96年 - 96 外交特種考試_三等_外交領事人員英文組：英文#51447

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1 Most banks will_______their customers a certain amount of money for each transaction. (A) acquire (B) charge (C) cost (D) spend

2 At this time of the year a big collection of photographs is_______ in the City Hall to commemorate the contributions made by honorary citizens. (A) applied (B) collapsed (C) displayed (D) eliminated

3 It is never easy to see the ruling party and the opposition party share the same _______. (A) bureaucracy (B) formality (C) legitimacy (D) platform

4 The Gates Foundation is the largest foundation in the world, with an_______ of $29 billion. (A) allayment (B) endowment (C) illustration (D) oration

5 In recent years, Taiwan has made great strides in _______its international image and gaining greater exposure, participating actively in a number of major international events. (A) alluring (B) bereaving (C) deriding (D) enhancing

6 Many experts were invited to _______the problem of traffic congestion during rush hours. (A) tackle (B) condense (C) deduce (D) fortify

7 The government has actively invited_________ for construction projects to improve the investment environment. (A) amends (B) bids (C) grins (D) outbreaks

8 The houses in highly_________ areas are extremely expensive. (A) affordable (B) conscious (C) desirable (D) fierce

9 The landslide in some mountainous areas has_________ in the last few years. (A) intensified (B) interrupted (C) intervened (D) intrigued

10 The victory of the home team _________the people and they danced and sang on the streets for hours. (A) impaired (B) modified (C) navigated (D) overjoyed

11 This type of building is_________ to this area, and it is not often seen in other parts of the world. (A) accustomed (B) likely (C) peculiar (D) similar

12 The city mayor decided to_________ a cell-phone etiquette campaign to improve people’s cell-phone manners. (A) launch (B) nullify (C) persecute (D) testify

13 The infection is highly_________ , so don’t use public towels at restaurants or spas. (A) agreeable (B) contagious (C) efficient (D) generous

14 Be sure to ask your doctor whether these pills will _________drowsiness; otherwise you might fall asleep while driving. (A) deduce (B) gather (C) induce (D) moderate

15 Indian companies, flush with cash from a booming domestic economy, are prowling for overseas_________ to expand their footprints. (A) acquisitions (B) fluctuations (C) inventories (D) onslaughts

16 A widening gap between rich and poor is threatening to _________Japan’s view of itself as a predominantly middle-class country. (A) expend (B) propel (C) shatter (D) wield

17 Far from enjoying the economic recovery, millions of working people in Europe are feeling squeezed, and their _________ is becoming the hottest social and political issue of the day. (A) complacency (B) disgruntlement (C) felicity (D) heredity

18 The present studies of sex differences are venturing on ground_________ self-deception and prejudice are constant dangers. (A) since (B) so that (C) where (D) which

19 Oil companies_________ first on anybody’s green list, since they are producing the very stuff of greenhouse-gas emissions. (A) aren’t used to be (B) aren’t used to being (C) aren’t very likely to being (D) aren’t very likely to be

20 This experiment was conducted to test the proposition that positive expectations by teachers could_________ an increase in students’ intellectual competence. (A) attribute to (B) cause to (C) lead to (D) object to

21 The durian, a spiky fruit native to Southeast Asia, has been variously described by its detractors as smelling_________ garbage, moldy cheese or rotting fish. (A) as if (B) like (C) such as (D) with

22 _________fertility and prosperity in Chinese culture, the Year of the Pig is considered lucky for bearing a child. (A) Addicted to (B) Alert to (C) Aligned with (D) Associated with

23 A major factor in the population problem since the mid-nineteenth century has been the increasing acceptance of contraceptive techniques, bringing about planned limitations of families _________among those lacking the knowledge. (A) besides (B) except (C) in particular (D) regardless of

24 The city has made great strides in tourism:_________ its abundant historical sites, temples, and religious festivals, it boasts a myriad of local culinary delights. (A) because of (B) despite (C) in addition to (D) just as

25 Today, aborigines_________ less than 2 percent of Taiwan’s population, numbering around 430,000. (A) amount to (B) close to (C) consist in (D) up to

26 The police advised the news reporters _________their lives in jeopardy by going any nearer to the scene of the riot. (A) not put (B) not putting (C) not to put (D) that should not put

27 The excesses of the media have come under scrutiny over how young people are used as sources in news stories. (A) The media has been using too many young people as the sources of their news stories. (B) The media has started to pay more attention to their excessive coverage of young people. (C) The excessive use of young people in the production of news stories has been censored by the media. (D) The way the media uses young people as sources in news stories has started to be closely watched.

28 People often poke fun at progress, possibly because technology often presents new problems as it attempts to solve old ones. (A) People embrace the idea of progress because technology has greatly improved their lives. (B) People hold a dubious attitude toward progress because new problems may arise from technology. (C) People have a lot of fun using technology to solve their problems, though new problems may come alongside the use of technology. (D) People keep a distrustful eye on progress because new problems often cannot be solved by technology.

29 Kids enjoy talking of Spiderman as if he _________a real person, a contemporary of theirs. (A) has been (B) is (C) does (D) were

30 Loyal friends who derive as much pleasure from your success as you do are the best leverage in business. (A) Friends who feel happy about your success are those who you may want to do business with. (B) Friends who like to take advantage of you may pose a great threat to your business. (C) Friends who enjoy doing business with you may work as good partners. (D) Friends who are optimistic and open-minded can help you get ahead in business.

31 If we are prone to burst into tears after only a few harsh words about our character or achievements, it may be because the approval of others forms an essential part of our capacity to believe that we are right. (A) We are inclined to feel bad about ourselves because we lack the capacity to do the right thing. (B) We may easily feel vulnerable because the sense of frustration about our character or achievements is an essential part of us. (C) We are inclined to feel bad about ourselves because the way others see us determines how we think of ourselves. (D) Our vulnerability lies in our lack of capacity to fight against others’ relentless view of what we are.

32 The appeal of taboos and our inability to escape our longing for transgression are why so many people who call themselves honest and law-abiding spend so much time with movies, novels, songs, folk stories, and Shakespeare. (A) People try to learn about taboos and transgression through various forms of expressive art such as movies, novels, songs, etc. (B) People find movies, novels, or songs appealing because their desire for taboos and transgression is acted out in these forms of expressive art. (C) In various forms of expressive art such as movies, novels, songs, etc., we can see honest people violate social or cultural taboos. (D) Various forms of expressive art such as movies, novels, songs, etc. help explain why honest and law-abiding people lack the ability to violate taboos and transgress social code.

33 Soon Al Gore learned how hard it would be to overcome the resistance of special interests,_________ strategy would be to cast doubt on global-warming science, just as cigarette manufacturers cast doubt on the link between smoking and cancer. (A) so (B) therefore (C) where (D) whose

34 The old man could_________ hear the policeman because he was hard-of-hearing. (A) almost (B) barely (C) closely (D) easily

35 It is said that the obsessive English concern with high status and aristocracy could be traced back to the country’s papers, which daily enforced messages about the prestige of the titled and the famous. (A) It is said that a considerable part of the English newspapers is about people of high status and aristocracy. (B) It is said that English people love to read newspapers with stories about prestige of the titled and the famous. (C) It is said that the English newspapers appeal to people’s peculiar love for the upper class by writing about those of high status and aristocracy. (D) It is said that English people love to read about people of high status and aristocracy because of the newspapers’ daily supply of such stories.

36 For folks who want applause without relinquishing their sense of modesty, the trick is keeping quiet and allowing someone else to show off for them. (A) People who would like to win applause should keep quiet and rid themselves of their sense of modesty. (B) One of the tricks for people to win applause and still stay modest is to have someone else boast about their achievement. (C) People may take pride in their achievement and still be modest by saying nothing about how others show off for them. (D) One good way for people to show off in a modest way is to keep their voice down and have others do the trick for them.

37 What is the main idea of the first paragraph? (A) Americans work hard to rid themselves of fat. (B) Fat is vital to our nervous system. (C) Fats help generate a number of important hormones. (D) Fat is an essential part of life.

38 Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about fats? (A) They are essential to the formation of the insulating sheaths of nerve cells. (B) They help generate important compounds that can reduce cholesterol in human body. (C) They help keep us warm and cover vulnerable body parts. (D) Breast milk contains a lot of fat.

39 What do doctors say about our daily intake of fat? (A) Men should have no more than 15 percent and women no more than 20 percent. (B) Adults may get fat from meat, eggs, cheese, assorted junk foods, and various plant sources. (C) The ratios of fat can be altered according to social custom. (D) Adults should have fat for no more than 20 percent of their daily intake.

40 In the second paragraph, what does the word “plumpness” mean? (A) breast (B) reproductive power (C) rounded body (D) weight

申論題 (3)

⑴索羅門群島（the Solomon Islands）於本（96）年 4 月 2 日發生強烈地震並引發海嘯，造成 43 人死亡，逾千人受傷的慘重災情。中華民國（台灣）政府本諸「人溺己溺」之人道精神，立即透過我駐索國大使館捐贈 20 萬美元予索政府賑災。此外，由外交部與衛生署共同設立之跨部會任務編組 TaiwanIHA 亦同時組派醫療隊，並攜帶200餘公斤藥品於4月5日趕赴索國，在災情最嚴重之吉佐島（Ghizo Island）架設醫療站，與各國際救援組織並肩救援。

⑵ In times of hostility, diplomats are often withdrawn for reasons of personal safety, as well as in some cases when the host country is friendly but there is a perceived threat from internal dissidents. Ambassadors and other diplomats are sometimes recalled temporarily by their home countries as a way to express displeasure with the host country. In both cases, lower-level employees still remain to actually do the business of diplomacy.

二、英文作文：請就以下主題寫一篇約 250 字之文章。（20 分） Cultural Diplomacy in the Age of Globalization

96年 - 96 外交特種考試_三等_外交領事人員英文組：英文#51447

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