10. His speech was usually rambling, but this time I found it brief and ________ .
(A) hapless
(B) inane
(C) laconic
(D) fretful

6. The sermon was ________ enough to bring tears to the brash delinquent’s eyes. (A) garbled (B) poignant (C) incoherent (D) nominal

7. Avoid using ________ phrases when writing your composition. Be original and try fresh combination of ideas. (A) astute (B) distinctive (C) affable (D) trite

8. As the experiment involves possible damage to brain cells, all participants are required to sign a ________ . (A) subpoena (B) reprisal (C) waiver (D) citation

9. Instead of gaining wisdom with age, many elders suffer from ________ and gradually losing reason and self-control. (A) hybrid (B) serendipity (C) dementia (D) conundrum

11. Today’s youths differ considerably from ________ in many aspects. (A) that of the past (B) the past (C) those of the past (D) those are past 第 2 頁，共 4頁

12. The sun appears ________ to the horizon. (A) larger than it gets closer (B) larger than it, the closer it gets (C) larger the closer it gets (D) the closer it gets, the larger

13. Some astronomers have concluded ________ from outer space, such as the meteor, may have traveled through the vast universe for thousands of years. (A) that flying objects are (B) flying objects that (C) that flying objects (D) objects are flying

14. ________ factors contribute to chronic fatigue is widely believed. (A) Now that psychological (B) There are psychological (C) Whether psychological (D) That psychological

15. Which of the following sentence is grammatically INCORRECT? (A) Even in small amount, mercury produces hazardous effects on the nervous system. (B) The process that enables living things to transform food into energy is called metabolism. (C) Had it not been for your support, I would have failed. (D) In the United States, more pigs are raised in Iowa than any other state.

16. (A) Meanwhile the volume of their urine was measured regularly. (B) When it comes to the consumption of coffee, one study did find a 41% increase in urine, along with a rise in the excretion of sodium and potassium. (C) Every day people around the globe drink 1.6 billion cups of coffee and around twice as many cups of tea. (D) So although we might notice needing the loo more when we’ve been drinking coffee, the mistake is basing our observations on a comparison with the time we’ve drunk nothing, not with a similar amount of water. (E) But when you look at the studies of more realistic quantities of caffeine, the diuretic effect is not nearly so clear.