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1(B).

You ask me what is poverty? Listen to me. Here I am, dirty, smelly, and with no “proper” underwear on and with the stench of my rotting teeth near you. I will tell you. Listen to me. Listen without pity. I cannot use your pity. Listen with understanding. _____1_____ Poverty is getting up every morning from a dirt-and-illness-stained mattress. The sheets have long since been used for diapers. _____2_____ This is a smell of urine, sour milk, and spoiling food sometimes joined with the strong smell of long-cooked onions. _____3_____ It is the smell of the outdoor privy. It is the smell of the milk which has gone sour because the refrigerator long has not worked, and it costs money to get it fixed. It is the smell of rotting garbage. _____4_____ Shovels cost money.
【題組】2
(A)I can call for help, but who should I call?
(B)Poverty is living in a smell that never leaves.
(C)Even the cheapest soap has to be saved for the baby’s diapers.
(D)Put yourself in my dirty, worn out, ill-fitting shoes, and hear me.

2(B).

I _____ to contact a friend living in Hualien for the past few days, but I still cannot reach him.
(A)had tried
(B)have been trying
(C)had been trying
(D)tried

3(B).

A large part of human activity, particularly in relation to the environment, is ____ conditions or events.
(A)in response to
(B)in favor of
(C)in contrast to
(D)in excess of

4(B).

What would you do if you _____ a dinosaur walking on the street?
(A)saw
(B)seeing
(C)seen
(D)see

5(B).

33 Steven was not able to finish his assignment on time, and, instead of being honest about it, he____an excuse in order to gain more time to complete it.
(A)contemplated
(B) dedicated
(C) fabricated
(D) stipulated

6(B).

7 Keep the____ card after you buy some appliances. You need to show it if repairs are necessary.
(A) insurance
(B) bargain
(C) description
(D) warranty

7(B).

39 A: Clean up your room, Billy. B:______ A: First thing first, young man. They’ll still be there after you’ve finished.
(A) In a minute. Just let me finish this puzzle I’m working on.
(B) Ok, ok. But can I go to Bobby’s house later?
(C) Oh, Mom. Can’t I finish watching this TV program?
(D) Now? But I promised the guys I’d play baseball with them.

8(B).

14 More damaging are the little violations of ethical standards forced on managers or other employees who are asked every day to sacrifice personal values for company gain.
(A) Management will be at stake while little sacrifice on workers’ personal values is forced to happen.
(B) Employees’ little sacrifice on personal values for company gain is considered more damaging.
(C) Employees sacrifice their values to rescue the damaging ethical standards in companies.
(D) Ethical standards being violated means more damage of the company gain.

9(B).

36 Although we had told them not to keep us waiting, they made no _____to speed up deliveries.
(A)trial
(B)attempt
(C)concern
(D)progress

10(B).

6 A number of examples were given to _______ the problem caused by drug addiction.
(A) abbreviate
(B) discover
(C) provide
(D) illustrate

11(B).

16 The painter developed an economy of expression which could describe the landscape with a few lines.
(A) The painter skillfully used lines to present the scenery in a simple way.
(B) The lines of the picture represented the ideas the economist wanted to express.
(C) The painter elaborated the layout of the landscape with expressions not used before.
(D) The lines behind the landscape were designed to explain the complex economic theory.

12(B).

13 the advent of cyberculture, the Internet communication decentralizes the structures of traditional social alliances.
(A) As
(B) For
(C) With
(D) In

13(B).

41_____ its cost, the office ladies still dream of owning a designer bag.
(A) Except
(B) Despite
(C) Even if
(D) Owing to

14(B).

請依下文回答第 46 題至第 50 題

Mickey Mouse, the official mascot of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the most recognizable cartoon characters in the world. Yet, few people know that it was created as a replacement for Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, an earlier cartoon character created by the Disney studio for Charles Mintz of Universal Studios. In the spring of 1928, with the seriesgoing strong, Disney asked Mintz for an increase in the budget. But Mintz instead demanded that Walt take a 20 percent budget cut, and as leverage, he reminded Disney that Universal owned the character, and revealed that he had already signed most of Disney’s current employees to his new con tract. Mintz owned Oswald and thought he had Disney over a barrelAngrily, Disney refused the deal and returned to produce the final Oswald cartoons he contractually owed Mintz. Disney was dismayed at the betrayal by his staff, but determined to restart from scratch.

The new Disney Studio soon started. In the spring of 1928, Disney asked Ub Iwerks to start drawing up new character ideas. Iwerks tried sketches of various animals, such as dogs and cats, but none of these appealed to Disney. A female cow and male horse were also rejected. Then, Walt Disney thought of an old pet mouse he used to have on his farm. He asked Iwerks to draw a new mouse character for Disney. “Mortimer Mouse” had been Disney’s original name for the character before his wife, Lillian, convinced him to change it, and ultimately Mickey Mouse came to be. Actor Mickey Rooney has claimed that, during his Mickey McGuire days, he met cartoonist Walt Disney at the Warner Brothers studio, and that Disney was inspired to name Mickey Mouse after him.

【題組】49 From whom did the mouse character get the name “Mickey Mouse”?
(A) Walt Disney
(B) Ub Iwerks
(C) Lillian Disney
(D) Warner Brothers

15(B).

6.When Ofisa Treviranus learned that he was selected to the Rugby World Cup squad, he felt that all the sacrifices he had made to play rugby had finally______ .
(A) came off
(B) put off
(C) taken off
(D) paid off

16(B).

43 My cell phone was lost, and my brother said he would lend the money for a new one _____ it is returned within six months.
(A)in case
(B)not until
(C)in order that
(D)on condition that

17(B).

782. A huge _____ of birdwatchers came to the marsh to admire the appearances of the migrant birds.
(A) amount
(B) number
(C) flock
(D) capacity

18(B).

34 Taiwan’s higher production costs in farming have remained a key obstacle______ local farmers from competing against imports.
(A) promoting
(B) preventing
(C) struggling
(D) encouraging

19(B).

請依下文回答第 41 題至第 45 題：

The deal struck between Iran and six world powers over its nuclear program should see sanctions against the country beginning to ease by next year. Iranians are hoping the 41 of travel restrictions could prompt an influx of international tourists. Travel agencies have already seen an increase in demand. With its ancient architecture, 42 landscapes and warm people, tour companies describe Iran as one of the unexplored jewels of the Middle East.

But the country’s 43 since the 1979 Islamic Revolution has seen visitor numbers from the West fall. The latest 44 show only 90,000 arrivals from North America and the European Union in 2013. Former diplomat Mehrdad Khonsari said there’s a lot of work to do. “The difficulties we’ve had in Iran have definitely hurt the tourist industry in the sense that people are afraid to go. But those people that 45 and overcame these considerations and visited Iran were never sorry,” said Khonsari.

【題組】45
(A) voted
(B) violated
(C) ventured
(D) volunteered

20(B).

請依下文回答第 43 題至第 45 題：
China is continuing an anti-corruption effort by targeting officials who have family members and property outside the country. People in China are asking how many officials have moved money out of the country, and how likely it is that they will be caught.
A local official in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen resigned her position after reports said her husband had moved to the United States. It caused people to start talking about what are called “naked officials” in China. That is the name people give to government officials who stay in China, but send their spouses or children to live in another country. Some people believe this gives the officials a place to send money that they have stolen from the government without being discovered by anti-corruption investigators.
The government requires all officials to report the residential status of their family members to tell if their family members are staying in China, or actually migrated to other countries. However, a lot of officials have not reported this information fully and it is really hard to verify if the information is true.
The Communist Party has put in place new rules urging officials with family members living in other countries to either bring them back to China or resign. And in recent months, anti-corruption investigators have been looking at local officials. Chinese media reported that all local governments had completed an investigation of where officials and their families live. Some local governments said they had no “naked officials.” But most did not release the findings of their investigation.
Only Guangdong Province reported problems. It said it had 2,190 “naked officials.” And it said it had already removed 866 of them. Because most local governments did not release the results of their investigation, many people are asking questions about how severe the problem is. The debate has also shown how little people in China know about the wealth of their local and national leaders. For many years, officials have been discussing a plan that would force government leaders to tell about their wealth.
【題組】45 According to the passage, about how many naked officials are there in Guangdong Province?
(A) Around 800
(B) Around 1,000
(C) Around 2,000
(D) Around 3,000

21(B).

35 Life seems a little less _____ when we can always depend on some people to keep us company, especially when we are sad or in trouble.
(A)fragile
(B)hysterical
(C)relevant
(D)victorious

22(B).

31 Before being bottled, most whiskies are ______ with water to bring down their alcohol content.
(A) diluted
(B) flavored
(C) gingered
(D) saturated

23(B).

7 The exact cause of the equipment failure is unclear and remains to be _____.
(A) clarified
(B) pacified
(C) rectified
(D) modified

24(B).

37 Mrs. Wong _____ her new-born baby very much, so she already made many plans for its future.
(A) adored
(B) overlooked
(C) perceived
(D) spotted

25(B).

請依下文回答第 21 題至第 25 題

Do you have a “ type ”? Do you always find yourself with a certain type of partner? Whether we like it or not, most of us have a certain ‘type’ of person we usually date or are attracted to. It doesn’t need to be physical. It might be something about their energy, the way they hold themselves or the way they command attention when they enter the room. Whatever it is, we find ourselves drawn to this ‘type’ of person. If you’re lucky enough to go for the lovely person with a gentle soul ‘type’, then it’s probably unlikely you care about the fact you have a ‘type’. ‘Type’ awareness comes to our attention because nine out of the last ten relationships were really not that great!

The reason why we wind up with the same ‘type’ or find ourselves in a familiar relationship dynamic dates back to our earliest relationships. As a young child, we developed defense mechanisms in order to help us cope with fear, pain or frustrating circumstances in our environment. These defenses were a key contributing factor to how we formed opinions of ourselves, others and relationships. Without realizing, we unconsciously seek out people whose behavior support these opinions and beliefs. If we have formed negative ideas about ourselves, for example “I’m unlovable” or “I’m unattractive,” we seek out people who reinforce these unconscious beliefs, even if in reality we don’t like it.

So how do you stop yourself from falling for the usual ‘type’? First, start from working out why you are attracted to your ‘type’. Spend some time with yourself to try and discover your deep-seated beliefs that contributed to attracting your partners. When you invest time in exploring your early attachment patterns, you can start to identify some of the areas that lead you to develop a love for your ‘type’. Next, look at your relationship history. What negative traits, patterns or similarities do all your ex-partners share? Make comparisons, but don’t forget the more subtle emotional aspects. How did they treat you? How did they make you feel?

Understanding what draws you to your ‘type’ takes some time. Rushing out to find a new, perfect partner that’s the total opposite of your usual type isn’t going to be the answer to your ‘type’ dilemma. Although this may be refreshing for a short period of time, it is unlikely to turn out to be a long-lasting relationship. 21 What does the word “type” mean in this passage?

【題組】21 What does the word “type” mean in this passage?
(A) People who like your beliefs.
(B) People who work with you.
(C) People who are familiar with you.
(D) People who share similar characteristics.