.


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


10. Aristotle came at the end of the creative period in Greek thought, and after his death it was two thousand years before the world produced any philosopher who could be regarded as approximately his equal.


11. After years of saving, Geoff finally [ ] up enough money to buy his parents’ dairy farm near here.


12. That boy is full of [ ] , and we never know what kind of trick he'll play next.


13. Alice: Hey, Allen, why didn't you have lunch with us? [ ] Allen: No. I had a late breakfast.


14. A: What's the matter? You look as white as a sheet!B: [ ]A: Maybe you should go to the doctor right away.


15. Mrs. Johnson often felt insecure and unable to live up to the public’s expectations.


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


17. Learning the basic pronunciation [ ] helps students spell English words more easily.


18. The boss was [ ] Ted’s laziness and decided to fire him.


19. Most of the major strands of mainstream, modern Western psychological thought tend to reinforce the alienation of the psyche from nature.


20. Starting January 1, 2012, one of _____ the Taipei City Government uses to encourage childbirth is to offer families a one-time payment of NT$20,000 per child.


21. To have access to the confidential documents, one needs special     from the headquarters.


22. Evidence has suggested that avian flu is [ ] from birds to humans, but not from humans to humans.


23. The first mechanical wind-up alarm clock was [ ] in 1867.


24. Now it’s up to the elected _____ of the developed countries to take the right action to curb global warming.


25. Thank you for your enquiry. [Please see the following tables for the range of products and pricelist].


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


27. The train runs [ ] than 120 km per hour.


28. A: Hello, I'd like to speak to the manager, please.B: [ ]A: I've a complaint to make. It's about the noise...


29. Did you watch the baseball game yesterday?


30. We need your [ ] here on the last page, and then we can open the account for you.


31. We called off the picnic [ ] the bad weather forecast.


32. “The package must arrive tomorrow.”


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


34. Last week I read a book about Picasso, [ ].


35. John used to be very rude, but he's [ ] his ways.


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  2. 答錯一個選項,得題分的3/5
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  4. 答錯超過兩個選項或沒作答,該題以0分計算

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


2. ________ that, I haven’t decided yet.


3. Because of the economic slump in the past few years, there have been fewer ________ offered to college graduates or other job seekers.


4. You are ________ succeed if you work hard.


5. What would you do ________?


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


7. 請選出翻譯正確的句子:直到這意外,我才了解到父母多麼愛我。


8. ________ in bed, I could not go to work for a couple of days last week.


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


10. The notion of staying ________ is so popular that many girls try everything they can to keep in shape.