I. Vocabulary: (15%)
1. Being failed held no ______ for the naughty student. He does not care about his score at all.
(A)terrors (B) details (C) displays(D) juries
2. Tina dislikes her roommate, Kelly, because Kelly always lets out a ______ of laughter suddenly when she was watching talk shows on her computer.
(A)crisis (B) roar (C)episode (D) percentage
3. The executive ______ the employees on winning the important case. Because of it, they all got a raise in pay.
(A)compromised (B) complimented (C) complicated(D) comprehended
4. Please ______ my wish to the newly wed. They are destined to be accompanied with each other in the rest of their lives.
(A)censor (B) cease (C) convert (D) convey
5. The company was fined heavily for ______ the advantages of its products. (A)exaggerating (B) provoking (C) coinciding (D) ridiculing
6. The quote from Steven Jobs—______ distinguishes between a leader and a follower— does inspire me to try new things constantly.
(A)Innovation (B) Inscription (C) Institution (D) Interruption
7. All the ______ of Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival were so outstanding that the jury was facing a dilemma.
(A)existences (B) entrances (C) entries (D) extras
8. When all the fans poured into the booking system ______ , the system broke down.
(A)discreetly (B) consequently (C) unfortunately (D) simultaneously 9. Never try to ______ in others’ argument because it’s easy to offend both.
(A)indicate (B) introduce (C) interfere (D) interview
10. Hearing her dad’s voice from the door, the girl got out of her bed in an ______. (A)instance (B) instant (C) infinity (D) infinite
11. When the traffic reaches its ______, drivers usually get stuck in the traffic jam. (A)insight (B) peak (C) plot(D) region
12. No matter how hard you try, the ______between the two long-standing enemies is impossible to be reached.
(A)reconciliation (B) reconstruction (C) hostility (D) hesitation 13.That was ______ a joke. Don’t take it too seriously.
(A) hardly (B) totally (C) merely (D) directly
14. Since Andy knew that his best friend, Johnny, likes the same girl with him, he treated him like a(n) ______.
(A) praise (B) applause(C) rivalry (D) enemy
15. With great ______ into the market trend, the man won the opportunity to get a promotion pretty soon.
(A) insight (B) confidence (C) strategies (D) preservations II. Cloze Test: (20%)
(A)
Charlie Chaplin was a successful comedian who acted in many silent comedies. But few people knew (16) led him to become such a great comedian. In his childhood, he lived with his mother, whose voice was so beautiful that she could perform in a theater for a living. Unfortunately, (17) her late twenties, she suffered from laryngitis. To support her family, she still buried herself in performing. However, no matter how hard she tried, her voice would suddenly crack and fade into a whisper in the middle of the performance because of her illness. There was no arguing that the audience, a collection of rude and noisy soldiers, would seize every opportunity to ridicule her. The theater (18) was a nightmare to her. One night, the same situation occurred again. The soldiers let out laughter and made fun of her. The stage manager, who (19) Chaplin perform for his family friends, led him to the stage. Surprisingly, the audience was fond of his innocent and fresh way of talking. After feeling at home on the stage, he added some tricks to his performance, such as imitations and dances. He even mimicked his mother’s cracked voice. The appearance on the stage was his first (20) his mom’s last.
16.(A) which (B) what (C)where (D) that 17.(A) with (B) on (C) at (D) in
18.(A) by all means(B)by no means(C)by means of (D) by means 19.(A) has seen (B) has been seeing (C) had seen (D) had been seeing 20.(A) while (B) not (C) also (D) still
(B)
iF Concept Award is a prominent competition for worldwide designers.
(21) a marvelous starting line for future designers, iF Concept Award has recently encouraged fresh blood in the area of design to display their innovative ideas in front of an international audience. (22) the encouragement of Taiwan’s Ministry of Education, many Taiwanese students have devoted themselves to
(23) the most of their talent and imagination for the competition over the years. Take “Eat- Clean”, a special tableware designed by Taiwanese students, for example. The designers (24) the weight principle of a seesaw (24) the new kind of tableware, (25) part that touched the mouth would never touch the table. From this design, it’s not hard to (26)___ good designs coming from great creativity and detailed observation of daily life. People (27) fly their infinite imagination (27) high when facing inconveniences in the daily life. With imagination and creativity, everyone could be the one to solve most people’s problems.
21.(A) When (B) Since (C) As (D) Upon
22.(A) Upon (B) Despite (C) Regarding (D) With 23.(A) make (B) making (C) being made (D) be made
24.(A) applied…for (B) applied…to (C) allowed…to (D) allowed…for 25.(A) which (B) whose (C) that (D) what
26.(A) bring (B) take (C) remind (D) find
27.(A) cannot…too (B) can…too (C) cannot…enough (D) can…enough (C)
Though Taiwan is not a country with a vast territory, it is indeed richly abundant in culture. Glove puppetry has long been a crucial part of Taiwanese culture. About 250 years ago, it was introduced from Fujian Province in China. With colorful costumes, graceful movements, and familiar scripts (28) on classic Chinese stories, glove puppetry captured the audience’s heart without any difficulty. From then on, the show became more and more (29) among Taiwanese. (30) , during the last stage of the Japanese colonial period, the shows were forced to cater to Japanese flavor, (31) its unpopularity with the locals. Before long, because of the fiasco of Japan in the Second World War and the rise of Jin Guang, which led a trend with the use of light and audio effects in glove puppetry, the popularity (32) again. After a decade passed, however, the government set up new regulations and rules, (33) compelled the shows to be dubbed into Mandarin. It faced its worst crisis ever. Then, with the turn to video-cassette rental market of producers and the release of successful movies, the glove puppetry came back with thunder and thrived with each passing day. Nowadays, owing to modern production and marketing strategies, being a faithful fan of glove puppetry is not only the elder’s exclusivity (34) the young’s. Maybe it’s time that other folk artists in Taiwan (35) glove puppetry as a model and (35) inspiration from its success.
28.(A) relied (B) based (C) depended (D) counted
29.(A) prevailing (B) preventing (C) proceeding (D) prescribing
30.(A) Particularly (B) Consequently (C) Nevertheless (D) Furthermore
31.(A) resulting in(B) resulting from (C) that resulted in (D) that resulted from 32.(A) made way (B) made sense (C) made a point (D) made a rise
33.(A) one of which (B) and one of which (C) one of them (D) they 34.(A) as well (B) also (C) but (D) too
35.(A) take, draw (B) takes, draws (C) took, drew (D) taking, drawing III. Grammar: (10%)
36. Neither you nor your brother ______ wrong. (A) be (B) are (C) am (D) is
37. The boy had ______ met the stranger than he ran away. (A) no longer (B) no sooner (C) no more (D) no less
38.Whether you will succeed ______ mainly on how hard you think. (A) depend (B) depends (C) depending (D) depended
39. ______ the late Middle Ages ______ the modern English name come into common use.
(A) It’s not until… that (B) It’s not until… did (C) Not until…that (D) Not until… did
40. ______ men and women are able to respect and accept their differences, love has the chance to blossom.
(A) Upon (B) With (C) As soon as (D) As far as
41. The sun has tanned my face considerably ______ I began working on the beach at eighteen.
(A) since (B) as (C) while (D) though
42. We should use public transportation as often as possible ______ the problem of global warming become even more serious.
(A) in case (B) whether (C) so that (D) lest
43. Learning a new skill requires patience, and ______ mastering a foreign language.
(A) so is (B) so does (C) is so(D) is does
44.Gary bought a new T-shirt, but his friends didn’t think it looked good on him. Now he _______.
(A) wishes that he had not bought it. (B) wishes that he did not buy it.
(C) hopes that he had not bought it. (D) hopes that he did not buy it. 45.Choose the correct sentence.
(A)There is not denying that he is such a perfect father.
(B) Nervous while singing onstage, Ashley couldn’t stop shaking. (C) Vivien sings a song and Nancy accompanies her in the piano.
(D)Hanna as well as her friends are excited about the coming of summer. IV. Idioms: (10%)
46.We must ______ Tanya’s illness. She doesn’t want anyone to know it. (A) keep out of (B) keep quiet about (C) keep up with (D) keep in 47.Half of the workers were ______ because of the lack of new orders.
(A) known of (B) laid off (C) led to (D) let on
48.When will Judy ______ Chicago? I want to hold a farewell for her! (A) leave for (B) leave off (C) long for (D) live on
49. The scientist’s success ______ his perseverance. (A) locates in (B) looks for (C) lies in (D) results in
50. We are ______ Frank to come early because we have not seen him for a long time.
(A) longing for (B) looking into (C) searching for (D) skimming through 51. The children are ______ seeing you again. You are an angel to them.
(A) looking up to (B) looking down upon (C) looking forward to (D) looking back on
52. Making a ______ as a nurse is not as easy as it looks. The time and energy a nurse needs is beyond description.
(A) living (B) mistake (C) conclusion (D) delivery
53. Janet called the restaurant to make a ______ for two people. (A) breakthrough (B) impression (C) agreement (D) reservation 54. They made a good ______to rescue the miners under the mine.
(A) difference (B) effort (C) impression (D) promise
55. “May I ______ your notebook?” “Sorry, I have ______ it to Mary.” (A) borrow; lent (B) borrow; borrowed (C) lend; borrowed (D) lend; lent V. Fill in the blank with a proper word: (10%) (請忽略大小寫)
People in sub-Sahara Africa, who need to work after sunset, suffer the costly expense of the kerosene, a mineral oil used to create light. To lessen the heavy pressure on the poor locals, a program (56) “Lighting Africa” is founded
to make cheap solar lights available for people there. The team (57) with local companies and the government to invent efficient and cheap light lamps. To encourage the interested manufactures to (58) in the program, it addresses a few strategies to light their burdens. (59) it does first is to conduct a solid survey on African market and consumers to reduce the cost that the interested manufactures need to afford. Second, it shares (60) the manufactures the cost of their testing products that pass the initial screening. Third, it (61) that the government decrease import duty. (62) attracting more consumers to buy solar lights, they even persuade banks and microfinance institutions to (63) the loan burden of consumers in the solar market. It is because of their devotion (64) solar light has become more affordable than kerosene for most of the locals. Compared to kerosene, solar lights now not only last longer but also cost less over time. Recently, with growing international support, the program has appealed to much fund from some governments (65) .
VI. Reading Comprehension: (20%) (A)
Memorizing English vocabulary is boring for most Taiwanese students. But what if memorizing vocabulary can be a contribution to world hunger? Perhaps the academic motivation of students would be stronger. FreeRice.com, a website founded by John Breen, does offer the opportunity for ESL (English as a second language) students to enrich English vocabulary and fight against world hunger simultaneously. When you go visit the home page of FreeRice.com, a simple quiz pops up with four definitions, and only one of them is correct. If you give the correct answer, the website congratulates you and gives you a new quiz. If you give the wrong answer, then the website displays the correct definition together with a new quiz. The difficulty of the quizzes will be raised if you answer several quizzes in a row correctly. Besides, for each correct answer you give, FreeRice donated 10 grains of rice to the U.N. World Food Program. Therefore, the more correct answers you give, the more grains of rice you earn for hungry individuals in poor countries around the world.
The fabulous idea behind FreeRice.com comes from John Breen, whose son was preparing for the SAT, a college entrance exam in America. In order to help him in memorizing vocabulary, Breen decided to build a computer-based and
multiple-choice quiz website. Breen was also passionate for solving world hunger. Then, the great idea came to his mind— the two elements should be combined! In 2007, he created FreeRice.com and cooperated with the U.N. Word Food Program. To date, over 1 million kilograms of rice has been donated.
Today, it even offers users other subjects to learn, including Math, Humanities, Language learning, and so forth. To increase its popularity, it has designed its own logo in the form of electric files for users to download. Users can download and print it out as a poster, or use it as the cover of any social media. If you are a teacher, you can even download the evaluation sheet it has designed for students. So what are you waiting for? It’s high time for you to visit it!
66.What does the writer imply about FreeRice.com? (A) It can only help English learners.
(B) It can only help starving people.
(C) It can help both English learners and starving people. (D) It can help parents who are worried about their business.
67.According to the passage, who may NOT want to use FreeRice.com? (A) Nature protectors.
(B) Foreign language learners.
(C) Students who are preparing for exams. (D) People who care about world hunger.
68.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the way it mentioned above to spread FreeRice.com?
(A) Wear the logo on clothes .
(B) Spread flyers and posters with the logo. (C) Share the logo on Facebook.
(D) Teach students with the evaluation sheet it has designed. 69.According to the passage, which of the following is true?
(A) Besides his son, world hunger is another concern for Breed.
(B) Before Breed’s son encountered the challenge, Breed has had the idea of setting up FreeRice.com.
(C) No matter you give a right or wrong answer, ten grains of rice will be donated. (D) No matter what answer you choose, the correct definition will be
shown together with a new quiz.
70.According to the passage, the tone of the author may be ________. (A) Ironic
(B) Neutral
(C) Humorous (D) Encouraging (B)
The EU, the Europe Union, is a politico-economic union of 28 members that are located primarily in Europe. As the most prominent global union in the Europe, it has been expected to solve every European problem. However, Italy’s illegal migration problem has made the EU in a trouble.
Italy, the nearest European country from North Africa, now is in face of the increasing illegal migrants from North Africa. Because it’s dangerous for illegal migrants to take overcrowded boats across the sea, out of humanity, the Italian government spends its own money to found an operation called Mare Nostrum, whose aim is to search and rescue the illegal migrants from North Africa on the sea. Recently, with the expansion of the number of migrants, the expense on the operation has getting higher and higher sharply. To solve the financial problem, the Italian government has requested assistance from the EU. However, EU’s 27 other members chose to ignore the plea. Mare Nostrum program is now winding down. On the other hand, as a result of its ignorance, the EU has suffered criticism from human right organizations from all over the world. Under the pressure of humanitarianism, the EU has initiated a new operation named Operation Triton. Yet, the budget and the efficiency of Operation Triton is only a third of Mare Nostrum, which caused more lives of migrants to be claimed and more worldwide criticism.
Because of the issue, the reputation of the EU has decreased sharply. Some experts suggest the EU to turn the attention back to the root of the migration problem. What attracts illegal migrants is a stable work and life in Europe which their countries cannot afford them. The appropriate approaches to solve the problem are a resettlement of migrants and an establishment of a perfect system for the migrants to apply for European jobs in their home nations. That would lessen the desperation that pushes people to take to the sea and truly settle the trouble of the EU as well.
71. What is the passage mainly talking about?
(A) The migration problem the EU has encountered. (B) The migration problem Italy has caused.
(C) The coming future of North Africa. (D) The coming future of the EU.
72.In which section of a Taiwanese newspaper that you may find the article? (A) Social
(B) Sports (C) World (D) Economic
73.Which of the following is the closest meaning of the word ”initiate” in the second paragraph?
(A) launch (B) cease (C) provoke (D) preserve
74.According to the article, which of the following statements is true? (A) The foundation of Operation Triton has lifted the EU’s reputation. (B) With the stress from the USA, the EU has initiated Operation Triton. (C) The EU is composed of twenty seven countries in Europe.
(D) Mare Nostrum is a search-and-rescue operation for illegal migrants from North Africa.
75.After reading the article, we could infer that ________. (A) Only Europe is in the face of illegal migration problems.
(B) The illegal migrants may suffer from war or poverty in their own countries. (C) Modern people around the world are no longer believe in humanitarianism. (D) The Italian government may renew Mare Nostrum program in the near future.
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