32 Many Taiwanese parents are _____ to believe that children need to start learning English as early as possible.
(A) tendered (B) inclined (C) tilted (D) sloped
33 The talented young man chose to set up his own firm, rather than become a professor, because he wanted to _____
what he had learned in industrial sites. (A) correspond (B) implement (C) reconcile (D) satisfy
35 Unfortunately, many could see that the public health insurance and its new regulations could _____ the poor from
getting the medical care they need. (A) invade (B) inhibit (C) involve (D) indulge
36 Geographically _____ animal populations of the same species often inhabit in decidedly different ecological
conditions. (A) conducted (B) dedicated (C) abducted (D) separated
37 Predation by avian predators is an important cause of _____ in some bird species during all life stages and has
been linked to impaired reproductive performance. (A) mentality (B) majority (C) mortality (D) morality
38 The author makes the relationship of the humanities and environment a core concern, insisting on the profound
importance of their _____. (A) ambiguity (B) hostility (C) linkage (D) hospitality
40 People may experience the positive feelings of high self-esteem by being members of some influential or _____
associations. (A) prestigious (B) destructive (C) spontaneous (D) consecutive
41 _____ by the horrifying murder scene, the little boy couldn't even utter a word, let alone cry for help.
(A) Detached (B) Discharged (C) Paralyzed (D) Withdrawn
42 Food insecurity refers to a spectrum of experiences that encompass worries about running out of food or making
_____ in food quality because of limited funds. (A) compromises (B) commodities (C) comprehension (D) compassion
43 Modern environmental concerns like global warming do encourage us to think how _____ life on earth can be.
(A) fragile (B) flagrant (C) fruitful (D) flamboyant
44 The interdependence of nature and humankind serves to stress the mutual obligations that should evoke a sense of
universal _____. (A) fraternity (B) frivolity (C) fraudulence (D) frontier
45 The civil rights movement lasting for a decade caused some violent incidents and marked a period of social _____
in the country. (A) burglary (B) syndrome (C) tendency (D) upheaval
46 The United States has experienced a dramatic increase in overdose deaths over the past 20 years, which has been
well documented and largely _____ to what has been termed the opioid crisis or opioid epidemic. (A) accumulated (B) attributed (C) abbreviated (D) acclaimed
47 Cosmestics sales went up to 50% when the ladies who wish to brighten up their skins heard that the new liquid
concealer could _____ the complexion. (A) illuminate (B) amplify (C) animate (D) humidify
49 The surgeon was pleased with the result and scheduled a _____ meeting with the patient one week after the surgery
to make sure that everything is under control. (A) choke-up (B) make-up (C) catch-up (D) follow-up
50 Innovations, such as the steam engine, electrification and digitalization, have _____ radical changes in the way in
which we produce goods and services. (A) underpinned (B) underestimated (C) undercovered (D) undermined