14 What does “lingering” in the first paragraph mean?
(A)Being very dark
(B)Being raised higher and higher
(C)Hiding something from being seen
(D)Remaining for a time

1 Taipei 101 Tower is ______to many people. It has embraced an influx of shoppers and tourists since its opening. (A)appealing (B)repulsive (C)exclusive (D)trifling

2 Newspaper reports cannot be fully trusted. Sometimes they are the government or certain political parties. (A)negotiated with (B)biased against (C)equipped with (D)composed of

3 Notebook computers may be more convenient than desktop computers, but some keyboards are___small that they cause awkward hand positioning. (A)so (B)such (C)much (D)far

4 There are risks when a nation depends on the individual dreams of the people rather than a coherent political system. (A)A nation is less susceptible to risks if it depends more on a coherent political system than on individual dreams. (B)A nation without risks relies more on individual dreams than on a sound political system. (C)People’s dreams for a nation are unreliable, let alone a sound political system. (D)People prefer individual dreams for a nation to a coherent political system.

5 Somewhere between low-brow movies and art-house fare is a sweet spot occupied by films that explore weighty subjects while still managing to entertain in a populist sense. (A)Film-makers will try to appeal to the taste of the general public by creating something artistic and yet comprehensible. (B)Film-makers will have to strike a balance between popular taste and artistic value by weighing the popularity of the topics. (C)Film-makers will try to tackle serious issues in a way that can still cater to the public taste. (D)Film-makers would like to meet the need of the general public by creating things that are neither too vulgar nor too artistic.

6 While some recyclers process the material with an eye toward minimizing pollution, many more sell it to the developing world. (A)More and more developing countries purchase the material from recyclers who process the material without any clear idea of reducing environmental pollution. (B)Most people recycle the material for the sake of saving the environment and a few sell it for profit. (C)Developing countries buy a lot more of material from the recyclers for the purpose of reducing environmental pollution. (D)Some material is recycled for the purpose of reducing pollution, yet a lot more is sold to developing countries.

7 Arriving for an appointment with his old friends, Grandpa, at age 75, strode in with the bounce of a man half his age. (A)Grandpa was making an appointment with a friend half his age. (B)My 75-year-old grandpa strode and bounced with an old friend half his age. (C)My 75-year-old grandpa, being healthy and energetic, walked like a man half his age to meet his old friends. (D)Grandpa was so excited to have an appointment with a young man half his age.

8 Many children have consistently achieved academic excellence, but that is no shield against a parent’s quest for perfection. (A)Many children’s consistent academic excellence cannot stop their parents from pushing them for even better performance. (B)Many children’s consistent academic excellence means little to their parents, who constantly push themselves for perfection. (C)Many children who consistently achieve academic success have shielded themselves against their parents’ quest for perfection. (D)Many children who consistently do excellent schoolwork have failed to please their parents because their work is not good enough.

9 The Senator’s promise was seen as a ploy to cozy up to the indigenous people. (A)The Senator was very friendly to the indigenous people. (B)The indigenous people were happy with the Senator’s promise. (C)The Senator’s promise to the indigenous people was regarded as a deceptive tactic. (D)The indigenous people deemed the Senator highly.

10 The popularity of the Lucas film didn’t defeat the overall box office slump that had plagued Hollywood for 13 straight weeks. (A)The popular movie made by Lucas didn’t succeed in bringing in more people to the movie theaters, and the problem of few moviegoers had lasted for 13 weeks in a row. (B)The film made by Lucas was popular and more people had been going to see the movie over the past 13 weeks. (C)The popular movie made by Lucas didn’t stop people from going to the movies, and the problem of too many moviegoers had troubled Hollywood for 13 straight weeks. (D)Despite the fact that fewer people went to the movies for 13 straight weeks, the Lucas film was so popular that Hollywood decided to build more movie theaters.

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