17. Although investments in the stock market can be, they can also result in great
financial loss.

(A) monetary
(B) lucrative
(C) pertinent
(D) reciprocal

18. Many jobs in the United States are , done by workers in other countries. (A) outsourced (B) overwhelmed (C) outnumbered (D) overturned

19. No words could describe the beauty of the scenery. It_ description. (A) defies (B) notifies (C) laments (D) fuses

20. Talent may take years to.When Beethoven was a young child, his great talent in music was not at all obvious to his teachers. (A) surface (B) mount (C) gamble (D) pound 二、綜合測驗:以下三篇短文,共15個空格,為第21至35題,每題有四個選項,請依 文意選出最適當的一個選項。 第21至25題為題組 Sending packages to your loved ones this holiday season is going to cost extra. United Parcel Service (UPS), the largest shipping company in the world, announced an (21) in its individual package pricing during the 2017 holiday season to help fund the (22) of hiring more workers for the busy period. The new charges will occur during (23) weeks in November and December 2017. The prices range (24) 27 cents per package for ground shipments to 97 cents for 2-day or 3-day delivery, depending on the week. This is the first time UPS has implemented holiday season-specific supercharges. UPS's average daily (25) of packages during the 2016 holiday season was 30 million packages. Last year, UPS hired 95,000 more employees to help manage the holiday traffic. During the non-peak season, UPS typically ships more than 19 million packages a day.

21. (A) increase (B) agreement (C) intention(D) ambition

22. (A) work (B) service (C) cost(D) group

23. (A) selective (B) selecting (C) selection (D) selected

24. (A) between (B) from (C) over(D) upon

25. (A) volume (B) contact (C) business(D) round 第26至30題為題組 If you prepare to buy another smartphone, there is one thing for the average smartphone user to consider: prices that go beyond $1,000 for a new phone. The Note 8, Samsung's latest superior smartphone, starts at $930. The 10th anniversary edition of the iPhone is even (26). The $1,000 mark may seem too expensive to customers who are used to (27) $800 or $900 for a phone. What is behind the price increases? Some of it is pure (28), as these phones do more than even the standard iPhone or Galaxy models. In general, smartphones carry more technology than ever before. (29) they are not yet laptop replacements, smartphones are required to do more than ever before as people (30) them for more than Web browsing or phone calls. Making something versatile, portable, and with enough battery life to endure long enough is not cheap.

26. (A) rarer (B) higher (C) sharper (D) thinner

27. (A) pays (B) pay (C) paying (D) paid

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