40. What does the word "launched" mean in the passage?
(A) Released.
(B) Expanded.
(C) Promoted.
(D) Initiated.

36. What is the main idea of the passage?(A) The shortage of the skilled workforce.(B) The deficiency of global leaders.(C) The struggle of global companies.(D) The diversity of global businesses.

37. What problem are the global businesses in Asian areas facing, according to the passage?(A) Struggling to find the skilled workforce.(B) Struggling to find the workforce with similar value.(C) Frequent job changing of the company employees.(D) Consist job hogging of the company leaders.

38. Which of the followings is important for some large global companies to expand their business, according to the passage?(A) To create a mix of skills and backgrounds of the employees.(B) To cope with a workplace for consistent job hoppers.(C) To create a corporate value to fit the job-hopping trend.(D) To stick with a consistent value that the companies create.

39. Why is Kaplan, an education giant, mentioned in the passage?(A) To show how a company can expand its brand through hiring potential employees.(B) To illustrate how a company meet potential candidates before job applying.(C) To show how a global company encourages job searchers apply for its jobs.(D) To illustrate how a company can boost skills of new hires and expand its brand.

複選題41. The thinning of the ozone layer that protects the Earth ( A )with the sun's intense heat is tremendous and it has apparently ( B )caused increase of the Earth's temperature that is capable of ( C )creating heat waves to ( D )affected countries.(A) A(B) B(C) C(D) D

複選題42. The volcano eruption covered all of the western U.S. are among the largest known to have ever ( A )occurred on Earth, ( B )produced drastic climate change ( C )in the ( D )aftermath.(A) A(B) B(C) C(D) D

43. Fatigue and alcohol are two known triggers for memory lapse, ( A )so ( B )avoid these can help in situations ( C )where you need to ( D )stay sharp.(A) A(B) B(C) C(D) D

44. No matter ( A ) how many times she ( B )has tried to stop, she just can't give up ( C )search for the perfect recipe that many have said ( D ) not existing.(A) A(B) B(C) C(D) D

45. According to eight police officers who emerged ( A )from different directions ( B )to deliver eight variations of warnings, pedestrians ( C ) forbid to cross from one side to ( D ) the other.(A) A(B) B(C) C(D) D

46. There are three reasons why Norway is one of the best countries in the world. First, it has an excellent health care system. All Norwegians have access to medical services at a reasonable price. Second, Norway has a high standard of education. Students are taught by well-trained teachers and most of the people continue studying at university. Finally, its cities are clean and efficiently managed. Norwegian cities have many parks and lots of space for people to live. As a result,________.(A) Norway is ideal for higher education.(B) Norway is a perfect sightseeing location for tourists.(C). Norway is affordable for most people to love.(D) Norway is a desirable place to live.