1. The presidential candidate avoided talking much about _____ issues related to national health insurance and tax increase.


2. I don’t care what you tell him. You can tell him [ ] you like.


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


4. If you want to give a well-organized presentation, you should not [ ].


5. 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.


6. With age, the mineral content of human bones decreases, [ ] them more fragile.


7. Nowadays, there is a lot of pressure on high school students to [ ] very good exam results in order to enter national universities.


8. The weather is too [ ] here in the summer. It is very hot and very damp.


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. The time a child spends in the Pokemon [ ] amounts to a remedial lesson in how to consume. (Pokemon, a game.)


11. Have you been to this new restaurant?


12. What remains a central mystery in the case is whether special prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald has [ ] evidence during his two-year investigation that any crime was committed.


13. A: Shall I ring you later?B: [ ]


14. Don’t bargain with me any more! This is [ ] I can afford.


15. It was [ ] big house [ ] all the children had to help with the housework.


16.
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.


17. A:“Excuse me, but I think you made a wrong turn. You were supposed to turn left on Wilson.”B: [ ]


18. [ ]jams, jellies are made by taking the pulp out of the fruit juice.


19. I know better than to move another peg.


20. The movie was [ ]. I expected it to be much better.


21. If the drunken driver kills someone in an accident, his license shall be [ ].


22. The problem with some of these drugs is that they are so very accessible.


23. You have to put some ointment with [ ] on your cuts to prevent them from infection.


24. Tim: What time does your bus leave today?Robert: I am taking the 4:30 bus. Oh, no, it’s almost 4:00.Tim: Don’t worry! [ ]Robert: Thank you so much. Let me get my suitcase.


25. It is a _____ that the kid fell from the tenth floor and survived with only some abrasions.


26. Being a _____ means having no private life at all; the media will follow you all the time. That is the price of fame.


27. Many countries, Taiwan [ ], are facing the problem of low birth rate and aging population.


28. If we don't have good telephone [ ], we may sound impolite to other people on the phone.


29. 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.


30. After four attempts, Mike finally passed his driving test and started to drive happily to work right away.


31. Many children are _____ of the harm caused by fast food, and they consume too much sugar and fat.


32. Many people fled the city after a high [ ] disease broke out.


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


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


35. [ ] how the splendid Maya Culture disappeared all of a sudden from the earth, it remains a mystery hard to solve.


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  2. 答錯一個選項,得題分的3/5
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1. She got up early ________ she might miss the first train.


2. I didn’t mean to interrupt you. Please ________.


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


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


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


6. He insisted that you ________ to the party.


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


8. To tell you the truth, in my opinion, Sally is ________ Mary.


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


10. The committee ________ psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers.