I. Vocabulary(請選出正確或最佳 的答案): 每題一分，共 20 分 1. Don’t make so much ______.
(A) new (B) newspaper (C) noise (D) note
2. It’s so quiet that you can even hear a ______ drop.
(A) pin (B) pipe (C) planet (D) player
3. I get a lot of _______ from talking to you.
(A) player (B) prize (C) program (D) pleasure
4. They used the _______ to pull the tree down.
(A) rock (B) rope (C) rose (D) rule 5. You can’t watch TV because the
TV ________ is broken. (A) seat (B) seed (C) screen (D) sale
6. I bought a ______ of six glasses from the shop.
(A) set (B) side (C) sight (D) story 7. She always wears a sweet ______
on her face.
(A) smile (B) space (C) swing (D) story
8. It’s my ________ today. I’ll pay the check.
(A) tree (B) treat (C) tool (D) ticket
9. Many young people are _______ about the music band “May Day.” (A) common (B) correct (C) crazy (D) convenient
10. It is ___________ for children to play on the street.
(A) dark (B) dead (C) dear (D) dangerous
11. It is _________ to get up early in winter.
(A) dirty (B) dead (C) different from (D) difficult
12. You can enjoy ________ air and green trees in the country. (A) else (B) foreign (C) fresh (D) fried
13. The people needs a ________ library in this small town.
(A) possible (B) public (C) private (D) present
14. Tom and Sue go to the _______ school.
(A) same (B) scared (C) serious (D) sharp
15. Peter: How many red _________ did you get? Jack: I got ten red __________.
(A) entrances (B) exceptions (C) envelopes (D) evenings
16. Some of my classmates _______ their hair in the toilet during the
breaks.
(A) call (B) comb (C) collect (D) cross
17. It is five hundred ________ from our home to the library.
(A) meters (B) mice (C) meetings (D) moments
18. Is it _________ for you to help me move tomorrow night? (A) purple (B) possible (C) proud (D) polite
19. To enter the museum, every ________ needs to pay one hundred dollars.
(A) acne (B) airport (C) ant (D) adult
20. After having a piece of cake, John asked for ________ one. (A)above (B) alone (C) another (D) attractive
II. Grammar：每題一分，共 10 分 21. We ________ George for more
than seven years.
(A) know (B) known (C) have known (D) will know
22. It ________ six days since my cat broke her leg.
(A) was (B) had (C) has (D) has been
23. He’s never been to Taipei, ________?
(A) hasn’t he (B) has he (C) isn’t she (D) is he
24. The little girl can’t swim, ___________?
(A) can she (B) can the girl (C) doesn’t she (D) can’t he 25. Lisa is ___________ her job.
She wants to find a new one. (A) bored (B) boring (C) bored
with (D) boring to
26. Ellie thought ______ Jack would open the door for her.
(A) X (B) of (C) about (D) there 27. Most of the students are excited
________ the coming holidays. (A) of (B) at (C) about (D) around 28. A: Has Joy _______ seen a bat?
B: Yes, she has.
(A) ever (B) even (C) yet (D) still 29. A: How long _________
married? B: Since 1998. (A) are you (B) you have been (C) have you been (D) has you 30. Richard has been in Canada
_______.
(A) since six months (B) for six months (C) six months ago (D) in six months
III. Cloze：每題一分，共 20 分
Icebergs can still be a danger to ships. But icebergs are learn about.
Icebergs come from glaciers. A glacier is a thick layer of ice
snow. A glacier may reach to the edge of the sea. Sometimes a huge chunk of ice breaks off. Then it floats out to sea. This chunk of ice is an iceberg.
Icebergs can be different shapes and colors. Some icebergs
called “castle bergs.” Other icebergs are flat on top. Most icebergs are white. But they can appear blue or green. Rocks in the ice can make an iceberg
Icebergs are not salty 36 sea. They are made of fresh water. Someday they may provide water for people who live in the desert! Ropes might be used to pull an iceberg near these places.
31. (A) call (B) called (C) was called (D) calls
32. (A) also awesome (B) awesome also (C) too awesome (D) awesome too
33. (A) make (B) makes (C) made (D) is made
34. (A) are tall and (B) tall are and (C) and are tall (D) tall and are
35. (A) look black. (B) looks black. (C) looking black. (D) look back.
36. (A) to like (B) like the (C) likes (D) likes the
When Sally Ride was 10 years old, she loved to play tennis. And she loved to learn. She didn’t know 37 she would be an astronaut. She didn’t know that she American woman in space.
Sally joined the space program 17 years made parachute jumps. She learned how 40 arm for the space shuttle.
41 1983, Sally was ready. She blasted into space on the space shuttle. The liftoff
was 42 She did not feel scared. In space, there is no gravity. She liked the feeling of floating. She made a second trip on the space shuttle in 1984.
Later, Sally became a teacher and a writer. She taught college students. She wrote five books for children. She also started science clubs for kids. Sally wants children to know that math and science 43 fun. And she wants you to know that space travel is fun!
37. (A) yet that (B) that yet (C) yet which (D) which yet
38. (A) is first (B) would be the first (C) will be first (D) will be the first
39. (A) later. (B) latest. (C) lately. (D) late.
40. (A) survive (B) to survive (C) should survive (D) she survive
41. (A) At (B) On (C) In (D) With 42. (A) excited. (B) exciting. (C) excite. (D) excites.
43. (A) is (B) was (C) are (D) were
Suppose you have a tickle 44 your throat. Or suppose you get something stu in it. You cough. Then you feel better. Fish cough,
way.
A fish takes in water 46 its mouth. Then it pushes the water out. The water goes through the fish’s gills. Gills are 47 each side of the fish’s head.
Sometimes the water is dirty. That isn’t good for the fish. The dirt
To clear them, the fish coughs. The cough comes out through the gills. So does the dirt. The fish feels better.
Some scientists watch and count the fish’s coughs. They do this to tell fish cough too much, scientists know the water is dirty. They
the fish—and for people, too.
44. (A) with (B) on (C) in (D) under
45. (A) too (B) too, but (C) But (D) also
46. (A) though (B) although (C) through (D) threw
47. (A) open in (B) opening on (C) opened in (D) openings on
48. (A) block (B) can block (C) can blocks (D) blocking
49. (A) what clean is the water (B) how clean is the water
(C) what clean the water is (D) how clean the water is 50. (A) than can (B) can then (C) be able to (D) were able to
IV. Reading Comprehension：每題 2 分，共 10 分
<51~53>
The famous actor, Rong Dung, 65 years old, passed away in his dreams at nine thirty last night. These years, what he has done to surprise everyone most is that he asked Tony, the husband of his best friend, Lily, to
has cheated Lily for years.
Rong Dong started his acting at the age of seventeen and became popular in his first movie A Student Prince. People always saw him as a real prince at that time. Before he began his show business, he worked in a radio station. And he was also a model at the same time.
In 1980s, he acted with lots of actresses from Taiwan—Jenny, Kate, and Polly. Their works Love in the White House and Flying Clouds
awards. However, his fans didn’t like his acting in these two movies.
In his late fifties, he changed his style to act as bad guys, and this drew people back to the theater. In Today and Tomorrow and
acting.
Next Saturday, 5 p.m. at the church, there will be a “movie party” as Rong Dung wished. All of his friends and family will get together to enjoy the good time he brought to the world.
51. Which is NOT true about the reading? (A) Rong Dung was not successful until his third movie.
(B) Rong Dung has different working experiences when he was young.
(C) Rong Dung acted as bad guys in his late fifties.
(D) Dong Dung hoped that his friends could miss him from his movies.
52. What does the word apologize mean in the reading?
(A) To thank. (B) To get angry. (C) To say sorry. (D) To bring together.
53. Here are the words from the fans of Rong Dung. Which is most likely talking about My Country?
(A) What a big success it is! Rong Dung, the youngest actor in his movie, shows his gift in acting. Women are crazy for him now. Everyone would like to have a boyfriend like him, a real prince! (B) At first, I didn’t believe that Rong
Dung could act well in his new style. Since he always acted a
handsome man, playing a bad guy might be hard for him. However, everyone was surprised at his hard work and the good show. This would be his another success! (C) I see him not as the actor Rong
Dung any more but as a poor man in the movie. His good acting won him awards but drove away fans this time.
(D) A love movie like this was not popular in Taiwan although Kate and Rong Dung really did a good job in it. I think maybe they have to change the story to another style.
<54~56> Dear Shirley,
Thank you for showing us around Willburg City. I enjoyed the stories which you told us about the interesting city a lot. The nights I spent at your house were wonderful.
I live in Yazoo, a small town which is quite different from Willburg City. People here live at a slower pace. We are seldom in a hurry. We make our dinner, sit at the table, and talk a lot at dinner. Most of us walk or ride a bike to work. When we meet our friends on the road, we just stop to have a small talk with them. Next time you come and visit me, I will be sure to take you to Blue Lake, which is famous for its beautiful scenery. You can see a lot of butterflies, birds, and frogs by the lake. It is one of the most beautiful places I know. You must see it for yourself.
Have a good time at work.
54. According to the letter, who lives in a small town?
(A) Shirley. (B) Susan. (C) Both Shirley and Susan. (D) Neither Shirley nor Susan.
55. Which is NOT mentioned in the letter?
(A) Susan has been to Shirley’s house before.
(B) People in Yazoo often have dinner at home.
(C) People in Susan’s hometown live a simple life.
(D) The life in Yazoo is busier than that in Willburg City.
56. What can we learn about Blue Lake in the letter?
(A) It’s in Willburg City. (B) Shirley lives there.
(C) Shirley has visited there several times.
(D) It’s a beautiful place to visit. <57~58>
If a society has 7% of population more than 65 years old, we call it an aging society. In the USA, millions of people are more than 65 years old now. Though most of them still think quickly and act wisely, not many companies want to hire them because of their age. Then those old people may just sit on the sofa and watch TV all day long. They may make some friends if they are lucky. But what else can these old people do?
Teachers in CNA, a language school in Brazil, have an interesting idea. They
noticed that a lot of students don’t have enough money to learn English in Brazil. These old American people often live a boring life in their country, so the teachers plan to allow these old American people and students in Brazil to talk on the Internet. To their surprise, these old American people feel a sense of achievement by doing so. They also feel proud of the job they do. For students in Brazil, they save money and learn English well in an interesting way.
population 人口; society 社會; hire 雇用 achievement 成就感
57. According to the reading, which is an example of an “aging society”? (A) A society has 7% of the
population younger than 65 years old. (B) There are fewer old people than young people in a country.
(C) The number of young people is the same as that of old people in a
country.
(D) A society has 7% of the population more than 65 years old. 58. According to the reading, what might
old American people do if they don’t have the chance to teach English? (A) They take care of children at home.
(B) They take a trip to Brazil when they have free time.
(C) They hire young people to work for them.
(D) They sit on the sofa and watch TV.
<59~60>
On the 30th of November, 2013, Paul Walker, a popular American actor, died in a
car accident. He was only forty years old when he died.
Paul Walker was a famous actor, and he was also known for his charitable work. In 2010, he went to help people in Haiti after the serious Haiti earthquake. So, he built Reach Out Worldwide Foundation. It helps people who suffer from disasters a lot.
In the beginning of November in 2013, more than 6,200 people in the Philippines died because of Typhoon Haiyan. Paul Walker’s foundation gave help to the people in the Philippines right away. He also went to a charity show with his friend. However, his friend drove too fast, and they had a car accident. They both died in it. Many people were sad because the world lost a great actor and a kind person.
charitable 慈善的; foundation 基金會; suffer 受苦 慈善
59. Which is true about Typhoon Haiyan? (A) It hit Haiti in 2013.
(B) It hit the Philippines in 2010. (C) It killed more than 6,200 people. (D) It killed Paul Walker.
60. What can we say about Paul Walker? (A) He didn’t really know how to drive.
(B) He was not only a great actor but also a kind person.
(C) He thought earthquakes and typhoons were not scary.
(D) He drove the car to the charity show on the 30th of November, 2013.
V. Translation：每題兩分，共十分
61. 除了小孩，很多成年人也因為萬聖 節遊行而對這個假日感到興奮。
62. 每個人知道你不害怕任何東西。 63. 我搞不清楚這張圖。(make heads…) 64. 這是相當簡單的問題，不是嗎？ 65. 這個客家小鎮以它的紙傘而出名。 1~5 CADBC 6~10 AABCD 11~15 DCBAC 16~20 BABDC 21~25 CDBAC 26~30 ACACB 31~35 CACAB 36~40 BABAC 41~45 CBCCB 46~50 CDBDB 51~55 ACBBD 56~60 DDDCB 61. 除了小孩，很多成年人也因為萬聖 節遊行而對這個假日感到興奮。
Besides children, / many adults also / feel excited about this holiday / because of Halloween parades.
62. 每個人知道你不害怕任何東西。
Everyone knows / (that) you are / not afraid / of anything. 63. 我搞不清楚這張圖。(make heads…)
I can’t / make heads / or tails of / this picture. 64. 這是相當簡單的問題，不是嗎？ This is / quite an / easy question, / isn’t it? 65. 這個客家小鎮以它的紙傘而出名。
