1. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand on Thursday announced a national ban _____ all military-style semiautomatic weapons.
(A) under (B) against (C) to (D) on
2. Automatic guns were used to kill 50 people at two mosques ____ Christchurch, New Zealand, last week.
(A) with (B) on (C) to (D) in
3. The Prime Minister confirmed, “It’s about all of us, it’s in the national interest and it’s ___ safety.”
(A) about (B) behind (C) behold (D) where
4. ____ our surprise, the largest opposition party quickly said it supported the measures.
(A) To (B) In (C) With (D) At
5. The Prime Minister assured that her goal was ____ eliminate from New Zealand the weapons that the killer used in Christchurch.
(A) to (B) in (C) for (D) about 6. A: “Do you know what happened there?”
B:
(A) “Yes, it is too cold outside.” (B) “Yes, I think you should know.” (C) “No, let’s go ask someone.” (D) “No, I saw you there last night.”
7. A: “This is the team I am telling about yesterday.” B:
(A) “Oh, now I know why you love them so much.” (B) “Do you know where the team is located?”
(C) “Do you know the price of their new sportswear.” (D) “Yeah, young girls love designer’s brands.”
8. A: “Do you know how to turn this machine on?” B:
(A) “I can sell it as second-hand product on-line.” (B) “Please turn it on for me.”
(C) “Try this new model. You’re going to love it.” (D) “Do you try the red button on top?”
9. A: “What’s wrong with Melissa today?” B:
(A) “She looks very pretty recently.” (B) “I think she got promoted.”
(C) “I am sure that she always orders fried fish.” (D) “She said she has a cold.”
10. A: “Would you like anything for dessert?” B:
(A) “I’ll take double cheese hamburger.” (B) “I’d like to know the choices I can have.”
(C) “I am quite sure that coffee should be served after dinner.” (D) “I’ll have French fries.”
11. A: “Do you know what time the train arrives?” B:
(A) “It usually departs in time.” (B) “No, I enjoy the trip.”
(C) “Well, according to what they said, it has been delayed due to an accident.” (D) “Do you mean the car I just bought?”
12. A: “Looks like it’ll be another rainy day.” B:
(A) “Not at all, we all love rainy days.” (B) “Oops! It’s been three days in a row.” (C) “Seriously, the sun is setting.”
(D) “Great! I want to have barbecue with beer.” 13. A: “I think this is cheaper at a different store.”
B:
(A) “I’d like to work at that store.” (B) “I cannot guarantee you this.” (C) “Is this the latest mobile phone?” (D) “We could try again some other time.”
14. A: “Isn’t that news terrible?” B:
(A) “Yes, I can’t believe it.”
(B) “Yeah, terrible taste of fashion.”
(C) “I know, it is just too perfect to be true.”
(D) “Are you kidding me? She told me she enjoys working here.” 15. A: “What’s your plan this weekend?”
B:
(A) “What weekend? Like I have one.”
(B) “Yeah, I hate seeing horror movies alone.” (C) “You know, this topic is too sensitive.”
(D) “I’d rather work harder when I was younger.” 16. A: “John just came back from his business trip.”
B:
(A) “I’d like to know his report as soon as possible.” (B) “People say you can’t go home again.”
(C) “You just need to see it to feel it.” (D) “Cool. This is totally unbelievable.”
17. A: “You know. Kids these years are more interested in their games than talking to their parents.” B:
(A) “Tell me about it.”
(B) “You have to believe this.”
(C) “Medium rare. That’s the way to properly enjoy it.” (D) “A rolling stone gathers no moss.”
18. A: “With your cooperation, I believe we can win the trophy.” B:
(A) “A good man is hard to find, as always.” (B) “You can’t judge a book from its cover.” (C) “That’s a flatter. Let’s work it out together.” (D) “You simply blow me away.”
19. A: “Did you see the latest cartoon hero movie?” B:
(A) “I work so hard in the morning.” (B) “I am tired of staying up so late.”
(C) “Most definitely. I don’t want to miss any of these.” (D) “You simply blow me away.”
20. A: “My boss is so nice that he sends us for a holiday.” B:
(A) “I am so jealous of you.” (B) “You have to believe this.” (C) “Well, that depends.”
(D) “What’s the meaning of life?”
21. Now, ____ the wake of the two deadly crashes involving the same jet model, Boeing will make one of those safety features standard as part of a fix to get the planes in the air again.
(A) in (B) at (C) for (D) with
22. Investigators are looking at whether a new software system added to avoid stalls in Boeing’s 737 Max series may have been partly ____ blame.
(A) to (B) in (C) for (D) at
23. When the software system detects that the plane is pointing up at a dangerous angle, it can
automatically push down the nose of the plane ____ an effort to prevent the plane from stalling. (A) in (B) at (C) for (D) to
24. Boeing will soon update the software, and will also make the safety mechanism a standard protocol _____ all new airplanes.
(A) within (B) above (C) upon (D) in
25. Insurers have warned that climate change could make affordable cover ____ ordinary people unaffordable.
(A) over (B) within (C) in (D) for
26. Climate change was responsible for the majority of under-reported humanitarian ____ last year. (A) detours (B) detergents (C) detachments (D) disasters
27. In Madagascar, more than a million people went hungry as corn and rice fields withered under _______ and severe El Niño conditions.
29. Around the world, extreme weather events claimed about 5,000 lives in 2018, and left almost 29 million people in need of humanitarian aid and ______ assistance.
(A) embargo (B) emergent (C) contingent (D) eminent
30. One of the world’s leading climate scientists, Prof Michael Mann, described ________ extreme weather events as “the face of climate change”.
(A) accelerating (B) accumulating (C) aesthetic (D) anesthesia
31. Alice sat at her desk in their bedroom ________ by the sound of John racing through each of the rooms on the first floor.
(A) discharged (B) dismantled (C) distracted (D) dislocated
32. Alice needed to finish her peer review of a paper _______ to the Journal of Veterinary Science before her flight.
(A) submission (B) submitted (C) submit (D) to be submitted 33. Out of frustration, she ______ her pen onto the desk and sighed.
(A) tossed (B) flossed (C) toasted (D) crossed
34. She followed his students’ frantic glance to the clock hanging on the wall, where the antique valued for its precision, __________ 8:00.
(A) denounced (B) dismissed (C) decreased (D) declared 35. He should have _______ better to trust it.
(A) known (B) knew (C) know (D) knowed
36. His watch was precise. The clock in his room, in contrast, _____ knew the real time of the day. (A) rarely (B) boldly (C) eagerly (D) urgently
37. Jason stood in the doorway, _______ at his new car in the parking lot but not his kids. (A) to be looked (B) locked (C) look (D) looking
38. Jason grabbed his keys as like a relay runner _______ a baton in a race and headed for the car door.
(A) to be taken (B) taking (C) toke (D) to take
39. She caught her ______ in the hallway mirror—a distinguished looking, tall woman with white-flecked dark hair and glasses, a pretty, curly-haired woman.
(A) inflation (B) reflection (C) association (D) affiliation 40. He watched her ______ down the street alone, without saying good-bye.
41. They used to walk to the park together. Of the so many things she loved about waking with him, their shared ________ was the thing she loved most.
(A) conflict (B) controversy (C) commute (D) control
42. When they were first married, they even held hands walking. She savored the relaxed ________ of these morning walks with him.
(A) intensity (B) introduction (C) intimacy (D) intimidation
43. He loves to finish his coffee alone before the daily demands of his jobs and ambitions rendered them each stressed and _______.
(A) exiled (B) exhibited (C) inhaled (D) exhausted
44. Her comments and suggestions for the revision finished, she _______ and sealed the envelope, guiltily aware that her honest review may lead to rejection of this paper.
(A) paralleled (B) paced (C) parked (D) packaged
45. She repacked her suitcase, not even ________ yet from her last trip. She looked forward to traveling less in the upcoming months.
(A) emptied (B) embezzled (C) enveloped (D) enzyme
46. Apart from maintaining personal hygiene, if travelers to China display influenza-like symptoms, they should notify the relevant airline company and disease ______staff at the point of entry. (A) inspection (B) insufficiency (C) insurance (D) insecurity
47. In the face of the threat posed by the H7N9 bird flu virus, the Department of Health has _______ necessary prevention measures and designated the virus as a category 5 notifiable disease.
(A) enclosed (B) implemented (C) implanted (D) impacted
48. Outbreaks of SARS and bird flu have in the past severely impacted the nation, but the government will draw on the experiences learned from those painful incidents in _______ H7N9.
(A) confronting (B) conglomating (C) consisting (D) consulting
49. Later yesterday, the command center reminded travelers going to China to avoid any contact with farm animals and to ensure that sausages, hams, or any product made of pork are
severely________ .
(A) processed (B) prohibited (C) presented (D) portraited
50. Technically, the term swine flu refers to influenza in pigs. Occasionally, pigs transmit influenza viruses to people, mainly to hog farmers and _________.
(A) veterinarians (B) vegetarians (C) petrologist (D) veterans
51. In the spring of 2009, scientists recognized a particular strain of flu virus known as H1N1. This virus is actually a ________ of viruses from pigs, birds and humans. (A) compartment (B) coordination (C) combination (D) combustion
52. During the 2009-10 flu season, H1N1 caused the _________ infection in humans that was commonly referred to as swine flu.
(A) sustainable (B) recreational (C) respiratory (D) restaurant
53. Because so many people around the world got sick that year, the World Health Organization declared the flu caused by H1N1 to be a global__________.
(A) parcel (B) pancake (C) pantry (D) pandemic
54. Two residents succumbed to complications arising from H1N1 influenza this month, taking the death toll from the disease this year to five, the district health department ______ on Wednesday. (A) conspired (B) concierge (C) consulted (D) confirmed
55. According the officials, the two patients were suffering from underlying cardiovascular diseases and died due to bilateral pneumonia, which is an ________ of both the lungs.
(A) inspection (B) inclusion (C) incision (D) infection 56. So far, there has been no ________ case of swine influenza in Taiwan.
(A) accelerated (B) confirmed (C) conspired (D) concurred
57. Rebounding from years of lackluster fan interest, Taiwan’s professional baseball league has shattered its previous ________ record for the start of the season, sparking new hope for the sport’s future in the once baseball-mad country.
(A) accumulation (B) attendance (C) accommodation (D) attention 58. The government’s first __________ should be to help out-of-work people find jobs.
(A) priority (B) presentation (C) addiction (D) accompany
59. North Korea warned foreigners in South Korea on Tuesday to quit the country because they were at risk in the event of _______, the latest threat of war from Pyongyang.
(A) conflict (B) confidence (C) comfort (D) coherence
60. Soaring tensions on the peninsula have been fueled by North Korean anger over the imposition of U.N. ________ after its last nuclear arms test in February, creating one of the worst crises since the end of the Korean War in 1953
Americans love to eat foods that are high in (61) . This, combined with lack of exercise, has led to a nation of very chubby people. About two-thirds of Americans weigh too much, which often leads to them having health problems. The huge increase in the number of people in the U.S. who weigh too much has led to an outbreak of in (62) diseases, such as diabetes. During physical checkups, some people are also diagnosed with high blood pressure, while the diagnosis for others is a hardening of the arteries. All of these problems result in people dying much earlier than they should. Unfortunately, this “American disease” of being too fat is spreading to other countries as well, such as Japan and Taiwan.
There are some medications that doctors can prescribe to help people fight diseases associated with being too heavy. But these medicines are not a cure. The best medicine is for people to implement a healthy diet and exercise every day. Such a diet includes fruits, vegetables, and at least three portions of whole (63) each day.
In addition, people should choose low-fat milk, which is high in calcium. Also, eat low-cholesterol meals and prepare foods with very little salt. Fish and chicken can be eaten without too much worry, but too much beef, pork, lamb, and other red meats are not good for a person’s health. In addition to proper (64) , it is also important to be physically active. Exercising sixty to ninety minutes a day is a good idea. People who have addicted themselves to tobacco must stop. People who like alcoholic drinks should only enjoy them in small (65) .
61. (A) cargoes (B) calories (C) carnivals (D) cravings 62. (A) chronic (B) acute (C) cardiovascular (D) psychological 63. (A) grain (B) antibiotics (C) vitamins (D) antigens 64. (A) vaccinations (B) culinary (C) cooking (D) nourishment 65. (A) plates (B) side dishes (C) amounts (D) gulps
During a recent airplane flight, I discovered how (66) video games can be. I had traveled to the U.S. (67) business. While there, I bought a how (68) game player for my nephew in Taiwan. When I flew back to Taiwan, I packed the player in my backpack rather than my (69) . After boarding the plane, I squeezed into my seat and took the player out of the backpack. After the plane took off, I began playing a game. Within minutes I was hooked. I played the game throughout the entire twelve-hour flight. When we landed in Taiwan, I was (70) from lack of sleep. I decided then and there not to play addicting video games on any future flights.
66. (A) ambitious (B) allocating (C) adhering (D) addicting 67. (A) at (B) on (C) of (D) in
68. (A) optional (B) partial (C) portable (D) penal 69. (A) longitude (B) luggage (C) loneliness (D) longevity 70. (A) exotic (B) established (C) exhausted (D) exhibited
In 2003, when SARS came to Taiwan, it made a (71) impact, both in social and human (72) . The government, rather belatedly, set up an infectious diseases control (73) in response. Two years later, the H5N1 strain of avian influenza arrived, but the way this virus was transmitted was completely different. The government tried to treat it as another SARS, but found its efforts ineffective in containing the spread of the virus. The government also tried to deal with the H1N1 strain of swine flu in the same way in 2009, by (74) the infected and encouraging more anti-flu vaccinations. The result was that nearly 300 people died. The nation’s record on the (75) of infectious diseases is far from perfect.
71. (A) confidential (B) consecutive (C) considerable (D) conspiring 72. (A) invest (B) revenue (C) cost (D) return 73. (A) momentary (B) monetary (C) machinery (D) mechanism 74. (A) eliminating (B) quarantining (C) accelerating (D) discriminating 75. (A) prevention (B) prominence (C) providence (D) profundity
The life of a poet is usually thought to be a contemplative one: plenty of reading, writing, and quiet philosophizing in studies or libraries. If ever there was an (76) to this rule, it was Edgar Allen Poe (1809 -1849).
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Poe was orphaned at the age of only three. Fortunately, a wealthy merchant, John Allan, (77) the boy. The new family lived for five years in England, where Poe went to elementary school. Later the family returned to Allan’s home in Richmond, Virginia. Poe then entered the University of Virginia but was there for only a year. He fell into the habit of gambling and left the Allan home for his hometown of Boston.
By the age of eighteen, Poe was already writing poetry. About the same time, he entered the West Point Military Academy but was (78) shortly thereafter for neglecting his duty. He then briefly made New York City his home, where he penned many poems and worked as editor at various magazines. Now in his 20s, Poe, concentrated on his writing and won several awards. He moved into his aunt’s home in Baltimore, Maryland and married her daughter, his 13-year-old cousin Virginia. He frequently changed his address, living in several East Coast cities, always working on his writing and editing magazine stories.
With the death of his wife Virginia in 1847, Poe became suicidal. He turned to alcohol for relief but quickly became an (79) . He was found dead on a street in Baltimore in 1849 under mysterious circumstances. Thus came to an end the short but intriguing life of one of America’s finest poets and short-story writers.
Good writings outlive their authors, and Poe was no exception. His poetry, though often depressing and dwelling on dark themes, is considered among the finest ever written. He is also (80) with being a pioneer in the development of the modern detective story. His deep understanding of tormented hearts and minds leaps from the lines of his poetry and the pages of his short stories. Despite his short, tragic life, Edgar Allen Poe will thrill and chill many generations to come.
76. (A) eccentrics (B) examination (C) example (D) exception 77. (A) abducted (B) adopted (C) adapted (D) addicted 78. (A) decreased (B) descended (C) dismissed (D) discounted 79. (A) alcoholic (B) allergic (C) anesthesia (D) acoustic 80. (A) blamed (B) credited (C) indebted (D) accustomed
