23. Mary: Do you know where I can find an open bar nearby?
Charlie: Actually, there is a very nice bar near the campus.
Mary: Is the bar open 24 hours?
Charlie: _________________
(A) No, it is close to my house.
(B) No, it serves dinner only.
(C) Yes, it’s only open in the evening.
(D) Yes, it’s closing down.
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Reality TV shows are some of the most popular TV programs in the United States.
Viewers are bored with the same old television programs and are more interested in watching
real people in real situations. The most popular Reality TV shows are either very risky or very
risqué. One show leaves thirty-two people in a location where they have to live off the land.
They compete in high-risk challenges to win food and shelter. However, the most interesting
part is watching the relationships. Members of the group talk about each other behind their
backs and no one knows whom they can trust.
Reality TV has also turned to sex to gain viewers. One popular show invites a wealthy
unmarried man to choose a wife from several eligible women. At the end of the two-hour show
the two get married. Another program invites six couples to a beach hotel to test their loyalty to
each other. The couples are separated, and then beautiful men and women try to get them to
cheat on their partner. No one is really sure why these shows are so popular. Perhaps it’s a
chance to forget your own problems by watching someone else’s.
【題組】43. According to the passage, what are the two most popular types of Reality TV shows?
(A) Programs are dangerous and are related to sex.
(B) Game shows and live news programs.
(C) Shows about men and women.
(D) Talk shows and beach programs.
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On the planet, there are five rhino species, and all their lives are considered threatened.
One of the largest threats is poaching because there is a market for their horns in Asia.
The most endangered rhino species is the northern white rhino. Sudan was the last male
northern white rhino, and he died in 2018. Since then, there are only two of these rhinos left,
and they are both female. However, there is still hope for the rhino.
Fortunately, an international group of scientists successfully collected mature eggs from
the two female rhinos, fertilized them using sperm from two males (who are now dead), and
they created two northern white rhino embryos. These embryos could save the species from
extinction.
【題組】49. What is the main purpose of the third paragraph?
(A) The market of the rhino horns in Asia.
(B) The killing of the northern white rhinos.
(C) The process of creating the northern white rhino embryos.
(D) The dramatic death of the last male northern white rhino.
26. Mandy: I’m so hungry I could eat a horse. Joseph: Me, too. Where should we go eat today? Mandy: _______ Joseph: I can’t agree with you more! Let’s order out for lunch. (A) Wherever you choose doesn’t matter. (B) There was something wrong with the order. (C) It’s not easy to find a big horse in the restaurant. (D) Indoor dining seems a bit risky during the pandemic.