39 It is one of those beautiful compensations of this life that no one can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.
(A) When you sincerely help others, you are bound to receive a beautiful compensation in the future.
(B)No one can sincerely help others without feeling the beauty of getting compensations in return.
(C)Those who sincerely help others will for sure compensate themselves with kind help from others.
(D)The beautiful compensation for sincerely helping others is that you are helping yourself as well.

35 The antifraud tools of the time could not keep up with the crooks. (A) The crooks are always at the mercy of the anti fraud operations. (B)The law against deception can hardly prevent swindlers. (C)The swindlers fail to keep pace with the operations against fraud. (D) With the antifraud tools, it is time to keep up with what the crooks are trying to do.

36 In Taiwan, red flowers can be seen in many weddings and parties because red is considered the most ___________among all colors in Taiwanese culture. (A)auspicious (B) congruent (C) impulsive (D)platonic

37 Mr. Johnson is survived by his wife of 30 years, Ann, and two sons, David and Bill. (A)Mr. Johnson is still alive; his wife, who was 30 years old, and sons are all dead. (B)Mr. Johnson’s wife has been dead for 30 years; he and his two sons are alive. (C)Mr. Johnson has been dead for 30 years; his wife and two sons are all alive. (D)Mr. Johnson is dead while his wife of 30 years and two sons remain alive.

38 Steve Jobs was to technology like John Lennon was to music. They both revolutionized their respective fields and both were taken from the world far too soon. (A)People consider Jobs and Lennon as the two greatest people of the century. (B) Jobs and Lennon would be remembered for leaving their fields far too soon. (C) With the time they had, both Jobs and Lennon took their professions to a new level. (D)Technology and music are often revolutionized within a short period of time.

40 Chinese medicine offers a different vision of health and disease; it refuses to see the individual as an entity separate from his or her environment. (A)A different system, Chinese medicine has its strengths and weaknesses. (B)hinese medicine does not produce side effects because it is balanced to reflect a patient’s entire environment. (C)Chinese medicine is often criticized for the absence of scientific research support. (D)Chinese medicine seeks to locate illness within the context involving an individual and his or her environment.

41 The writer is looked after by a very competent secretary. The routines of life are lifted from him, thus accentuating his inwardness. (A)Thanks to the effort of the secretary, the introverted writer can concentrate on his work and thus become highly praised. (B)The inner life of the writer remains secret. Only his secretary knows why he focuses on his writing. (C)The tedious routine life is too much for the writer to bear, so he needs a secretary to help him. (D)The writer becomes even more concentrated because everything in life has been taken care of by his secretary.

42 What is the main idea of this passage? (A)Doctors? diagnoses may not always be correct. (B)Mind-body interaction may affect a person’s health. (C)Laugh therapy is very powerful and can cure all kinds of diseases. (D) When diagnosed with a serious disease, one should seek alternative treatments.

43 How did Norman Cousins react to the doctor’s preliminary diagnosis? (A)He made up his mind to defeat the disease. (B)He felt hopeless and refused to receive any medical treatment. (C)He was skeptical about the diagnosis and asked for more tests. (D)He tried to get more information about the disease by reading books.

44 What was the result of Cousins’ laugh therapy? (A)His health gradually returned to normal. (B)His health first improved but deteriorated afterwards. (C)His illness was completely cured under laugh therapy for eight days. (D)The therapy was able to reduce his pain, but it was not able to cure his disease.

45 What does the underlined word “conventional” in the second paragraph mean? (A) Alternative (B) Innovative (C) Traditional (D) Unusual