36. Which of the following sentences is most CONCISE?
(A) Amazed, the students laughed at the teacher's magic tricks in amazement.
(B) Amazed, the students, both the male and female ones, laughed at the teacher's magic tricks.
(C) Amazed, the students laughed at the teacher's magic tricks.
(D) Amazed the students were so they, the students, laughed and laughed at the teacher's magic
tricks.

37. In which of the following sentences is the parallel construction CORRECT? (A) Winter in England is very windy and has many bitterly cold days. (B) The horses race down the track, turn the corner at great speed, and then they head for the home stretch. (C) He disliked eating broccoli, drinking water, and he didn't care for carrot juice, either. (D) Her favorite sports are table tennis, judo, and curling, though she does not do any of them particularly well.

38. Which of the following sentences is CORRECT? (A) The people were being bleed dry by property taxes. (B) The people were being bleeded dry by property taxes. (C) The people were being bleeding dry by property taxes. (D) The people were being bled dry by property taxes.

39. In which of the following sentences is the punctuation CORRECT? (A) He will, I think be back. (B) Smith sat alone on the chair near the desk, the fabric of his expensive dark blue suit stretched tightly over his massive shoulders. (C) I was always claiming, that my neighbors were loud, rude and untidy, but now I have decided that they are dishonest as well. (D) I was born on October, 2, 1953 on a cold and rainy day.

40. In which of the following sentences is the punctuation INCORRECT? (A) One of the best ways to stay in contact with friends while travelling is to send them postcards one of the best ways to stay in contact relatives is to send them Christmas cards. (B) He decided to consult the map; however, she decided to ask the betel nut vendor. (C) He decided to consult the map; she decided to ask the betel nut vendor. (D) I saw Rafael, my close buddy; Doctor Chen, my pediatrician; and Gus, my gymnastics coach.

41. Which of the following bits of advice about paragraphs does not make good sense? (A) A paragraph should usually have a topic sentence and that topic sentence must always be the first sentence of the paragraph. (B) A paragraph is a group of sentences that develops one main idea. (C) If a paragraph is too short, the readers might feel some information is missing, while if it is too long, the reader may become bored or confused. (D) A paragraph is coherent when its sentences are related to each other, not only in content but also in grammatical structures and choice of words.

42. Read the following paragraph: Last evening at a party, a friend asked me, "Are you a Virgo?" Astrology is enjoying increasing popularity in Taiwan. My colleagues hurry every morning to read their horoscopes in the paper. At local bookstores in Taipei, cards, books, T-shits, and other useless astrological products sell fast. Even some public officials, like the former Minister of Health, are known to consider the "science" of astrology before making a policy change. Which of the following is the topic sentence of the above paragraph? (A) Last evening at a party, a friend asked me, "Are you a Virgo?" (B) Astrology is enjoying increasing popularity in Taiwan. (C) At local bookstores in Taipei, cards, books, T-shits, and other useless astrological products sell fast. (D) Even some public officials, like the former Minister of Health, have been known to consider the "science" of astrology before making a policy change.

43. According to Amory Lovins, "Converting to efficient lighting equipment . . . would save the U.S. electricity equal to the output of 120 large power plants plus $30 billion a year in fuel and maintenance costs." Why are quotation marks used in the sentence above? (A) It shows that the words in quotation marks are an explanation of what Amory Lovins has written. (B) The quotation marks are necessary to show that the name of a book is being discussed. (C) It signifies that the words are Amory Lovins’s and not the author's. (D) It shows emphasis. IV. 下列文章包含數個錯誤的部份，請就下列各題，選出最㊜當的答案。 (1) "Only children" have been described as selfish, spoiled, dependent, and lonely. (2) Moreover, research indicates that there are no essential differences between a child reared alone and one who is reared with one or more siblings. (3) They display no more evidence of mal-adjustment or self-centeredness than any other children and them tend to strongly resemble firstborn children in such aspects as higher educational goals. (4) "Only children" perform better on cognitive tests, more mature and cultivated, more socially sensitive, and demonstrate superiority in language facility. (5) "Only children" also enjoy the advantage of having parents where, without the distraction of other children, are able to devote more time to him, talk to him, and stimulate him in intellectual activities. (6) However, parents also exert greater pressure for mature behavior at an early age and for achievement. (7) Diminished contact with other children, such as siblings, encourages them to indulge in intellectual pursuits, moreover, encourages a rich fantasy life, independence and originality.

44. Sentence (2) : Moreover, research indicates that there are no essential differences between a child reared alone and one who is reared with one or more siblings. What correction should be made to this sentence? (A) Replace Moreover with However. (B) Insert a comma after differences. (C) Change siblings to brothers and sisters. (D) Leave the sentence as it is.

45. Sentence (3) : They display no more evidence of mal-adjustment or self-centeredness than other children and them tend to strongly resemble firstborn children in such aspects as higher educational goals. What correction should be made to this sentence? (A) Change display to shows. (B) Change strongly to strong. (C) Change and to as such. (D) Omit them.

46. Sentence (4) : "Only children" perform better on cognitive tests, more mature and cultivated, more socially sensitive, and demonstrate superiority in language facility. What correction should be made to this sentence? (A) Change better to well. (B) Insert are before more mature and cultivated and insert are before more socially sensitive. (C) Switch the order of more mature and cultivated with more socially sensitive so that it reads more socially sensitive, and more mature and cultivated. (D) Change superiority to superior.

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