1. After the accident, Tom was badly scarred but the plastic surgeon did a marvelous skin ____ and now you can hardly see any
trace of it.
(A) transfer (B) change (C) graft (D) transplant
6. A copy of the Chinese version of Diamond Sūtra, found among the Dunhuang ____ in the early 20th century, was dated back
to May 11, 868.
(A) manuscripts (B) manuals (C) manifestos (D) minstrels
10. We hadn’t realized that there would be a power cut so were astonished when the whole house was ____ into darkness. (A) dived (B) drowned (C) plunged (D) dredged
15. Charles Dickens is ____.
(A) famous not only in England but also in America (B) not only famous in England but also in America
(C) not famous only in England but in America also (D) not famous in England only but also in America
16. Little ____ that Bill has been failing all his subjects at school!
(A) his father suspects (B) suspects his father (C) his father to suspect (D) does his father suspect
17. ____ better wages and working conditions.
(A) What’s interested the workers most is (B) What interest the workers most are
(C) What interests the workers most are (D) What interests the workers most is
III. Cloze Test: Choose the best answer for each missing word or phrase in the passages. 20%
A
Fifty years ago, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) was founded to give people the opportunity to be superheroes. Of course,
the WWF doesn’t give out superhuman 21 , but it does provide a vehicle for people to work together toward the preservation
of our natural world. The 22 of the WWF has always been very simple: the conservation of nature. However, the “evil
forces” that are destroying the natural world have never been more complex. Climate change, industrialization, commerce and
other forces are 23 to the destruction of many of Earth’s natural habitats. The WWF estimates that 150 to 200 of Earth’s
species become extinct every day. Sadly, human beings are often the chief 24_. Pollution, urban development, deforestation,
the illegal wildlife trade, and unwise fishing and farming 25 harm nature. Even the things we buy and waste we produce have
an adverse effect on the natural world.
【題組】21. (A) powers (B) entries (C) depths (D) drives
B
Anxiety can be a symptom of an underlying health issue such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure, or
heart arrythmia. Abnormal and pathological anxiety or fear may 26 be a medical condition falling under the blanket term
“anxiety disorder.” Such conditions came 27 the aegis of psychiatry at the end of the 19th century and current psychiatric
diagnostic criteria 28 several specific forms of the disorder. Recent surveys have found that as many as 18% of Americans
may be 29 by one or more of them. Standardized screening tools such as Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale and Hamilton
Anxiety Scale (HAM-A) can be used to 30 anxiety symptoms and suggest the need for a formal diagnostic assessment of
anxiety disorder. The HAM-A measures the severity of a patient's anxiety, based on 14 parameters, including anxious mood,
tension, fears, insomnia, somatic complaints and behavior at the interview.
【題組】26. (A) it (B) its (C) itself (D) it's
IV. Reading comprehension: Choose the best answer for each question. 20%
A. I don’t know much about studio financing models, but I do know they weren’t working for Veronica Mars. For years, the
cast, fans and producers had wanted to turn our old TV show—in which I played a quippy teen detective—into a movie.
But Warner Bros. would not give us the money to make it happen.
So executive producer Rob Thomas and I turned to Perry Chen’s incredible crowdfunding website, Kickstarter. The setup
was fun and simple. In exchange for their pledges, we’d give fans personal prizes—a digital copy of the movie for $35, a
video message from me for $600 and so on. We needed $2 million to make the movie. We wound up raising $5.7 million
from more than 90,000 backers.
There’s something so smart and magical about that idea—connecting consumers with creators and letting them vote with
their own money. I haven’t met Perry yet, but I look forward to meeting him someday so I can thank him for his brain.
【題組】31. Which profession does the speaker of this short article belong to?
(A) hedge fund management (B) film production (C) financial appraisal (D) product marketing
【題組】33. Which of the following is the best title for this short article?
(A) My Dream Comes True (B) The Magic Created by Perry Chen’s Brain
(C) The Age of Crowdfunding (D) The Rival of Hollywood
【題組】34. Which of the following statements is not endorsed by the passage?
(A) Kickstarter, a crowdfunding website established 10 years ago, has eventually proved its effectiveness in helping people
with creative ideas to start up and realize their dreams.
(B) Kickstarter is a crowdfunding website friendly to Internet users.
(C) It is Perry Chen’s brain that creates the miracle of Kickstarter.
(D) In our Internet era, inventiveness is the gateway to success.
【題組】35. Which of the following statements is true?
(A) Trust is not a crucial factor that makes crowdfunding possible.
(B) Kickstarter enables people with creative ideas to raise funds to launch their dream projects.
(C) Perry Chen does not believe in people’s power.
(D) Whimsical ideas fare better than inventiveness in our Internet era.
B.
Everyone’s eyelids close and open rapidly, or blink, for any number of reasons. One reason is that the eyes are protecting
themselves from something that is irritating them. Another reason is that they are protecting themselves from a bright light. A
third reason is that they are trying to keep themselves free from dirt and dust.
Every time you blink your eyes, you are actually crying, or producing tears. These tears keep your eyes wet. So that when an
irritating substance, such as a bit of dirt, gets into your eye, your eyelids close and the tears try to wash away the dirt. A person
blinks his or her eyes about 25 times per minute.
Every person has a blind spot. A blind spot is the point where you may be facing a small object and not be able to see it. The
reason everyone has a blind spot is that there is one point on the retina where the optic nerve leaves your eye. No pictures or
images are received because the point is not sensitive to light.
Try this experiment to find out where your blind spot is. Mark each side of this page with a visible dot. Hold this page about
12 inches in front of you.
Close your left eye and leave your right eye open. Look only at the dot on the left. Now move the page slowly toward your
face, and then move it slowly away from your face. As you move it away, at a certain point the dot at the right side disappears
totally. It is at that point that the dot falls exactly on your blind spot.
Just as you are either right-handed or left-handed, so are you either right-eyed or left-eyed. That means one of your eyes is
stronger, or more dominant, than the other. Here’s another experiment you can do to find out which is your dominant eye. Hold a
pencil vertically at arm’s length in front of you and at eye level. With both your eyes open, line up the pencil with a shelf, picture,
clock or something else on the wall. First close one eye, then the other. Did the pencil stay in the same place with one eye open?
Did it seem to move to the side of the other eye? Whichever eye was open when the pencil lined up with your object on the wall
is your stronger, or dominant, eye.
【題組】36. According to the article, why do you blink your eyes?
(A) to protect them from dirt and dust (B) to protect them from a bright light
(C) to protect them from irritating substances (D) all of the above
【題組】37. The passage explains that the tears caused by blinking actually try to ____.
(A) show how sad you are (B) wash away dirt or dust that gets into your eyes
(C) keep the eyes moving (D) all of the above
【題組】40. The main purpose of the article is to ____.
(A) explain defects in the eye (B) describe functions of the optic nerve
(C) make you conduct experiments (D) make you appreciate how your eyes function
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