9. May has to conquer her fear of flying if she wants to travel by airplane.
(A) beat
(B) hunt
(C) recover
(D) select

5. Being friendly with your roommates can help you stay away from ________ with them. (A) dialogues (B) conflicts (C) personality (D) relationship

6. Jack is a very ________ person. He will never change his decisions no matter how hard you try to persuade him. (A) easy-going (B) democratic (C) obedient (D) stubborn

7. Kuo, Hsing-chun (郭婞淳) won a gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. I ________ her a lot and want to be like her one day. (A) admire (B) frighten (C) impress (D) suspect

8. Though she hurt her arm last week, Amy could still play the violin as skillfully as before. (A) casually (B) cruelly (C) smoothly (D) strictly

10. It is against the law for drivers not to stop at the crosswalk and allow walkers to cross first. If drivers do so, they will be fined. (A) illegal (B) national (C) political (D) unusual

11. Customer: I’d like to have one oyster omelette and fried noodles, please.Stall owner: Ok. Your order will be ready in five minutes.Customer: I can’t use chopsticks. Can I have a fork, please?Stall owner: __________Customer: Thank you.(A) You’re very welcome.(B) Of course, here you go.(C) Oyster is also delicious.(D) Sure, we have instant noodles.

12. Tina: An old friend is coming to visit me tomorrow. I haven’t seen him for ten years.Mike: An old friend? __________Tina: He wants to tell me something about his girlfriend. They broke up!Mike: Sorry for him.(A) How old is he?(B) Why is he coming?(C) When will you see him?(D) Who was he looking for?

13. Mrs. Chen: I heard that the new neighbors moved in yesterday.Mr. Chen: __________Mrs. Chen: No, not yet. What do they look like?Mr. Chen: The lady is tall and thin and the man is kind of chubby.(A) I’m glad I just met them.(B) The neighbors have two cats.(C) They ran a small business here.(D) I thought you’ve met them already.

14. Adam: We all know that the Wright brothers (萊特兄弟)flew the first airplane in 1903. But do you know which one of them flew the airplane?Jacky: The older brother did.Adam: I’m surprised you know that. OK. __________Jacky: Only about 12 seconds.Adam: Wow, you really know a lot!(A) How long was the flight(B) How old was his brother?(C) How many times had he tried before?(D) How far did the airplane actually fly?

15. Amy: Did you finish your report for the Performing Arts class?Janet: Yes. __________Amy: Like what?Janet: For example, women were not allowed to act on stage in the past.Amy: That was really unfair, wasn’t it?(A) But I haven’t given it to Professor Johnson.(B) And I’ve read many books about famous artists.(C) But I’m not sure if my mom allows me to act on stage.(D) And I’ve gathered a lot of information about the theater.