3. The government must do better to ___ hate groups and to
heal the deep divisions that exist in the communities.
(A) confine (B) contradict (C) condemn (D) attribute
4. A fire on the ship killed a hundred or more passengers;
some likely victims are still ___ for.
(A) unaccounted (B) unbearable
(C) uncalled (D) uncovered
5. The modern age is a permissive one in which things can be
said explicitly, but the old tradition of _____ dies hard.
(A) garrulousness (B) exaggeration
(C) excoriation (D) euphemism
6. The subject and auxiliary are ___ after “so” and
“neither/nor” when used to compare two or more items.
(A) double back (B) inverted (C) righted (D) transferred
7. It remains unclear whether or not the federal government
should ___ the panel’s recommendations.
(A) accompany (B) complement
(C) implement (D) supplement
8. While input should ___ output, there are strong arguments
for making sure that learners are given the chance to
produce language.
(A) precede (B) impinge (C) ensue (D) supervene
9. The curriculum committee is charged with the task of
overseeing the general ___ of curriculum development.
(A) inertia (B) lethargy (C) momentum (D) thrust
13. ___ in an environment of rural poverty, Jerry Lee Lewis
displayed a talent for music from an early age.
(A) Rear him up (B) Reared up
(C) Rearing up (D) He was reared up
17. A: Could I take next Friday off ? B: ___
(A) No, you are busy on the weekend.
(B) I'll go and collect you one.
(C) Yes, you can take off today.
(D) No problem, we will have finished the project by then.
18. A: ___ B: No so good. I think I need a new job.
(A) How’s it going? (B) Do you have a good boss?
(C) Are you qualified for this job? (D) What’s the problem?
20. A: You have just started here, haven't you? B: ___
(A) No, I ended last night. (B) No, I haven't started yet.
(C) Yes, this is my first week. (D) Yes, I have started.
Echolocating bats 21 sounds in patterns—characteristic of
each species—that contain both frequency-modulated (FM) and
constant-frequency (CF) signals. The broadband FM signals and
the narrowband CF signals travel out to a target, reflect from it
and return to the hunting bat. In this process of 22 and
reflection, the sounds are changed and the changes in the echoes
enable the bat to perceive features of the target.
The FM signals report information about target characteristics
that modify the timing and the fine frequency structure, or
spectrum, of echoes—for example, the target’s size, shape,
texture, surface, structure, and direction in space. Because of
their narrow bandwidth, CF signals portray only the target’s
presence and, 23 some bat species, its motion 24 the
bat’s. 25 changes in the CF echo’s frequency, bats of some
species correct in flight for the direction and velocity of their
moving prey. 【題組】21. (A) break out (B) emit (C) remit (D) burst into
The vast over-consumption of fish in the oceans has long been
known. With new technologies 26 , it is bringing to light the
true extent of the damage we are afflicting. 27 and
environmentalists have long been aware that the rate at which
we are 28 fish from our oceans is unsustainable. As an
example, we watched the 29 of the Canadian cod fisheries in
1992, which to this day has rendered the Atlantic cod a
vulnerable 30 .
【題組】26. (A) emerge (B) emerged (C) emergence (D) emerging
32. Education is not merelya means for earning a living
and rather an instrument for broading your horizons.(Error Recognition) (A)not merely (B)a means (C)and rather (D)broading your horizons
33. It is important to keep in mind that all memory aids
depend on the creation of a peg, or mental picture, in
which to hang something we want to recollect.(Error Recognition) (A)to keep (B)depend on (C)in which (D)we want to recollect
34. Because of their effectiveness, easy to produce, and
lack of side effects, herbal medicines have become
more commonly accepted in recent years.(Error Recognition) (A)their (B)easy to produce (C)herbal medicines (D)more commonly
35. Theodore Roosevelt, along with thousands of
Americantroops, were present at the battle of
San Juan Hill.(Error Recognition) (A)thousands (B)American (C)troops (D) were
36. The expansion of international tourism has resulted
largely from affordable air travel, which encouraging
people to holiday abroad.(Error Recognition) (A)of international (B)resulted largely (C)encouraging (D)holiday
37. Not just by overeating, but through lack of
exercise, people become overweight. (Error Recognition) (A)Not (B)overeating (C)through (D)people become
38. As our country becomes increasingly international, it
is even important than ever for us to connect around our
shared humanity.(Error Recognition) (A)our (B)increasingly (C)even important (D)shared
39. In 1930, three pediatricians worked at the Hospital
for Sick Children developed Pablum—the first
precooked cereal for babies, packed with vitamins and
minerals.(Error Recognition) (A)In 1930 (B)worked (C)the first (D)vitamins and minerals
40. The measure of the restoration lies in the extent
which people apply social values more noble than
mere monetary profit.(Error Recognition) (A)The measure (B)lies in (C)which (D)social values
Ⅵ. Reading Comprehension
A commonly held view about the Germans is that they are
ruthlessly rational, and this assumption is best understood
through the following joke. An English couple have a child.
After the birth, medical tests reveal that the child is normal,
apart from the fact that it is German. This, however, should not
be a problem. There is nothing to worry about. As the child
grows older, it dresses in lederhosen and has a pudding bowl
haircut, but all its basic functions develop normally. It can walk,
eat, sleep and so on, but for some reason the German child never
speaks. The concerned parents take it to the doctor, who
reassures them that as the German child is perfectly developed in
all other areas, there is nothing to worry about and that he is sure
the speech faculty will eventually blossom. Years pass. The
German child enters its teens, and still it is not speaking. The
German child's mother is especially distressed by this. One day
she makes the German child, who is now 17 years old and still
silent, a bowl of tomato soup, and takes it through to him in the
parlour where he is listening to a wind-up gramophone record
player. Soon, the German child appears in the kitchen and
suddenly declares, "Mother, this soup is a little tepid." The
German child's mother is astonished. "All these years," she
exclaims, "we assumed you could not speak. And yet all along it
appears you could. Why? Why did you never say anything
before?" "Because, mother," answers the German child, "up until
now, everything has been satisfactory."
【題組】41. What is the best title for this passage?
(A) A Real Story about a German Child
(B) A Funny Tale about an English Couple
(C) A German Story about a Distressed Mother
(D) A Joke about Germans’ Rational Way of Thinking
【題組】42. What’s wrong with the German child?
(A) The German child never speaks to anyone.
(B) The German child never speaks English.
(C) The German child never speaks German.
(D) The German child only speaks to the doctor.
【題組】44. Why does the child dress in lederhosen and have a pudding
bowl haircut?
(A) It is a typical German style.
(B) He is getting more mature.
(C) The style is normal for older kids.
(D) The lederhosen and the haircut provide basic functions.
【題組】45. Why did the German Child never say anything before?
(A) He has never had tepid soup.
(B) He has lived comfortably and felt no need to.
(C) Nothing has been satisfactory until now.
(D) Medical tests reveal that the child is unhealthy.
In past centuries, many of those who had a fluent command of
two, three of even more languages (or dialects) were largely
illiterate in the sense of having difficulty in reading and writing
texts printed on paper. By contrast, the bi- or multilingualism
which the modern world demands through education at school
requires not only an oral-aural proficiency in two or more
languages, but also bi- or multi-literacy involving the new
technologies. Computers and the internet have created many
new types of everyday language-use involving reading and
writing, often in combination with static and moving visuals and
sounds of many different sorts. Literacy is therefore not just the
capacity to read traditionally printed text and write letters, essays
and articles on paper by hand or machine. It is now much more
multi-faceted and has become a major core skill in instant
communication within networks stretching across the world.
【題組】46. According to the author, what is the reason that literacy has
become a core skill in communication nowadays?
(A) Many new types of language use involve reading and writing.
(B) Schools education requires literacy in languages.
(C) Those who are illiterate cannot survive in the modern world.
(D) People need to be able to communicate within networks.
【題組】47. Based on the information in this passage, which of the
following statements would most likely be considered true?
(A) Language learners should use a wide range of visual symbols.
(B) Literacy should be developed in a child’s first language.
(C) New types of communication involve static and moving
visuals and sounds.
(D) It is useful to consider the notion of critical literacy.
【題組】48. Which of the following statements would the author most
likely agree with?
(A) People need to be literate in new technologies.
(B) Literacy is multi-faceted.
(C) Learning through English helps individuals with their career.
(D) Teachers should construct a language development
strategy for learners.
【題組】49. Based on this passage, it can be inferred that ___
(A) Computer literacy should be required at schools.
(B) Great care should be taken with the application of first
language literacy.
(C) Linguistic skills are useful in learners’ education.
(D) An oral-aural proficiency in a language is not the same
as literacy.
【題組】50. What would be the best title of this passage?
(A) Multiple literacy (B) Internet communication
(C) Multi-faceted language use (D) Capacity of reading