113年 - 113 國立臺灣大學_轉學生招生考試：英文#127178

1. Fall (A) To stand as a candidate in an election. (B) To be captured or defeated. (C) To happen or occur infrequently and irregularly. (D) To serve as an example of something. (E) Unsettlingly strange or mysterious, even somewhat frightening.

2. Uncanny (A) To stand as a candidate in an election. (B) To be captured or defeated. (C) To happen or occur infrequently and irregularly. (D) To serve as an example of something. (E) Unsettlingly strange or mysterious, even somewhat frightening.

3. Run (A) To stand as a candidate in an election. (B) To be captured or defeated. (C) To happen or occur infrequently and irregularly. (D) To serve as an example of something. (E) Unsettlingly strange or mysterious, even somewhat frightening.

4. Illustrate (A) To stand as a candidate in an election. (B) To be captured or defeated. (C) To happen or occur infrequently and irregularly. (D) To serve as an example of something. (E) Unsettlingly strange or mysterious, even somewhat frightening.

5. Odd (A) To stand as a candidate in an election. (B) To be captured or defeated. (C) To happen or occur infrequently and irregularly. (D) To serve as an example of something. (E) Unsettlingly strange or mysterious, even somewhat frightening.

6. Sack (A) To plunder and destroy. (B) To imitate in an unthinking manner. (C) To regard as important or feel concerned about. (D) To be placed in competition with another. (E) A faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus.

7. Ape (A) To plunder and destroy. (B) To imitate in an unthinking manner. (C) To regard as important or feel concerned about. (D) To be placed in competition with another. (E) A faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus.

8. Mind (A) To plunder and destroy. (B) To imitate in an unthinking manner. (C) To regard as important or feel concerned about. (D) To be placed in competition with another. (E) A faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus.

9. Match (A) To plunder and destroy. (B) To imitate in an unthinking manner. (C) To regard as important or feel concerned about. (D) To be placed in competition with another. (E) A faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus.

10. Sense (A) To plunder and destroy. (B) To imitate in an unthinking manner. (C) To regard as important or feel concerned about. (D) To be placed in competition with another.
(E) A faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus.

11. The ______ in the stock market reflected the booming global market. (A) surge (B) acceleration (C) plunge (D) deceleration

12. Complete the following line from a famous poem: "Two roads ______ in a yellow wood," (A) divested (B) diverged (C) digested (D) divided

13. "Next stop, Leicester Square; ______ here for the Piccadilly Line." (A) delight (B) aboard (C) alight (D) onboard

14. Preliminary ______ have been conducted in this morning's legislative committee. (A) tactics (B) discussions (C) strategies (D) narrations

15. The apocalyptic theme is the main ______ of this movie franchise. (A) option (B) aperture (C) obscuration (D) feature

16. The Saint Basil's Cathedral, ______ in the Red Square, is mainly red in color. (A) bridged (B) fabricated (C) erected (D) obliterated

17. The Himeji Castle has a ______ outlook with a primarily white color scheme, which is why it is also called the "White Heron Castle". (A) stunning (B) debilitating (C) deprecating (D) semantical

18. "Clank" often describes the sound of two or more metallic objects ______ each other. (A) striking (B) dampening (C) depleting (D) scraping

19. Ra was the ______ of the sun in ancient Egyptian culture. (A) perambulator (B) progenitor (C) calamity (D) deity

20. "Brass" is a common metallic alloy, and the term is often used a slang for the upper ______ of police officers. (A) pylon (B) decathlon (C) echelon (D) eidolon

21. Elden Ring, an incredibly popular FromSoftware title, featuring the involvement of G. R. R. Martin, of A Game of Thrones fame, had a ______ wave of fandom as the expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree, hit the market. (A) revitalizing (B) decapitalizing (C) energizing (D) overwhelming

22. Stellar Blade suffered a serious ______ from fans when the developer was suspected of censorship upon its release. (A) revenge (B) oppression (C) backlash (D) whiplash

23. In recent years, lawsuits between Microsoft and Sony, two of the major console holders, have caused both companies to ______ a large amount of legal fees. (A) purchase (B) separate (C) depart (D) hemorrhage

24. The storyline of Black Myth: Wukong, one of the most anticipated titles in 2024, appears to be a very loose ______ of the famous Ming dynasty novel, Journey to the West. (A) arbitration (B) adaptation (C) deliberation (D) indentation

25. With the growing success of hits such as Hades, Slay the Spire, and Balatro, the rouge-like genre is becoming increasingly ______. (A) succulent (B) omnipotent (C) decadent (D) prevalent

26. Charlie Theron expressed explicit interest in participating in the prequel to Mad Max: Fury Road, and was ______ to find that the younger version of her character would be played by Anya Taylor Jones, the star of Queen's Gambit. (A) overjoyed (B) polarized (C) dismayed (D) boisterous

27. Many lifelong fans were so utterly disappointed with The Last Jedi, that they ______ the next Star Wars movie, Solo, making it a box office disaster. (A) boycotted (B) convalesced (C) rebelled (D) imperialized

28. Rebooting the Star Trek on the big screen with the Kelvin Timeline caused ______ reactions among the fans as they either welcomed or rejected the idea of iconic figures, such as Captain Kirk and Spock, being played by completely different actors. (A) scintillating (B) prosperous (C) ambivalent (D) engrossed

29. The 100th anniversary of Disney was celebrated with the movie Wish, whose ______ reception and performance on top of a score of only 5.6 on IMDB cast a questionable light on the marketing decisions of their top executives. (A) nefarious (B) munificence (C) pontificating (D) lackluster

30. One of Keanu Reeves's most memorable characters, Neo (The Matrix), was ______ resurrected almost two decades after his death in the third movie. Many people believed this was only done to prolong the dying franchise. (A) unceremoniously (B) oscillatorily (C) sacrificially (D) satirically 

31. (A) with (B) to (C) on (D) at

32. (A) again (B) about (C) among (D) akimbo

33. (A) at (B) upon (C) with (D) by

34. (A) to (B) of (C) out (D) in

35. (A) being (B) been (C) do (D) have

36. (A) to (B) of (C) out (D) in

37. (A) from (B) with (C) for (D) by

38. (A) least (B) mediocre (C) more (D) most

39. (A) at (B) upon (C) with (D) by

40. (A) involved (B) dissolved (C) evolved (D) resolved 

41. What manner of text is this? (A) a technical manual (B) a political address (C) a critical review (D) a fictional story

42. What historical era does this text belong to? (A) Medieval period (B) Twenty-first century (C) Nineteenth century (D) Stone age

43. Why does Josephine hesitate in delivering the bad news in paragraph 2? (A) She fears being blamed. (B) She is concerned for her sister's weak heart. (C) She cannot find the proper words. (D) She is heartbroken herself.

44. What is the most likely profession for Richards? (A) a reporter (B) a telegrapher (C) a mortician (D) a train conductor

45. How does Mrs. Mallard initially receive the news of her husband's death? (A) secretly heartbroken (B) grieves openly (C) complete denial (D) sarcastically unbelieving

46. In paragraphs 9-10, what is the frightful entity coming to possess Mrs. Mallard? (A) a poltergeist of polemics (B) the essence of emancipation (C) a demon of despondency (D) the ghost of generosity

47. In paragraph 11, why does the author use the oxymoron, "monstrous joy"? (A) because Mrs. Mallard is as happy as a monster (B) because Mrs. Mallard feels bad for feeling good (C) because Mrs. Mallard's joy is unaccepted by her society (D) because Mrs. Mallard's joy is trivial 

48. How does Brentley Mallard usually treat his wife? (A) with despise and contempt (B) with fear and loathing (C) with love and kindness (D) with care and caresses

49. What is the meaning of "importunities" in paragraph 18? (A) importance (B) opportunities (C) kneeling (D) persistence

50. What is the overall tone of the ending? (A) sympathetic (B) satirical (C) apathetic (D) consolatory