38 Since the world is becoming a globalized village, many diseases and viruses are spreading around the world at
an _____ speed. (A) inflexible (B) indecisive (C) inaccessible (D) incredible
39 Ever since he came back from the war, Tom had been a hopeless _____ in the village for the rest of his life
because he continuously attacked anyone that tried to approach him. (A) hypocrite (B) activist (C) idealist (D) outcast
41 Indeed, our April CNN _____ revealed that the female candidate’s backers are far more likely to have a college
degree. (A) poll (B) pool (C) pole (D) pore
42 Failure itself is an _____ fact of life. We all have stumbled at some time or another, but that doesn’t make us
failures. (A) obsessive (B) excessive (C) inevitable (D) ultimate
43 Volunteering has a positive impact on the lives of volunteers, assisting them in gaining new skills and _____ self-esteem.
(A) boosting (B) diminishing (C) exploiting (D) liberating
47 Kidneys are important organs for they are responsible for making urine and _____ waste matter from your blood.
(A) removing (B) renewing (C) reviewing (D) revising
請依下文回答第 48 題至第 50 題: Mary Rodas’s parents came to New York from El Salvador when she was four years old. Their neighbor, Donald Spector,owned a toy company. One day Donald gave Mary a new toy, and she said, “This is fun!” A few weeks later Donald gave her another toy, but she said, “I don’t like this toy. It doesn’t work.” Donald liked her honesty, and they became friends.For years Donald gave Mary new toys, and she gave him very good ideas about the toys. When Mary was thirteen years old, Donald showed her a new ball with a balloon inside it. Mary told him to fill the balloon with water, paint the ball crazy colors, and put beans in it to make it noisy. The company sold thousands of the balls. That Christmas Donald gave Mary an incredible gift. He made her a vice president of his toy company. Her job was to see if the new toys were fun, and she made $200,000 a year. In high school, she took a limousine from her school to her office in New York City. She worked for three or four hours a day at her job. Today Mary works at a college. She helps students make decisions about their careers. 【題組】48 What Christmas gift did Donald give Mary when she was thirteen years old?
(A) A new toy with beans inside it. (B) A new ball with a balloon inside it. (C) A job as the president of a new company. (D) A job as a vice president of his company.
【題組】50 Which of the following statements is true?
(A) Mary was born in New York. (B) Mary’s ideas about the ball were a hit! (C) Mary didn’t go to high school after she got a job. (D) Mary made decisions for her students about their future.