34. A: ______________________
B: Thanks. They're really heavy.
(A)How did you carry all that?
(B)Did you have a good time with your friends?
(C) Can you help me take those suitcases?
(D)Let me give you a hand with those suitcases.
It was reported that ________ rate in Taiwan increased to 4.19 percent in April of 2013 from 4.18 in March of 2013. Lots people could not find jobs.
(A)satisfaction
(B)unemployment
(C)guarantee
(D)precision
1.Most of the ________ were satisfied with the annual bonus the company gave based on their job performance.
(A) antiques
(B) customers
(C) employees
(D) custodians
15. Be sure to take off your shoes before entering a mosque because ________ is considered unclean. (A) footwear (B) headphone (C) livestock (D) pickpocket
40. A: What are you having? It smells awful!
B: Oh, it’s stinky tofu. Do you like to have some?
A: No, thanks. ________________
(A) I’m starving! (B) It looks delicious.
(C) I can’t stand the smell. (D) I want a double helping.
(一) The new economy is less concerned with physical goods. Almost 93 million workers do not spend their
days __31__ things. __32__ they work in jobs that require them to move things, process or generate information,
or provide services to people. In the old economy, information flow was physical: cash, checks, invoices, reports,
and __33__ meetings. __34__ in the new economy, information in all its forms becomes digital. In the old
economy, geography__35__ a key role in determining who competed with whom. In the new economy, distance
and time differences have vanished. Besides, the internet compresses time. 【題組】33. (A) face-of-face (B) face-at-face (C) face-in-face (D) face-to-face
說明:第11至15題,請選出與劃線部份語意最接近的字詞。
【題組】13. The person who has influenced me the most in my life is my brother.
(A) affected
(B) seduced
(C) fabricated
(D) harmed
3. The company was founded four decades ago; in other words, it has been in operation
for _______.
(A) 40 years (B) 40 months (C) 80 years (D) 80 months
三、 克漏字測驗【請依照段落上下文意,選出最適當的答案】
With a brass stand, a green glass shade and a pull-chain switch, what are these lamps? Yes,they’re called Banker’s Lamps, or Emeralite Lamps, and these iconic electric table lamp designs have dominated interior spaces__31__the early 1900s. This giant of early modern manufacturing and product design is__32__ to this day; it’s a true design classic —and can be purchased at Universal Lighting, to add that retro classic look to your office. Emeralite Lamps were extraordinarily simple in their construction. These shades__33__slightly on the back and on the sides, and sloped gently the front. In this way, they faced the person__34__at a desk. The shades also had no square or sharp corners —another unique feature —and all the angles were beautifully smooth and rounded. In keeping with the cased glass process, the shades were made out__35__white opal glass fitted on the inside, together with a layer of the distinctive green glass fitted on the outside. 【題組】31.
(A)since
(B)under
(C)without
(D)despite
38. A: I am looking for a new apartment. B: My building has some vacancies. Are you interested in them? A: _______________ (A) No. Are you crazy? (B) Yes. Can you give me more details? (C) Should I trust you? (D) Can I repair the house?
40. A: Why are you studying English? B: The qualification of entering the company is to pass the English Proficiency Examination,so I need to master English as hard as I can. A: _______________ B: Thank you for the suggestion. I’ll try it from today on. (A) Native speakers talk too fast to understand. (B) Speaking in my native language. (C) Listening to English broadcast every day helps a lot. (D) You should cherish your native language more.