16. One of the most unexpected things about having children is how the ______ to mold perfect little humans ultimately becomes a project of making yourself a better person.
(A) quest
(B) question
(C) quota
(D) dilemma
(E) dialogue

12. At the University of Missouri, a graduate student’s hunger strike prompted the football team to announce a ______, compelling in turn the resignations of the university president and chancellor. (A) tournament (B) walkout (C) competition (D) election (E) rivalry

13. In all my excursions through the Valley of Nile, I never saw any of these ______ enormities. (A) alleged (B) generated (C) provoked (D) wonderful (E) rare

14. The Civil War in the United States was fought to ______ the slaves. (A) emasculate (B) enmesh (C) effeminate (D) emancipate (E) extinguish

15. After the bloody attacks in Paris, French President Francois Hollande called for a war to ______ ISIS. (A) assimilate (B) annihilate (C) avow (D) acclaim (E) acknowledge

17. The labor reform is the boldest any French government, left or right, has tried in years and has ______ daily, often-violent protests from wine country to the troubled suburbs. (A) enhanced (B) enchanted (C) uttered (D) unleashed (E) upward

18. Two former students from Burkina Faso have designed a mosquito-repellent soap, which they hope could be a simple and ______ solution in the fight to end malaria in poverty-stricken Africa. (A) affordable (B) moderate (C) beating (D) alternative (E) tidy

19. With the sudden death of the company’s CEO, Geird Leipold will be the ______ international executive director for the next 6 months. (A) interim (B) intern (C) resident (D) permanent (E) exclusive

20. Katie wore a beautiful dress to the ball, and she looked more ______ than usual. In fact, she looked like a super star. (A) elegant (B) humble (C) ragged (D) arrogant (E) ugly

II. Grammar and Structure: 10 points 【單選題】每題 1 分，共 10 題，答錯 1 題倒扣 0.25 分，倒扣至本大題零分為止，未作答，不給分亦不扣分。 A. Please choose the BEST answer to complete each sentence. 21. It has been reported that the distribution of wealth is very uneven in the highly capitalist countries. Most of the wealth is in the hands of a privileged few, ______ the majority are stricken with poverty. (A) whereas (B) if (C) because (D) as well as (E) since

22. The young guests are socializing on the lawn in the backyard with each one of them holding a glass and ______ relaxingly. (A) chat (B) chats (C) chatting (D) chatted (E) to chat