94年 - 94 調查特種考試_三等_調查工作組（英文）、電子科學組：英文#99471

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1______ water is strongly recommended if you are going to have a trip to the desert. (A) Mineral (B) Miner (C) Minor (D) Mirror

2 With the lack of harvest on wheat and some other grains, the prices on several basic______ such as bread in the global market have been greatly increased. (A) communities (B) committees (C) commonalities (D) commodities

3 There is an announcement______ that he will take a new position in the company. (A) in effect (B) in fact (C) to the effect (D) with effect

4 We are not in a hurry. So______ . (A) make your time (B) have the time (C) tell the time (D) take your time

5 Most people think that we cannot be______ the right to know whether the imported beef is edible or not. (A) deprived of (B) deprived with (C) deprived away (D) deprived in

6 John always has great difficulty______ his parents’ expectations. (A) making up to (B) living up to (C) putting up to (D) getting up to

7 In the heavy rain, we reached the plant, only to find that there was something wrong with the engine, and we must______. (A) have it to be repaired (B) have it repair (C) have it repairing (D) have it repaired

8______ on the top of the mountain, the house commands a very good view of the meadow. (A) Locating (B) Located (C) To locate (D) Locate

9 John expected nothing but______ to the movies with Mary. (A) to go (B) go (C) going (D) went

10 Only lying on the sick bed in a hospital______ how important health is. (A) we realize (B) do we realize (C) we are realizing (D) we realized

11 Sizhi would have f looded______ the outlet system along the river was completed before Typhoon Haitang. (A) but that (B) except that (C) but (D) except

12 Government Information Office (GIO) in Taiwan insisted yesterday that seven cable TV channels______ for their programs were not good enough. (A) shut down (B) be shut down (C) shutting down (D) should shut down

13 ______with gambling scandals, some baseball players have been forced to leave the stadium. (A) That is often the case (B) As is often the case (C) Which is often the case (D) It is often the case

14 Eleven percent of Taiwanese aircraft ______by birds have suffered damage, according to statistics released by the Flight Safety Foundation. (A) hitting (B) was hit (C) were hit (D) hit

15 From 2000 to 2004, military and civil planes in Taiwan suffered a total of 681 bird collisions, with the aircraft______ in 75 cases, the statistics show. (A) damaged (B) damaging (C) damage (D) was damaged

16 The Flight Safety Foundation has introduced from abroad the______ bird-dispersing equipment. (A) last (B) later (C) latter (D) latest

17 Bird-dispersing equipment ______gas bombs, ultrasound and laser guns will be used at local airports. (A) as such (B) such as (C) so as (D) for instance

18 With oil prices going through the roof, people have started to look for possible replacements. The so-called “Biofuels＂are at last becoming a possible ______to gasoline. (A) alternator (B) altitude (C) addictive (D) alternative

19 Carmakers expect that their new machines would run on fuels______ plants, which have proved to be popular and cheaper for cars. (A) deviated from (B) distinguished from (C) developed into (D) derived from

20 Ethanol, the chief component of the biofuel, can be used by itself or added to gasoline to cut down on polluting emissions______ it delivers less energy. (A) so (B) if (C) though (D) unless

21 By this way biofuels help fight global ______by producing fewer greenhouse gases than gasoline fuels. (A) warning (B) warming (C) air-conditioning (D) cooling

22 Is it hard to produce ethanol? The answer is“No.＂Without too much effort, producing ethanol from sugar cane in Brazil could replace 10 percent of global gasoline fuel. No wonder there’s talk of Brazil’s fast______ “the Saudi Arabia of ethanol.” (A) become (B) to become (C) becoming (D) became

23 His intention has not been so much to paint pictures that charm the eye as to suggest great thoughts that will appeal to the imagination. (A) He intends to paint pictures that charm the eye better than to suggest great thoughts that will appeal to the imagination. (B) He intends to suggest great thoughts that will appeal to the imagination than to paint pictures that charm the eye. (C) He intends neither to paint pictures that charm the eye nor to suggest great thoughts that will appeal to the imagination. (D) He dose not intend to paint pictures so much.

24 We cannot thank him too much for what he has done for us. (A) We don’t need to thank him too much for what he has done for us. (B) We have already thanked him too much for what he has done for us. (C) No matter how much we thank him is not enough for what he has done for us. (D) We cannot thank him anyway for what he has done for us.

25 The really top fashion houses are few and far between unless you go abroad. (A) The really top fashion houses lie at the far place abroad. (B) The really top fashion houses are between a few houses when you go abroad. (C) There are not a few really top fashion houses here unless you go abroad. (D) The really top fashion houses are rare here unless you go abroad.

26 The writer declared that no day ever passed but he wished that he had never been born. (A) The writer always enjoyed his life. (B) The writer always found his life disagreeable. (C) The writer always hated the birth of babies. (D) The writer wanted to know his birthday.

27 According to the passage, lean people tend to_________ . (A) sit still (B) sit up late (C) move around (D) sleep all day long

28 How many calories should a fat person shake off per day in order to stay slim? (A) 350 grams (B) 350 kilograms (C) 14 kilograms (D) 350 calories

29 According to the passage, what is the most effective way to burn calories? (A) Following the guidelines in the diet book. (B) Sticking to your diet plan. (C) Taking the elevators when possible. (D) Walking as often as you can.

30 According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? (A) If a person is overweight, he must have a habit of going mountain climbing. (B) If a person is slim, he must be fond of moving around. (C) The tendency to be active or inactive is genetic, which in turn affects a person’s weight. (D) We fail in weight-loss programs because we do not stick to exercises.

31 What can be inferred from the passage? (A) Weight-loss programs are still quite popular. (B) Few people find difficulty sticking to exercise programs. (C) Most people find it easy to follow the diet programs. (D) The usual weight loss remedies are always effective.

32 Do not worry. By the time dinner is ready, I finished all my science homework. (A) Do (B) By (C) finished (D) homework

33 The British police have collected a lot of informations about how the terrorists keep in touch with each other for their acts of terrorism. (A) have collected (B) informations (C) keep (D) each other

34 My best friend John he will pay me a visit this coming Saturday. (A) he (B) will pay (C) a visit (D) coming Saturday

35 The teacher said last Tuesday that he hoped all of his students to pass the test the next day. (A) said (B) all of (C) to pass (D) the next day

36 A number of people who came to the concert in honor of Hu De-fu was rather impressiveness. (A) A number of (B) came to (C) in honor of (D) rather impressiveness

37 Far from being true was his talks last Tuesday about his intention to help farmers sell their products. (A) being (B) was (C) to help (D) sell

38 For the time being, costs for education at public colleges and universities are relatively low comparing with private schools. (A) costs (B) public colleges and universities (C) relatively (D) comparing with

39 Lawmakers demanded that the Department of Health suspends U.S. beef imports and remove U.S. beef products from store shelves. (A) that (B) suspends (C) remove (D) shelves

40 Many retired people are now quite happy with the chances of working hardly for the community. (A) retired (B) with (C) hardly (D) community

申論題 (5)

(一) 7 月份於倫敦發生的兩波炸彈攻擊，已引發英國一連串新的反恐措施。英國首相 Tony Blair 說：「遊戲規則已經開始改變。」（7 分）

(二)表面語言形式的不同是否意味著內在思維模式的不同？還是外顯行為及信念差異或許只是人類相同心智的不同外在表情而已？（8 分）

(一) English may have transformed the world, but with non-native speakers now outnumbering native speakers 3 to 1, the language is being reshaped in return. In Asia alone, the number of English users has topped 350 million, roughly the combined populations of the United States, Britain and Canada. （7 分）

(二) The world is changing in every conceivable dimension, such that humanity is faced with a new scheme of being. Policy-makers can choose to ignore these developments and be swept along with them in mindless confusion or they can seek to understand them and explore better coping mechanisms that may enable public institutions to maintain some measures of control and direction. （8 分）

三、英文作文：（20 分）

請以下面這段引文為題，寫一篇約 150 字的文章，內容中要以一則重大時事或世界局勢為例，說明此段引文之意義。文章請以英文書寫，若以中文書寫，則不予計分。

“Let us never negotiate out of fear.

But let us never fear to negotiate.”

John F. Kennedy

94年 - 94 調查特種考試_三等_調查工作組（英文）、電子科學組：英文#99471

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