18. At the request of the US government, TSMC has decided to set up a plant in Arizona to
protect high-level technologies ____ getting stolen.
(A) to (B) of (C) for (D) from
22. Stores are forbidden to sell cigarettes or alcohol to minors. “Minors” are people____.
(A) working in mines (B) not suitable to use such products
(C) under 18 years of age (D) having some diseases
24. After retirement, Mr. Wang chose to live in an old folks’ home in order not to be a ____ to his
children.
(A) response (B) weight (C) burden (D) support
27. It took us a few hours to get everything ready for the picnic, but, ____, it started to rain as
soon as we walked out the door.
(A) luckily (B) unfortunately (C) quietly (D) positively
31. Harry was let go after his mistakes caused two important customers to switch to the
company’s competitors. Which is the closest to “let go” in meaning?
(A) quit (B) fired (C) given a warning (D) transferred
34. The cell phone market is very ____ and every company tries to put out new models with
improved functions each year.
(A) busy (B) popular (C) powerful (D) competitive
35. Taiwan’s National Health Insurance is considered a ____ health insurance system that
countries around the world would like to have.
(A) ideal (B) model (C) success (D) interesting
36. Apple is unable to ____ the latest i-Phone model because the manufacturers in China cannot
resume production.
(A) show (B) push (C) forward (D) release
38. The city government urges every citizen not to waste any water because it ____ for four
months.
(A) hasn’t rained (B) isn’t raining (C) hadn’t rained (D) wasn’t rainy
39. Lynn learns Japanese on Monday and Wednesday and English on Tuesday and Thursday.
Sometimes she gets ____ between the two languages.
(A) loss (B) mistaken (C) restless (D) confused
41. After spending one year at an aviation school in the US, Leon is now a China Airlines pilot.
What does “aviation” means?
(A) driving (B) riding (C) maintenance (D) flying
42. Mark is extremely ____. He goes everywhere in the city by bicycle in order not to create any
carbon emissions.
(A) user-friendly (B) healthy (C) eco-friendly (D) unhealthy
45. The general manager offered me a promotion, but the job was really ____ my ability and I
could only say no.
(A) after (B) above (C) into (D) without
46. The manager thinks some of the ____ in this report are wrong and wants you to check all the
numbers once more.
(A) sentences (B) explanations (C) examples (D) statistics
47. The pizza place in the alley is not around anymore. They closed down last month. Which is
the closest to “around” in meaning?
(A) nearby (B) close (C) existing (D) buyable
50. The government offers loans at reasonably low ____ rates to qualified young people who
want to start their own businesses.
(A) interest (B) financial (C) funds (D) money
52. Using credit cards online to buy things is convenient, but there is the ____ that your personal
information might get stolen.
(A) risk (B) perhaps (C) good chance (D) unlucky
55. As the ice in the North Pole continues to melt, polar bears are losing their habitat. “Habitat”
means____.
(A) everyday habits (B) place to live
(C) space polar bears are used to (D) houses