1. Which of the following places is the origin of economics?
(A) Chicago
(B) Scotland
(C) Vienna
(D) Stockholm

22. 余秋雨〈遙遠的絕響〉：「像一陣怪異的風，早就吹過去了，卻讓整個大地保留著對它的驚恐和記憶。連歷代語言學家贈送給它的辭彙都少不了一個『風』字：風流、風度、風神、風情、風姿……確實，那是一陣怪異的風。說到這裡讀者已經明白：我是在講口」。依據文意，口應填入一時期，下列選項何者是此時期的代表人物？(A) 莊子 (B) 嵇康 (C) 李白 (D) 蘇軾

23. 劉墉〈天才〉:「天才不一定都能偉大，甚至多數的天才都沒落了，因為他們仗恃自己的天分，放棄了踏實的學習；他們沒有建築起蔽體的屋舍，只想望那縹緲的宮殿。十九世紀西班牙名提琴家沙拉薩特對讚美他是天才的人曾經感慨地說過：『天才！三十七年來，我每天要練習十四小時，他們卻稱我為天才。』」下列何者最不能表現這段文字的主題？(A) 書山有路勤為徑，學海無涯苦作舟 (B) 我非生而知之者，好古，敏以求之者也 (C) 騏驥一躍，不能十步；駑馬十駕，功在不舍 (D) 陽春之曲，和者必寡；盛名之下，其實難副

24. 下列兩段文宇口內最適合填入的詞語為？（甲）她是這樣的人：常在個人生活的小溪小河裡擱淺，卻在淘湧著政治波濤的大江大河裡口口口口。（古華《芙蓉鎮》）（乙）他是一久經風霜的老者，卻又像一未經風雨的孩童。外面是雷電襲於上也好，是泰山崩於前也好，他好像總是像他小屋裡所掛的那條橫幅：「胸中常口口口口。」（陳之藩〈把酒論詩〉）(A) 載沉載浮／虚懷若谷 (B) 攀援而登／光明磊落 (C) 鼓浪揚帆／養一分春 (D) 蓄勢待發／法古完人

25.「此刻正像是水底的世界/一切已沉澱,静寂/那些遠近朦朧的樹枝/如珊瑚 叢生海裡/藍空上緩泛過光潔的浮雲/是片片無聲的浪花/只有一隻古代的 象牙舟/在珍珠的海上徐筏。」上引為一節現代詩,從詩的內容判斷,下列何 者最適合作為此詩的題目? (A)月色散步 (B)藍色汪洋 (C)浪花無聲 (D)曠野寄情

2. Alan, Bob, and Carlos are woodworkers who all make tables and chairs. In one month, Alan can make 6 tables or 18 chairs, whereas Bob can make 6 tables or 12 chairs, and Carlos can make 4 tables or 4 chairs. Who has the lowest opportunity cost of making tables? (A) Alan (B) Bob (C) Alan and Bob (D) Carlos

3. A decrease in the price of a good will (A) increase demand (B) decrease demand (C) increase quantity demanded (D) decrease quantity demanded

4. Which of the following events may NOT result in a rising equilibrium price of certain goods? (A) When an effective price ceiling is set (B) When there is a loss caused by a natural disaster (C) When the government opens up exports of the goods (D) When the price of substitutes goods rises

5. A supermarket decides to reduce the price of its own brand of baked beans as a special offer for one week only. During this week, it discovers that its total revenue from the sale of own-brand baked beans increases. This indicates that (A) the demand for its own brand of baked beans is elastic with respect to price (B) the demand for its own brand of baked beans is elastic with respect to income (C) the demand for its own brand of baked beans is inelastic with respect to price (D) its own brand of baked beans is an inferior good

6. A key characteristic of a competitive market is that (A) producers sell nearly identical products (B) firms minimize total costs (C) firms have price setting power (D) government antitrust laws regulate competition 

7. An oligopoly with a dominant price leader will produce a level of output (A) between that which would prevail under perfect competition and that which a monopoly would choose in the same industry (B) between that which would prevail under competition and that which a monopolistic competitor would choose in the same industry (C) equal to what a monopolist would choose in the same industry (D) the same as that which would prevail under competition