32 Most parks have picnic tables, park benches, drinking fountains, and playground equipment such as swings, slides
and monkey ____. (A) nuts (B) suits (C) bars (D) puzzles
33 Robert used Alice as his alibi when the police came over to question his _____ on the night of the crime.
(A) circumstances (B) neighborhoods (C) surroundings (D) whereabouts
34 The ever declining birthrate could have pretty serious _____ for the country’s future development.
(A) imperatives (B) impeachment (C) implications (D) imperialism
35 The tall handsome left-handed pitcher, who was thought to be a rising star in baseball, has become a ______ to his
team since a severe injury in his left shoulder. (A) frugality (B) liability (C) propensity (D) tenacity
36 When Patricia walked out to the beach for a stroll, she could hardly open her eyes because of the _____ sunlight.
(A) ejecting (B) glaring (C) jeering (D) ousting
37 Studies have shown that early adversity can have a profound lifelong effect on one’s coping with personal
development, social relationships, and career _____. (A) counseling (B) statistics (C) professionals (D) trajectories
38 New projects ____ to years of fighting among interest groups and endless political quarrels.
(A) capitalized (B) succumbed (C) interrogated (D) approached
39 Many scholars have reported that a recent publication on the gender pay gap is highly ________ ; they particularly
criticize the reach team’s sampling procedure. (A) contentious (B) convincing (C) commendable (D) considerable
40 Countless lives are saved each year because _____ of blood make certain surgical procedures possible.
(A) transmutations (B) transfusions (C) transductions (D) transfections
請依下文回答第 41 題至第 45 題 In business or in daily life, when dealing with the things we know, we can plan accordingly and expect them to go as planned. However good business or personal plans may be, they can sometimes __41__ because of unexpected events or circumstances, which are often called contingencies. Success sometimes reflects the number of calculated risks we are willing to take, both personally and professionally. That is why contingency planning is so important for it allows active risk management and __42__ preparation rather than reactive decisions when faced with an emergency, which can result in failure. In business a contingency, either externally or internally, is generally negative, and it may influence the financial health, professional image, or market share of a company. __43__ , such unexpected development can likewise be a surprising windfall, for example, a giant order. Anything __44__ that upsets a company’s normal operation can hurt the company regardless of the possibility that the interruption is a direct result of a windfall. It should, therefore, be a normal part of the business planning process to __45__ potential threats and opportunities. Seeing to this can ensure that specific contingency plans and resources are well-prepared to deal with them.
【題組】41 (A) die out (B) make up (C) get set (D) go awry
請依下文回答第 46 題至第 50 題 Before there were alarm clocks, how did people wake up at a specific time they wanted to in the morning? Since the Industrial Revolution began in the 1780s, people had been finding ways to make sure they got to work on time. Back then, a knocker-up, also known as a “knocker-upper,” started as a profession to wake people up by knocking on their doors or windows. Even though alarm clocks had been invented in 1787 by American inventor, Levi Hutchins, they were not yet available to the general public in Britain or Ireland. It was common for people in these places to hire knocker-ups to wake the mup in the morning. Half a century after the invention of alarm clocks, Frenchman Antoine Redier patented an adjustable alarm clock in 1847. Still, mechanical alarm clocks were not cheap or widely available. Well into the 1920s, most workers in Britain would rather hire knocker-ups. Knocker-ups used a variety of methods to wake up their clients. Some used a baton, or a short, heavy stick, to knock on the client’s door. Some used a long and light stick made of bamboo to reach the client’s window on a higher floor.Still others used a pea-shooter, through which small objects can be blown, to shoot dried peas at their clients’ windows.Their job was to rouse the sleeping clients, and they certainly came up with creative ways to achieve this goal. Knocker-ups would not leave a client’s door or window until they made sure that the client had been awaken. There were large numbers of people carrying out the job, especially in large industrial towns such as Manchester.Knocker-ups were generally elderly men and women, but sometimes police officers would take on the job to earn extra income by performing the task during early morning patrols. But who woke the knocker-uppers? A tongue-twister from the time goes like this: We had a knocker-up, and our knocker-up had a knocker-up And our knocker-up’s knocker-up didn’t knock our knocker up So our knocker-up didn’t knock us up ‘Cos he’s not up. By the 1950s, knocking up had gradually died out in most places due to the wide spread of electricity and affordable alarm clocks. Today, people merely read about anecdotes regarding how knocker-ups woke up their clients creatively or a fun tongue-twister like the one above.
【題組】46 What is the main idea of the third paragraph?
(A) To make noise on windows, knocker-ups often relied on long, light bamboo sticks. (B) To accomplish their tasks, knocker-ups would not leave until their clients woke up. (C) To wake up their clients, knocker-ups used a tool from which they could shoot dried peas. (D) To ensure a successful job, knocker-ups had adopted several creative knocking-up methods.
【題組】47 According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
(A) The alarm clock was patented by an American inventor in 1787. (B) People continued to hire knocker-ups even after the alarm clocks were invented. (C) In Britain and Ireland today, knocker-ups are still doing their jobs in industrial towns. (D) During their morning patrols, police officers would watch out for knocker-ups’ safety.
【題組】49 Which of the following best summarizes the tongue-twister mentioned in the passage?
(A) Our knocker-up’s knocker-up forgot to wake us up. (B) Our knocker-up’s knocker-up failed to wake him up. (C) We overslept because our knocker-up took the day off. (D) We did not sleep well because our knocker-up was sick.
【題組】50 Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage?
(A) Knocker-ups preferred to get into the houses of their clients’ to wake them up. (B) Antoine Redier made a fortune by selling mechanical alarm clocks to workers. (C) British workers greatly appreciated Levi Hutchin’s invention of the alarm clock. (D) Police officers during the Industrial Revolution were not paid very well at work.
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