39. The famous band received a(n) _ welcome from crowds of fans when they arrived at the concert venue.

(A) dubious

(B) eligible

(C) negligible

(D) rapturous

40. The online instant service aims to _ the application for social welfare. (A) fluctuate (B) formulate (C) fabricate (D) facilitate 閱讀測驗部分 (請依下文回答第41題至第45題): It is still a problem for many people in the world to have safe water to drink. Some people hold that bottled water is a more convenient product than tap water when you need a quick drink; 41 few may wonder where the former is made and why it costs so much. In fact, tap water isn't a universal luxury. It's 42 that more than 800 million people around the world don't have safe drinking water, and even in the US, cities had to use bottled water 43 tap water. The tap water had aging facilities or toxic chemicals in the water supply. On the other hand, bottled water has a huge environmental impact. It usually 44 a lake, spring, or underground aquifer, and on average, 45 need 3 liters of water to make one liter of bottled water. To make plastic bottles, they need billions of gallons of oil every year and 2,000 times more energy than tap water needs.

41. (A) in addition (B) however (C) by the way (D) consequently

42. (A) conducted (B) included (C) estimated (D) secluded

43. (A) in addition to (B) as well as (C) due to (D) instead of

44. (A) originates from (B) pours into (C) fluctuates among (D) appears in

45. (A) legislators (B) instructors (C) conductors (D) manufacturers 以下是試卷內容的題目與選項： 請依下文回答第46題至第50題 Denver's public schools' three-year plunge from one of the nation's most carefully planned and promising examples of public-education transformation into a district led by a school board in disarray has multiple causes, and there's plenty of blame to spread around. Ultimately, however, it is the result of a concerted effort over more than a decade by organized and committed activists, local and national, who have opposed changing the governance and operation of school districts in any significant way. The politics of public education in Denver have grown increasingly in school systems across the country. What distinguishes the conflict over reform in Denver is how unrelated it is to student outcomes. While Denver's reforms have been far from perfect, they merit the national attention they've drawn. A growing body of evidence makes clear that outcomes for students in the city slowly yet significantly improved, including for students the district has historically failed to serve well. Yet as soon as Denver Public Schools took its initial steps toward reform less than two decades ago, an active opposition campaign arose, aimed not at moderating or improving the reforms, but at destroying them. In 2019, the election of three new anti-reform members to the Denver Board of Education flipped the board majority to that camp. Since the educational reform was launched in 2005, Denver's families and educators have embraced choice. The broad popularity of choice in Denver makes dismantling reform politically fraught for the board and its allies. In fact, the board has faced strong pushback from some parents and educators and has had to confront the complex reality of governing a district where choice, autonomy, and a focus on outcomes are now woven into the fabric of public education. But the union-supported board majority was determined to push ahead, and that meant cleaninghouse at the top. In fall 2020, Superintendent Susana Cordova resigned after less than two years on the job. Cordova is a Denver native and Denver Public Schools graduate who had spent most of her professional career working for the district. Cordova never got a chance to enact her own agenda. First, a teacher strike weakened her just weeks into her tenure. Next, the new board gave her no room to enact changes. Finally, softening the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic became the district's sole focus. Now that the pandemic's disruption is receding, the board appears poised to renew its efforts to roll back reform. It has a good chance of succeeding, because in November 2021, all four of the anti-reform candidates won, giving their side unanimous control.

46 Which of the following is the main idea of this passage? (A) A group of activists are now close to their goal of dismantling the educational reform in Denver. (B) Denver's educational reform agenda has been badly interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. (C) Denver's educational reform has improved significantly, including students who had performed poorly. (D) Denver's teacher union-based board has made concerted efforts to implement a successful educational reform.

47 According to the passage, which of the following is true about the opposition camp of Denver's educational reform? (A) They supported changing the governance and operation of school districts. (B) They disagreed with the educational reform from the very beginning. (C) They insisted on teacher choice and autonomy in the governance of schools. (D) They gained full support from Denver's families and educators.

48 Which of the following is closest in meaning to the phrase "cleaninghouse at the top" in the passage? (A) Destroying the union's scheme to sabotage Cordova's agenda. (B) Encouraging Cordova to enact her reform in the school district. (C) Removing the pro-reform superintendent from the office. (D) Modifying schooling practices during the Covid-19 pandemic.

49 Which of the following best describes the tone of the passage? (A) Cheerful. (B) Critical. (C) Amused. (D) Absurd.

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