103年 - 103 中央造幣廠_新進人員甄試筆試試題_分類職位_共同科目：英文#146424

1. Cherry trees and daffodils are plants that ________ in spring. (A) bloom (B) heed (C) mash (D) perish

2. Simon prepared an ________ and beautiful ring to propose to his girlfriend. (A) abundant (B) exquisite (C) indignant (D) outrageous

3. I had a strong ________ that Billy did not tell us the truth. He seemed to have been hiding something. (A) battery (B) formula (C) suspicion (D) tolerance

4. Ken was in a ________ over whether to give up this job and look for another job. (A) genesis (B) miscreant (C) partition (D) quandary

5. The doctor ________ the sick man that this medicine would work. (A) assured (B) emerged (C) invaded (D) offended

6. Peace is just a ________ hope if the two countries refuse to cease fires in the war. (A) distant (B) renewed (C) sudden (D) vivid

7. My grandfather cannot hold things firmly due to the continuous ________ in his hands. (A) dosage (B) faction (C) lament (D) tremor

8. Monica ________ her niece as if she were her own child. (A) committed (B) donated (C) fostered (D) giggled

9. In order to kill pests, farmers tend to ________ their crops with insecticide. (A) flood (B) gather (C) reap (D) spray

10. Mike’s work clothes were stained with ________. It might be difficult to wash off the oil in the clothes. (A) blood (B) dirt (C) grease (D) mud

11. Louis soon grew tired of his wife’s ________ demands for money, because she enjoyed buying fancy bags. (A) confidential (B) legislated (C) neurological (D) perpetual

12. An old man in ________ clothes came to us, begging for money. (A) gallant (B) lofty (C) nuclear (D) shabby

13. The speaker, who is a famous professor in art, ________ our interest in Monet’s works. (A) distressed (B) liberated (C) refereed (D) stimulated

14. These foreign tourists are not used to being in the noisy food market. It is ________ there. (A) boisterous (B) tranquil (C) serene (D) muted

15. There is one rule for him and another rule for everyone else. Don’t you think it is sheer ________? (A) integrity (B) hypocrisy (C) consistency (D) truthfulness

16. Train stations are filled ________ crowds of people on holidays. (A) in (B) of (C) to (D) with

17.________ in a white gown in the banquet, Rita looked like a beautiful bride. (A) Dress (B) Dressing (C) Dressed (D) To dress

18. Getting up before the sun rises ________ my grandmother to have enough time to go swimming and prepare breakfast for our family. (A) allow (B) allows (C) allowing (D) to allow

19. I met some of my friends at the party, many of ________ were my college classmates. (A) them (B) those (C) which (D) whom

20. Jim’s new job keeps him busy and he is used to ________ late until 11 p.m. (A) work (B) working (C) worked (D) be working

21. The judge recommended that the prisoners ________ released. (A) be (B) is (C) are (D) to

22. ________ hard the teacher tried to explain, his students could not understand a bit of the abstract theory. (A) However (B) Whatever (C) Whenever (D) Wherever

23. Patrick wants to become a senior high school teacher after his graduation, ________ he? (A) does (B) doesn’t (C) is (D) isn’t

24. Neither my parents nor my brother ________ interested in watching the matches of the 2014 FIFA World Cup last month. (A) was (B) were (C) is (D) are

25. My father has difficulty ________ his love for us verbally. (A) express (B) expresses (C) expressed (D) expressing

26. Nowadays many people are multilingual, but ________ people actually speak more than five languages in their daily life. (A) few (B) a few (C) little (D) a little

27. ________ the weather was cold, my grandfather went swimming this morning. (A) As if (B) But (C) Even though (D) In addition

28. If I ________ on the stairs, I would not have broken my leg. (A) haven’t slipped (B) hadn’t slipped (C) don’t slip (D) didn’t slip

29. It’s high time that your child ________ to bed. (A) go (B) goes (C) went (D) have gone

30. The number of foreign students who ________ in our university has doubled in ten years. (A) have enrolled (B) enrolling (C) has enrolled (D) will enroll

31. A: What’s wrong? You didn’t answer my phone calls for a week!
B: Sorry, I have been terribly busy with my schoolwork.
A: ____________________ Yesterday I saw you going shopping with Sarah. (A) Me too. (B) That’s all right. (C) Is that really so? (D) You should get some rest.

32. A: Why are you still at home? I thought you were going to a movie.
B: I planned to, but my girlfriend called and said she had to work overtime.
A: You must feel disappointed. ____________________
B: Sounds great! (A) Can you give me the tickets? (B) I never like working overtime. (C) How about me going with you? (D) Why not ask your girlfriend to come along?

33. A: I got fired today.
B: That’s terrible, but don’t lose your hope. I believe you’ll find a better one soon.
A: ____________________
B: Anytime! (A) Not really. (B) Definitely, I will. (C) How do you know that? (D) Thanks for the encouragement.

34. A: What are you doing tonight?
B: I’m going to a kickboxing class at our sports center.
A: ____________________
B: Sure. It’s really exciting. Just be there at 6:45 PM for the seven o’clock class. (A) Can I join you? (B) Are you leaving? (C) What time does it start? (D) Is it an exhausting workout?

35. A: Honey, where’s my EasyCard?
B: Isn’t it on the table?
A: Yeah, here it is. But I can’t find my glasses.
B: You’re wearing them on top of your head. ____________________ (A) Why not go and check it out? (B) God! You’re getting forgetful! (C) If not, you can use my EasyCard. (D) Or, you can try wearing this red hat.

36. (A) No matter (B) Either (C) Whoever (D) Whether

37. (A) comment (B) record (C) interest (D) promise

38. (A) had become (B) became (C) has become (D) becomes

39. (A) Nevertheless (B) After all (C) On the whole (D) From time to time

40. (A) as (B) for (C) to (D) by

41. (A) accuracy (B) encouragement (C) isolation (D) obstacle

42. (A) glorify (B) reject (C) welcome (D) yearn

43. (A) because (B) once (C) since (D) whether

44. (A) anybody (B) anytime (C) anything (D) anywhere

45. (A) have (B) has (C) had (D) having

46. What is the purpose of the passage? (A) To persuade the readers to disallow children to watch TV. (B) To explain how children are affected by too much violence on TV. (C) To argue that patients will never recover if they are abused in childhood. (D) To demonstrates how parents can stop their children from watching too much TV violence.

47. What will happen in children’s brain if they see too much violence? (A) The cells in the brain may be hurt. (B) The chemical in the brain may be changed. (C) The number of neurons in the brain may decrease. (D) The circulation of blood in the brain may be altered.

48. Which of the following is closest in meaning to “sadistic” in the second paragraph? (A) Brutal. (B) Exciting. (C) Limited. (D) Strange.

49. Which of the following is NOT true about those children that are affected by TV violence? (A) They are less patient than those who do not watch TV. (B) They are likely to solve problems in aggressive ways. (C) They do not like to work with others to accomplish a task. (D) They do not forget to appreciate others after receiving help.

50. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage about children affected by TV violence? (A) They want to be their teachers’ assistants to get their attention. (B) They hope they can be class leaders so they can ask others to do anything. (C) They have a higher risk of breaking the law when they are grown up. (D) They tend to become victims of violence themselves in their teenage years.