24. The discovery of new medicine is an important            in the fight against cancer.
(A) commitment
(B) demonstration
(C) outbreak
(D) breakthrough
(E) interpretation

20. Though promising to reform the out-of-date mentality the bureaucracy has had in managing the state apparatus, the new ruling party soon finds that its reform faces stronger opposition than expected. The government then is forced to fall back on the old ineffective mechanism in doing its job. (A) criticize viciously (B) completely replace (C) rely unwillingly on (D) accept enthusiastically (E) treat contemptuously

21. He was praised for his fairness and high           . (A) inferiority (B) integration (C) integrity (D) intimacy (E) ingenuity

22. The speaker spent a lot of time on one simple question. His explanation was so            that we hardly see the point clearly. (A) coherent (B) crucial (C) vicious (D) various (E) lengthy

23. Dreams are            in and of themselves, but, when combined with other data, they can tell us much about the dreamer. (A) startling (B) uninformative (C) uncontrollable (D) unregulated (E) harmless

25. Ching style furniture, with its fine            and inlaid shell patterns, is the favorite of older folks from south and central Taiwan. (A) workmanship (B) penmanship (C) supplement (D) machination (E) settlement

26. With changing social structures in Taiwan, many businessmen copy the bright and            style of the fast food chains with their standardized products and decor; they have even taken beef noodle soup into international grade hotels. (A) hygienic (B) unsanitary (C) infected (D) impure (E) harmful

27. Restaurants can back this up with a standardized recipe for the item and a(n)            analysis of the recipe. (A) habitual (B) ludicrous (C) absurd (D) delicious (E) nutritional

28. Overseas Chinese blend into a local society through            and adaptation to the local language and ways of life. (A) maturity (B) intermarriage (C) collaborator (D) demonstration (E) excursion

29. When the orange trees are            there is a sweet fragrance in the air. (A) blooming (B) blossoming (C) withering (D) decaying (E) aging

30. Since September 11 many New Yorkers have become            at the mere sight of a plane passing over Manhattan. (A) scarred (B) indifferent (C) apathetic (D) spooked (E) mild