28.
(A) or
(B) and
(C) but
(D) with

24. (A) containing (B) convicting (C) consenting (D) confounding

25. (A) why (B) that (C) where (D) how

26. (A) detesting (B) enchanting (C) inhibiting (D) assimilating Passage 2: Questions 27-31 Our tragedy today is a general and universal physical fear so long sustained by now that we can even bear it. There are no longer problems of the spirit. There is only the question: When will I be blown up? Because of this, the young man or woman writing today has forgotten the problems of the human heart in (27) with itself which alone can make good writing because only that is worth writing about, worth the agony and the sweat. He must learn them again. He must teach himself that the basest of all things is to be afraid and teach himself that, forget it forever, leaving no room in his workshop for anything (28) is (29) the old verities and truths of the heart, the universal truths lacking which any story and doomed — love and honor and pity and pride and compassion and sacrifice. The writer's duty is to write about these things. It is his privilege to help man endure by lifting his heart, by reminding him (30) the courage and honor and hope and pride and compassion and pity and sacrifice which have been the glory of his past. The poet's voice need not merely (31) the record of man, it can be one of the props, the pillars to help him endure and prevail.

27. (A) contact (B) conflict (C) conformity (D) connection

29. (A) ephemeral (B) expedient (C) eccentric (D) efficacious

30. (A) as (B) of (C) with (D) for

31. (A) is (B) be (C) being (D) been **Passage 3: Questions 32-36** Kristof Retezár, an industrial designer in Austria, invented a device that can extract humidity from the air and condense it into drinkable water. The handy gadget, dubbed Fontus, can be attached to a bike (32) that cyclists can generate water during long-distance rides through the countryside, where pit stops may be few and far between. The Fontus device uses the principles of condensation to (33) humidity in the air into drinkable water. The solar-powered device (34) of a condensator (which functions like a cooler) that is connected to a series of hydrophobic surfaces that repel water. As the bike-mounted gadget takes in air, and these surfaces get cold, you're left with condensation. The prototype includes a filter at the top to keep dust and bugs out of the water, but currently it does not include a way to filter out potentially harmful (35) Retezár is also working on a stand-alone version that uses an inverted ventilator to suck air into the system. This next-generation version could be used in regions of the world where humidity is high, but water is (36)

32. (A) so (B) now (C) except (D) for all

33. (A) contract (B) conduct (C) convert (D) construct

複選題34. (A) composes (B) consists (C) comprises (D) constitutes