14. When the 50-year-old actress is asked by reporters about how she keeps her figure fit and her skin smooth and tight, she answers, "I take care of them with no other means than sleeping and eating well." But most women of her age hearing this would sigh, "If only I could say the same." What do these women of her age mean with the comment?
(A) "I wouldn't be so stupid as to say such nonsense in front of the media."
(B) "I'm never so smart as she is to give such clever answer in front of the media."
(C) "I wish I could keep my figure and skin youthful in as simple ways as she does."
(D) "Only I could say such thing about myself； she is not even qualified."

10. Which use of the word "shift" involves the idea of time?(A) Can you believe that?! It took Maria nearly half an hour to drive here from the school (usually a five- minute ride) because she did not know how to shift to high-speed gear. (B) Some nurses say that they don't like to take midnight shifts； the hospital at night usually gives them a creepy feeling, especially when their office room is near the morgue. (C) Some former supporters of the "green camp" do not shift their loyalty to the "blue camp" overnight； they believe that they have endured too much disappointment over the green ruling party for too long. (D) Business is not to be done on a rush: egg tart was once so popular that bakeries specializing in it mushroomed across the city. But soon there was an oversupply and the stores had to sell at a loss to shift stock.

11. Which action or reaction below can qualify as an "informed move"?(A) As soon as Gerald was informed by an unsigned letter that his wife had an affair with Harry, he took a gun to his friend's office and blew his head off on the spot. (B) After analyzing a few satellite photos that seem to suggest the existence of water on Mars, NASA sends a military-civilian team of 1000 people there to build a colony. (C) A famous astrologist predicts that a meteor of one million tons is going to hit Earth in 2030, so many people begin to build underground shelters to survive the disaster. (D) After visiting over ten nursing homes and talking to their respective heads, the Johnson family decides to leave their parents to the care of the home that they believe is the best.

12. Which attitude below would be the best example of being "self-righteous"?(A) A police officer who takes bribery from brothels in the district under his jurisdiction looks away when they deal in child prostitution. (B) Comfortable capitalists blame the "laziness" of most unemployed laborers because they are unwilling to take jobs that can barely pay for their survival. (C) The boss of a company often stays in the office for overtime work but rarely asks his employees to follow his example. (D) Though the general doesn't need to stay in the front during a battle, he often makes this daring move and wants his soldiers to face dangers as he does.

13. Which dealing below would be considered "more than fair"?(A) Your classmate treats you a bowl of plain noodles to repay your effort of doing his homework for a whole semester. (B) You purchase 3.5 acres of land at the price of seven million dollars while the market value of an acre is two million. (C) Your cousin sold you an accident-free, 6-month-old car that she had hardly used at two hundred thousand dollars, while the same model of similar conditions cost four hundred thousand.

15. Though students and their parents may have misgivings about present educational policies, there is still much to be said for the efforts that the authorities concerned put into the goal of educational reform. Which statement below is true accordingly? (A) Students and their parents are worried about the present educational policy； the efforts of the authority concerned at educational reform should be questioned and criticized. (B) The present educational policies are not welcome by students and their parents； the direction in which the educational reform is pursued now needs further discussion. (C) The present educational policies have been widely denounced by students and their parents； there is no need to say more about the misdirected efforts of the authority. (D) Even though students and their parents are not happy with the newly reformed educational policies, the authority's efforts at reform still deserve positive comments.

16. (A) swearing on (B) sworn in (C) swearing of (D) sworn by

17. (A) term (B) period (C) time (D) duration

18.(A) Expectedly (B) Definitely (C) Fearfully (D) Hopefully

19. (A) interest (B) interesting (C) interested (D) interests

20.(A) binding (B) defying (C) abiding (D) accusing