26. Which of the following titles BEST summarizes the content of the passage?
(A) How Is Linguistics Defined
(B) The Nature of Reading and Its Linguistic Foundations
(C) In Search of Linguistic Agreement on Reading
(D) Linguistic Perspectives for the Study of Languages

27. Inferring from the passage, tentative decisions are made by readers when they ________________. (A) encounter psychological problems (B) read with others (C) confirm the printed information that met their expectations (D) make a progress in speed-reading

28. Which of the following BEST describes the author’s argument in this passage? (A) Mastery of the ability to decode spelling patterns into written language is thought to be rewarding itself for advanced learners. (B) Reading also implies instructional practices which place emphasis upon listening and speaking. (C) Reading can be seen as a multi-level process, which includes the reconstruction of messages from print. (D) Reading should be done with prior silent reading activity, and then oral practice of sounds later.

29. Based on the passage, one can be certain that _______________. (A) the ability to identify the sounds is the most critical issue here (B) turning vocabulary into background knowledge is a mechanical process (C) conceptions of reading are very limited in nature (D) interpretation of ideas may also result in changes of behavior

30. Based on this passage, the conceptualization of “reading” is built upon _______________. (A) readers’ personal preferences (B) a psycholinguistic process (C) broad common sense and high IQ (D) phonetic symbols and spelling 

31. The author’s tone in Passage One is best described as ________________. (A) argumentative (B) gently mocking (C) neutral (D) ironic

32. The author’s tone in Passage Two is best described as ________________. (A) capricious (B) ironic (C) cautionary (D) argumentative

33. Which of the following is the most appropriate title for Passage One? (A) The History of the World Trade Organization (B) Taiwan’s Bid to Enter the WTO and Its Impact (C) The Chances for Taiwan on Entering the World Health Organization (D) The Main Mission of the World Trade Organization

34. The underlined word “stake” in the last paragraph of Passage Two means ________________. (A) bet (B) risk (C) file (D) share

35. The two passages differ in that ________________. (A) only Passage One gives concrete examples to support the opinions (B) Passage Two was written more recently (C) the author of Passage One expresses an opinion but the author of Passage Two does not (D) the author of Passage Two expresses an opinion but the author of Passage One does not

36. The authors of both passages would MOST likely agree with which of the following statements? (A) Taiwan’s government needs to make effective adjustments before entering the WTO. (B) There are too many strikes for Taiwan to enter the WTO. (C) Taiwan’s entry into the WTO is closely related to Mainland China. (D) Taiwan’s government should specify a tax reduction system.

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