1. A:“Hello. Could you put me through to Philip from the Sales Department, please?”B: [ ]


2. Advertisements can be negative. For example, a TV commercial showing naked women behind a man can be [ ] to many women and, therefore, has an adverse effect.


3. There will be a ______ on wasteful government spending.


4. Legislators promised to [ ] the annual budget without cutting down essential educational services.


5. People all consider [ ] wise to start to learn a foreign language at an early age.


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


7. Firefighters were prepared to rush out at a moment's [ ].


8. The new engineer seemed to be [ ] by the workload in the Research and Development Division. He stayed for merely a week and quit for health reasons.


9. Some English structures unacceptable a generation ago may have become established usages.


10. Since her husband's death, [Mrs. Li has been doing odd jobs to keep her family].


11. (On the phone)Eunice: Hello, my watch isn’t working. Clerk: What’s wrong with it? Eunice: It just stopped. Can you fix it?Clerk: Well, [ ]. I’ll have a look at it.


12. In the heart of the western Pacific [ ] a chain of tiny islands that seems part of another world and time.


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


14. A: “Are you ready to order?”B: [ ]


15. [ ], the students knew it was time to go home.


16. Wine tasters are schooled in the art of distinguishing fine wine from bad wine.


17. The job requires its applicants to be literate in English and be [ ] with several computer software packages.


18. Passengers please come forward to the departure area for your exit formalities.


19. One of our great [ ] is how we need to talk more freely and openly about sex.


20. The 141-nation Kyoto protocol aims to brake a rise in temperatures widely blamed on mounting human emissions of heat-trapping gases.


21. After meticulous evaluations of the pros and cons, the government agreed to give the green[ ] to off-shore banking services.


22. 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.


23. John [ ] the requirements and was told to report to work the next day.


24. Salomon Smith Barney is a top-ranked securities brokerage firm, which is currently looking for people to fill the positions of research associate. Qualifications include: financial background or an MBA degree, and strong computer skills in Excel and Word.


25. Meat-eaters often believe that meat is [ ] vegetarians must have difficulty staying healthy.


26. Chronic exposure to stress over a long time may cause serious diseases.


27. Melissa is very into politics. In fact, she has had _____ to become the first female prime minister of the country since she was a little girl.


28. Most people imagine New York City [ ] like the picture-a city of skyscrapers with elevators running to the 100th floor.


29. My dinner with Mary was [ ]. She kept on talking about herself.


30. Most countries that run lotteries have laws that prohibit [ ] of gambling.


31. Mary’s watch is as expensive as her husband’s. Her father’s watch is [ ] theirs.


32. Constructivism emerged as a prevailing paradigm only in the last part of [ ].


33. Lack of experience [ ] John [ ] from finding a good job.


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


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


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  2. 答錯一個選項,得題分的3/5
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1. There are only three openings. However, ________ university graduates compete for them.


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


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


4. He is ________ that we all like him.


5. Everybody thinks my idea ________.


6. There ________ to be some mistake.


7. 請選出翻譯正確的句子:沒能獲得銀行貸款令我們很失望。


8. She loves her boyfriend because he is a man ________.


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


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