1. Smartphones are rather helpful in many aspects, and, as a result, many _____ it difficult to do without one. (第37期考題) 


2. Learning for her grandfather's death, Sally was struck dumb with tears _____ down her cheeks. (第37期考題) 


3. The angry manager ordered that the mistakes in the report _____ right away and then stormed out of the room. (第36期考題) 


4. It is the _____ moment for him, so instead of feeling depressed, he'd better pull himself together and try his upmost. (第37期考題) 


5. He _____ his friend by telling lies about her behind her back. (第33期考題) 


6. To Mandy's -----, she forgot to bring her wallet with her and couldn't pay. She didn't know what to do. (第38期考題) 


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


8. Firefighters are _____ heroes, who risk their lives to help others. (第33期考題) 


9. This is a well-reviewed series of lessons for beginners as well as for those who want to _____ their French. (第40期考題) 


10. Emily is _____ the summer because she can pay a visit to her grandparents living in Japan. (第32期考題) 


11. Jenny lives right at the foot of Ali Mountain, but she was so busy that she only visits it ----- with guests. (第38期考題) 


12. _____ you believe it or not, I have witnessed the terrible car crash. (第42期考題) 


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


14. A huge parade is held on the _____ of the 1959 revolution. It is one of the biggest annual events of the city. (第33期考題) 


15.

※請依上文回答問題※ Which of the following will most likely benefit from the research mentioned in the passage? (第40期考題) 


16. There is a sign saying “No trespassing.” This area is a private place, so people cannot enter this place without the owner’s _____. (第42期考題) 


17. Dying to lose weight, some people _____ by eating nothing at all the entire day. (第36期考題) 


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


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


20. Don't push yourself too hard; taking a vacation _____ enables one to restore energy, so stop being tense all the time. (第37期考題) 


21. Kids usually _____ Christmas and New Year. That's when they have a lot of fun eating and playing. (第39期考題) 


22. Brian was depressed for a long time because he couldn’t find a job. When he finally received a job offer, he was _____. (第41期考題) 


23. Did Penelope tell you _____? (第40期考題) 


24. The teddy bear looks old and tattered, but it is the most ----- thing in Kay's room, She loves it dearly. (第38期考題) 


25. University fees in many countries _____ and many people cannot afford them. (第41期考題) 


26.

※請依上文回答問題※ According to the passage, which of the following is true? (第40期考題) 


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


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


29. Unable to stand his daughter’s bad attitude anymore, Mr. Collins flew into a rage and slapped her across the face _____.  (第36期考題) 


30. From time to time criticism is unavoidable, which we can use in a positive way to improve, or in a negative way that may lower our _____ . (第37期考題) 


31. The competition has to be postponed ----- some problems with the rules, which may still have to be revised. (第38期考題) 


32. 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) 


33. _____ 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) 


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


35.

Based on the context, what is the meaning of "abused"? (第38期考題) 


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


37. The novelist _____ many speech invitations to concentrate on writing his next new novel. (第42期考題) 


38. Yellowstone National Park was the first national park in the U.S. It _____ in 1872. (第40期考題) 


39. When Javier gets angry, he will sit down and _____ the feeling beneath the anger to help himself calm down. (第41期考題) 


40. Though I don't _____ of many of my colleague's proposals, I have to admit that his ideas are very creative. (第39期考題) 


41. An intelligent discussion can quickly _____ into a battle if the two parties allow it. (第41期考題) 


42. Tina has to work two part-time jobs after school to _____. (第32期考題) 


43. A Syrian boy, who attempted to reach Greece along with other refugees, was found lying dead on a Turkish beach, which _____ global refugee crisis. (第37期考題) 


44. _____ they knew the typhoon had hit the island that they started to panic. (第33期考題) 


45. The food company is recalling several dairy products for they have been _____ with plasticizer. (第32期考題) 


46. The more you work, the more you gain. The money you receive will be _____ the amount of work that you accomplish. (第36期考題) 


47. To cut costs, Veronica suggested _____ her apartment for shooting the scene. (第39期考題) 


48. A: Are you familiar with the please _____ in the TV show?
B: No, I don't know any of them. (第39期考題) 


49. _____, this basketball player still had excellent performances and got the MVP of the match. (第42期考題) 


50. Anderson hasn’t made up his mind _____. (第32期考題)