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1. Sanitary conditions in this neighborhood are extremely terrible. Therefore some contagious diseases are very _______________. (A) suppressed (B) restricted (C) widespread (D) imprudent

2. For the experiment to be valid, acceptable and effective, it is _______________ to record the data accurately. (A) baseless (B) insignificant (C) disreputable (D) essential

3. The jobless total reaches its highest point this month. Brown applied for ten jobs three months ago. To his great disappointment he has only had one _______________ so far. (A) recollection (B) opposition (C) acknowledgment (D) precaution

4. This campus accident raises concerns about children’s safety. The principal tells the press that many safety measures have been taken, so having another campus accident in the same place again is very _______________. (A) inconceivable (B) indifferent (C) incompetent (D) indecisive

5. There were many environmental problems in this area. For instance, large amounts of dangerous waste _______________ by factories into the sea seriously harmed a lot of birds and animals. (A) frowned (B) depicted (C) exhibited (D) released

6. Mary has been diagnosed of having a serious stomach ulcer. Her doctor asks her not to drink too much and tells her that her poor health may be due to her _______________ to the bottle. (A) inspection (B) addiction (C) forbearance (D) thrift

7. The rapid growth of the nation’s economy has made it one of the most attractive markets in the world. In a _______________ country like this, no one should go hungry. (A) disabled (B) hardened (C) prosperous (D) failing

8. Even as economic recovery spreads worldwide, workers are finding themselves not saving more money. It seems that rising prices of commodities and products tend to _______________ workers’ increased wages. (A) paraphrase (B) neutralize (C) enhance (D) symbolize

9. You are a new worker in this company. Therefore you can _______________ expect a pay rise when you’ve only been working for the company for two days! (A) vigorously (B) highly (C) apparently (D) scarcely

10. The age-old bias for boys, combined with China's one-child policy, has produced the largest, the highest, and the longest gender _______________ in the world. (A) imbalance (B) exemption (C) illiteracy (D) mortality

11. A fair agreement has been reached between labor and management. According to that agreement, employers are legally _______________ to pay the minimum wage to their employees. (A) obliged (B) refused (C) recalled (D) engraved

12. John is a bar owner. When he won the lottery, he was so happy that he said that all the drinks were _______________. As a result, all his guests got free drinks that night. (A) high and dry (B) in the red (C) left out (D) on the house

13. An earthquake destroyed much of the city. Many patients were sent to the only hospital in the area. Many doctors tried to _______________ the worst injured patients first. (A) correspond to (B) give off (C) attend to (D) look on

14. They demanded a huge ransom for the return of the little girl whom they had kidnapped. However, the police asked the girl’s parents not to _______________ to the kidnappers’ request. (A) take off (B) give way (C) pass away (D) call on

15. After the storm last night, many ships sank to the bottom of the ocean. The only left ship is _______________ the waves and the winds. There is nothing we can do about it. (A) at the mercy of (B) by dint of (C) by way of (D) in the case of

16. They went out for dinner together about two months ago, but he didn’t see her since. (A)went out for (B)about (C)ago (D)didn’t see

17. He loads the camel and starts his journal again. Due to a camel can go without water for many days, it is an ideal animal for desert areas. (A) loads(B) starts(C) Due to (D)for

18. With their keen sight, fine hearing, and they have a refined sense of smell, tigers hunt animals  easily.(A) With(B) fine hearing(C)they have (D) hunt

19. Eric needed special care for the first two weeks of his life having born four months prematurely. (A)needed (B)for the first (C)having born (D)prematurely

20. Nicotine, is a drug in tobacco that makes people sick, is named after Jean Nicot. (A) is(B)in (C) makes(D)named after

21. I’ve got a difficult decision to make. Neither the players nor the coach want the season to end. (A)I’ve got (B)to make (C)nor(D)want

22. When my lost book was returned, I felt relieved. It was as if a heavy weight would be lifted  from me.(A) was returned(B) felt relieved(C)was as if (D) would be lifted

23. Even though used simple instruments, the ancient scientist made the first accurate map of this place 1000 years ago. (A) Even though used(B) made(C) accurate (D)ago

24. When her roommates came back, Mary has been listening to loud music. She turned it off so that they could study together. (A)came back (B)has been listening to (C)turned it off (D)could study

25. John is happy that his father made him take piano lessons when he was a child if only he hated it at that time. Now, he plays the piano every day and likes it very much. (A)is happy (B)  take piano lessons(C)  if only (D)plays the piano

26. What is the passage mainly about? (A) Psychology. (B) History. (C) Geography. (D) Political Science.

27. What is the main idea of this passage? (A) The scientific studies of the human mental processes were great in the past. (B) The more we know about the mind, the less we are sure of its nature. (C) The human mind can only be studied through experiment. (D) Much new knowledge has been added to our understanding of the human mental processes.

28. According to the passage, which of the following statements is probably not true? (A) Human mental processes have always been fascinating. (B) Once the functioning of the nervous system is understood, all the mysteries of the human mental processes will disappear. (C) Experimental studies of man’s mental processes have appeared only recently. (D) The scientific studies of the mind have greatly advanced our knowledge of it.

29. The author claims that the “scientific approach has paid increasingly rich dividends in knowledge, however.” What does it most likely mean? (A) The scientific approach has paid off in terms of producing new knowledge. (B) The scientific approach has made great profits in the biochemical industry. (C) We have known a great deal of knowledge about the scientific approach to business. (D) We have made a lot of money by using the scientific approach to solving problems.

30. Where would you most likely read the above passage? (A) In a book on national traits. (B) In a book on Chinese composition. (C) In a book on English grammar. (D) In a book on cultural differences.

31. According to the passage, which of the following statements is not true? (A) A general study of the different forms and relations in English is called the study of English grammar. (B) To find out how an Englishman would express an idea which you have in mind is difficult. (C) To study how English people express an idea and compare it with the Chinese way is useful. (D) You have probably heard that grammar is difficult and dry.

32. According to the passage, what is probably a wrong way to study grammar? (A) You try only to remember the rules and definitions. (B) You study the parts of speech and the forms of words. (C) You study many living idioms and forms of expressions. (D) You study how an Englishman would express an idea.

33. In the first sentence of the second paragraph, what does the boldfaced word “dry” most likely mean? (A) Having no water. (B) Not tasting sweet. (C) Useless. (D) Uninteresting.

34. What is the passage mainly about? (A) Medicine. (B) Psychiatry. (C) Biology. (D) Sociology.

35. What is the main idea of the passage? (A) Anxiety is a harmful emotional reaction. (B) Anxiety is a normal emotional reaction. (C) Anxiety can be normal or abnormal. (D) Anxiety and fear are the same.

36. According to the passage, which of the following statements is not true? (A) Anxiety is primarily how a person himself or herself feels. (B) Anxiety can lead to beneficial change. (C) Fear is the response to a realistic danger. (D) Only a few people suffer from anxiety one time or another.

37. In the last sentence of the first paragraph, what does the boldfaced word “deleterious” most likely mean? (A) Calming. (B) Deliberate. (C) Beneficial. (D) Harmful.

38. What is the passage mainly about? (A) Court. (B) Dispute. (C) Fact. (D) Legend.

39. According to the passage, which of the following statements is not true? (A) If the dispute is too complicated, it should be settled in a court. (B) Courts have changed as society has changed. (C) There have been no significant changes in courts over the centuries. (D) People cannot avoid having disputes no matter where they live.

40. About the so-called “trial by ordeal” in the Middle Ages, which of the following statements is not true? (A) There are four forms of ordeal: cold water, hot water, hot iron, and morsel. (B) In the cold water ordeal, the accused is declared innocent if he sinks. (C) In the hot water ordeal, the accused has to pull out a stone from boiling water. (D) The morsel ordeal is as painful as the other three but the easiest one to pass.

41. In the first sentence of this passage, “disputes are bound to arise.” What does the boldfaced phrase “bound to” most likely mean in the context? (A) Heading for. (B) Certain to. (C) Unlikely to. (D) Limited by.

42. What is the passage mainly about? (A) Psychiatry. (B) Education. (C) Economics. (D) Geography.

43. According to the passage, which of the following statements is not true about critical literacy? (A) The critical reader moves beyond the passive acceptance of knowledge. (B) The critical reader questions the author of the text when reading. (C) The critical reader questions what the author wants him to believe. (D) The critical reader does not care about the author’s perspective.

44. In the sentence, “We were passive recipients of knowledge.” What does the boldfaced word “recipients” most likely mean? (A) Receivers. (B) Explorers. (C) Constructors. (D) Distributors.

45. What is the main idea of this passage? (A) The reader should know who was determining what we should read. (B) The reader never questioned the author of the text that he was reading. (C) The reader should take a critical stance in the reader-author relationship. (D) It was wrong to believe what we read in school.

46. What is the passage mainly about? (A) Linguistics. (B) Political Science. (C) Social Science. (D) Geography.

47. In the first sentence of this passage, what does the boldfaced word “which” refer to? (A) Population. (B) Taiwan. (C) Ethnic groups. (D) Various provinces.

48. According to the passage, which of the following statements is not true about the Southern Min people? (A) The Southern Min people immigrated to Taiwan from southern Fujian several centuries ago. (B) The Southern Min people speak about a dozen different Malayo-Polynesian languages. (C) Many of the Southern Min people over the age of fifty speak Japanese as a second language. (D) The Southern Min people speak the Southern Min dialect of Chinese.

49. According to the passage, which of the following statements is not true about the languages spoken in Taiwan? (A) From 1895 till 1945, the Japanese government promoted Japanese among the people of Taiwan. (B) Since 1945, Mandarin has been widely taught in the schools. (C) Mandarin is the national language of China. (D) Most of the Southern Min people under fifty do not know Mandarin.

50. In the last sentence of this passage, what does the boldfaced word “quadrilingual” most likely mean in the context? (A) A person who is able to speak two languages. (B) A person who is able to speak four languages. (C) A person who is able to speak three languages. (D) A person who can speak only one language.