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

31 A multiple murder on Friday night left two people dead. The police did not release the names of the victims out of _____ for their family members. (A)consideration (B)disclosure (C)fulfillment (D)prudence

32 Since first impressions are so important, it is necessary that we deliver a _____ and positive one every time we make a new professional or social acquaintance. (A)deliberate (B)favorable (C)proficient (D)suggestive

33 The residents finally stopped and caught the drunk man after he had ______ more than ten cars in the neighborhood. (A)penalized (B)scandalized (C)tantalized (D)vandalized

34 It is not until you become initiated into something and gain knowledge that your interest seriously awakens. (A)Your interest will drive you to initiate yourself into something and gain knowledge. (B)You will not truly realize your interest until you gain knowledge from what you have taken to. (C)Whether you become initiated into something depends on whether you gain knowledge from it or not. (D)You will never truly become initiated into something and gain knowledge until your interest seriously awakens.

35 The antifraud tools of the time could not keep up with the crooks. (A)The crooks are always at the mercy of the antifraud 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.

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.

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)Chinese 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. 代號：2301 頁次：6－5

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