36. A woman was found dead at a ditch. Unfortunately, the scene at the ditch was contaminated by some of the first responders, limiting the amount of forensic evidence that could be retrieved. Furthermore, ____________ occurred, which made it very difficult for investigators to take fingerprints or any other kind of forensic evidence.
(A) erosion
(B) evolution
(C) decomposition
(D) rustiness

32. One year ago, he was ____________ by a spirit and from then on he acted and spoke strangely. However, the villagers who thought he was out of his mind at first were surprised to find him able to foretell the future. (A) obsessed (B) haunted (C) obliged (D) possessed

33. Exposure of children to abuse toward women by their partners fosters the development of emotional problems in the children. These children grow up ashamed of the situation at home, thinking it is a family secret, which _________ keeps them from seeking help. (A) in turn (B) all in all (C) by contrast (D) in return

34. There are puddles on the ground outside. It ____________ last night. (A) must have rained (B) has rained (C) should have rained (D) may rain

35. By ___________ satellite transmitters in migrating birds, scientists are able to track a number of them. Their results show that some species can fly thousands of miles nonstop on their migrations. (A) implanting (B) embedding (C) transplanting (D) incising

37. If someone goes bananas, it means that he becomes very ___________. (A) worried (B) angry (C) happy (D) frustrated

38. The teacher’s rigid and boring teaching methods only serve to _____________ kids’ creativity. (A) quench (B) squelch (C) explore (D) escort

39. English teachers should not ask every student to produce the same amount of words or sentences for a topic. As we all know, students’ levels ____________ a lot. It is meaningless to require a student of poor proficiency to write as much as those of high proficiency. (A) differentiate (B) diversify (C) defy (D) vary

40. In the movie The Bridges of Madison County, the director takes time to weave a melancholic impact upon the viewers who, ___________, moved by the subtle and delicate emotional changes of a plain housewife and the romantic tone created with music, candlelight, tight embraces, and understanding talks and smiles between her and the photographer, believe this is true love in middle-age. (A) little by little (B) day by day (C) out of the blue (D) out of thin air

41. The findings indicated that the major problems of learning English interrogatives for junior high school students in Taiwan was their ___________ to detect tense and their confusion about the use of the forms of be and do as question operators. (A) inclination (B) ideology (C) inability (D) tendency

42. Definition of metacognition is as follows: learners’ ____________ of and control over their cognitive activities. That is, if cognition involves perceiving, understanding, remembering, and so forth, then metacognition involves thinking about one’s perceiving, understanding, and the rest. (A) characteristics (B) awareness (C) compliance (D) conscience