單選題 每題2分

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1. I am sorry, but you can't order beef noodles. We have _____ beef.　(第39期考題)　

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2. Hazel’s boyfriend bossed her around _____ she were his slave.　(第41期考題)　

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3. Paris has long been _____the most romantic city in the world.　(第32期考題)　

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4. It is important to be logical and clear when you write. You have to make yourself ----- by your readers.　(第38期考題)　

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5. If the world's rain forests continue to disappear at their present rate, many species _____ extinct.　(第39期考題)　

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6. Many find it difficult to buy a(n) _____ affordable apartment in a big city because housing prices have been rising.　(第37期考題)　

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7. Tim _____ mad at others easily. However, ever since he took the course of anger management, he has seldom lost his temper.　(第36期考題)　

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8. I had to give a three-minute speech in public, but the microphone broke down. _____ with horror, I couldn’t say a word.　(第42期考題)　

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9. Benjamin Franklin once said, “Don’t _____ until tomorrow what you can do today.” We should not delay doing anything we can do today. It’s good advice for all of us.　(第41期考題)　

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10. To live a better life, _____ is learn from our past mistakes.　(第41期考題)　

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11. You can't see the CEO now. She ----- dinner and nobody should disturb her mealtime.　(第38期考題)　

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12. As more and more species are faced with extinction, how to sustain biodiversity is _____ great significance to human beings.　(第37期考題)　

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13. The corpse was _____ on the basis of dental records. That is, by examining the teeth of the dead, we can find out who the body is.　(第33期考題)　

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14.

What can influence the effectiveness of the research mentioned in this article?　(第39期考題)　

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15. Though the solution sounds perfect, it is not _____ because we don’t have enough time and money.　(第36期考題)　

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16. Due to the serious knee injury, the tennis player had no choice but to _____ from the tournament.　(第39期考題)　

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17. Sarah _____ the cat that had fallen onto the MRT tracks and prevented it from getting hurt.　(第33期考題)　

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18. Keven, on behalf of his company, successfully signed a contract with a multinational corporation this morning. He _____ ecstatic at that moment.　(第37期考題)　

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19. The latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says _____ is one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of diseases and infections.　(第41期考題)　

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20. There is evidence that there _____ water on Mars a long time ago. Observer show signs of dried up lake beds, past floods and old river channels.　(第33期考題)　

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21. Although it is possible nowadays to have apps ----- many expressions into another language for us, it is still important to learn to speak a foreign language.　(第38期考題)　

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22. The supervisor plans to talk to his team _____ the meeting. He thinks a pre-discussion is needed to facilitate the meeting.　(第42期考題)　

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23. Despite the disabilities, Nathan's parents treated him like an ordinary child ----- he felt inferior to others.　(第38期考題)　

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24. Bob’s nickname was “Beckham,” a _____ to the way he styled his hair.　(第33期考題)　

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25. Mr. Lee was fortunate enough to make a full _____ from the stock market before this recession.　(第33期考題)　

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26. Apparently, Mr. Flately has _____. He does not drink anymore and is helping her wife run the grocery store.　(第32期考題)　

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27. _____, he was killed together with his whole army.　(第40期考題)　

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28. _____ makes life worth living is not what you can get but what you can give.　(第33期考題)　

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29. _____ Hemingway's inspiration for the book, The Old Man And The Sea, was the Cuban fisherman Gregorio Fuentes, who was also Hemingway's friend.　(第40期考題)　

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30. When traveling solo in a foreign country, you cannot be _____ careful about any stranger getting close to you; that person may be a pickpocket.　(第37期考題)　

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31. A perfectionist such as Daniel always ----- to make sure nothing goes wrong. He is obsessed with details.　(第38期考題)　

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32. The customer service manager asked all the staff to be _____ in responding to complaints.　(第39期考題)　

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33.

※請依上文回答問題※ What is this passage mainly about?　(第40期考題)　

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34. Maggie considers that hustle and bustle of New York annoying as she _____ in the tranquil countryside.　(第37期考題)　

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35. A: I don't feel like cooking today.
B: _____ ordering a pizza instead?　(第39期考題)　

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36. Thirty years later, I can still identify several people in the photo -----. They haven't changed that much.　(第38期考題)　

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37. When the curtain _____ at the end of the play, the audience sat in stunned silence for at least three or four minutes.　(第41期考題)　

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38. The boxing legend inspired his fans to never give up. When he got _____, he got back up again and kept fighting.　(第33期考題)　

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39. So far the spending on this project is still on -----. We have to be careful not to spend more than planned.　(第38期考題)　

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40. The building plan ----- by Frank Lin, who has no idea what the clients need.　(第38期考題)　

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41. Faced with the immense power of natural disasters like earthquakes or typhoons, humans, more often than not, appear _____ vulnerable.　(第37期考題)　

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42. She was _____ during the surgery, so she didn’t feel any pain.　(第33期考題)　

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43. The train _____, we had no choice but to spend another three hours waiting for the next one.　(第36期考題)　

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44. I have made up my mind. _____ hard you persuade me, I won’t change my decision.　(第36期考題)　

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45. Jim is afraid of making mistakes. _____ this fear that prevents him from making progress.　(第39期考題)　

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46. I make plenty of lifelong friends in my high school, _____ give me mental support when I feel down.　(第42期考題)　

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47.

What is the best title for this article?　(第38期考題)　

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48. Samuel was late again. He _____ up earlier this morning, but he didn't.　(第40期考題)　

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49. To everyone's surprise, Paul _____ , devoted himself to charities, and even organized a non-profit organization helping the needy.　(第37期考題)　

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50. It is said that the key word for this year is AI, which stands for ----- intelligence.　(第38期考題)　

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