9. Which blank below can only be filled with the word "capacity," not its synonyms like "ability" or "capability"?
(A) In our society, when a child does well in school studies and is thus over-praised, s/he may wrongly believe that s/he has the __ to do almost everything as well.
(B) The technical __ of this motorcycle exceed those of an equivalent model of another brand； for example, it can speed up from static status to 100 miles per hour in ten seconds.
(C) To enlarge the __ of carrying passengers, some airplanes are designed so huge that one wonders how they can lift off the ground into the sky.

5. Which use of the words "note" and "notice" is INCORRECT?(A) Someone named John Middleton called you this morning and wanted you to call him back. I already put his number on a note and left it on your desk. (B) Have you read the notice just put on the dorm's bulletin board? No cooking is allowed now, and they will check regularly and punish offenders severely. (C) When Jane noted on her Facebook that she would quit her job and leave Taipei forever, her surprised friends posted a lot of questions asking her why. (D) The teacher noticed in his syllabus that he would accept no term papers turned in late, even for just one hour； however, the students protested against it for being too strict.

6. Which use of the word "smart" is related to the idea of mental capacity?(A) He didn't look smart to me when he first entered the department office. He was sloppily dressed. He looked around absently and did not respond to me until I addressed him twice. (B) Everyone stopped and turned around when this smartly dressed woman entered the room. Even though none had met her before, she was apparently the new president of the union. (C) Are you stupid or what? Don't you know you shouldn't wear only slippers for a hiking trip? No wonder your feet bleed and legs smart now.

7. Mrs. Login is a typical case of compulsive shopping because.... Which clause below completes the statement most logically? (A) ... she cannot resist the urge to buy stuffs even if she does not need them or really like them. (B) ... her husband and children force her to do shopping for the family though she hates the chore. (C) ... she cannot remember what stuffs she has bought or how much money she has spent after she leaves the cashier counter. (D) ... she buys stuffs only when she really like them and she won't force herself to buy things she doesn't like even though she really needs them.

8. Which use of the word "complicate" and its derivatives is totally medical in its sense?(A) As a doctor, what you need to focus on is a patient's body condition. Don't let considerations of his/her background or status complicate the matter of medical treatment. (B) The patient's medical history is a little bit complicated. He was first misdiagnosed as a victim of appendicitis. When the surgeon was about to perform the removal of appendix, he discovered that this was actually a case of pervasive intestinal cancer. (C) Idiot! Don't you know the due procedure of treating a cut after an operation?! Now the patient suffers the complication of intestinal infection. Can't you keep your job as surgeon simple? (D) We cannot even allow this patient to stay in the emergency room overnight. Do you know what trouble she has got into? I don't want complications for the hospital and its staff.

10. Which use of the word "shift" involves the idea of time?(A) Can you believe that?! It took Maria nearly half an hour to drive here from the school (usually a five- minute ride) because she did not know how to shift to high-speed gear. (B) Some nurses say that they don't like to take midnight shifts； the hospital at night usually gives them a creepy feeling, especially when their office room is near the morgue. (C) Some former supporters of the "green camp" do not shift their loyalty to the "blue camp" overnight； they believe that they have endured too much disappointment over the green ruling party for too long. (D) Business is not to be done on a rush: egg tart was once so popular that bakeries specializing in it mushroomed across the city. But soon there was an oversupply and the stores had to sell at a loss to shift stock.

11. Which action or reaction below can qualify as an "informed move"?(A) As soon as Gerald was informed by an unsigned letter that his wife had an affair with Harry, he took a gun to his friend's office and blew his head off on the spot. (B) After analyzing a few satellite photos that seem to suggest the existence of water on Mars, NASA sends a military-civilian team of 1000 people there to build a colony. (C) A famous astrologist predicts that a meteor of one million tons is going to hit Earth in 2030, so many people begin to build underground shelters to survive the disaster. (D) After visiting over ten nursing homes and talking to their respective heads, the Johnson family decides to leave their parents to the care of the home that they believe is the best.

12. Which attitude below would be the best example of being "self-righteous"?(A) A police officer who takes bribery from brothels in the district under his jurisdiction looks away when they deal in child prostitution. (B) Comfortable capitalists blame the "laziness" of most unemployed laborers because they are unwilling to take jobs that can barely pay for their survival. (C) The boss of a company often stays in the office for overtime work but rarely asks his employees to follow his example. (D) Though the general doesn't need to stay in the front during a battle, he often makes this daring move and wants his soldiers to face dangers as he does.

13. Which dealing below would be considered "more than fair"?(A) Your classmate treats you a bowl of plain noodles to repay your effort of doing his homework for a whole semester. (B) You purchase 3.5 acres of land at the price of seven million dollars while the market value of an acre is two million. (C) Your cousin sold you an accident-free, 6-month-old car that she had hardly used at two hundred thousand dollars, while the same model of similar conditions cost four hundred thousand.

14. When the 50-year-old actress is asked by reporters about how she keeps her figure fit and her skin smooth and tight, she answers, "I take care of them with no other means than sleeping and eating well." But most women of her age hearing this would sigh, "If only I could say the same." What do these women of her age mean with the comment?(A) "I wouldn't be so stupid as to say such nonsense in front of the media."(B) "I'm never so smart as she is to give such clever answer in front of the media."(C) "I wish I could keep my figure and skin youthful in as simple ways as she does."(D) "Only I could say such thing about myself； she is not even qualified."

15. Though students and their parents may have misgivings about present educational policies, there is still much to be said for the efforts that the authorities concerned put into the goal of educational reform. Which statement below is true accordingly? (A) Students and their parents are worried about the present educational policy； the efforts of the authority concerned at educational reform should be questioned and criticized. (B) The present educational policies are not welcome by students and their parents； the direction in which the educational reform is pursued now needs further discussion. (C) The present educational policies have been widely denounced by students and their parents； there is no need to say more about the misdirected efforts of the authority. (D) Even though students and their parents are not happy with the newly reformed educational policies, the authority's efforts at reform still deserve positive comments.