11. It is everyone’s _____ to save the earth’s natural environment for future generations.
(A) responsibility (B) condition
(C) motivation (D) temperature
12. Wearing sunglasses on sunny days is important because if our eyes are _____ to too much sunlight, they
could be hurt.
(A) connected (B) absorbed
(C) exposed (D) tightened
13. Water is _____ to life on Earth. All plants and animals must have water to survive.
(A) distinctive (B) transparent
(C) statistical (D) indispensable
17. Tina walks _____ for an hour every day in hope of losing some pounds in a few months.
(A) comparatively (B) passively
(C) vigorously (D) absolutely
18. He sat still in front of the TV, _____ by the news of the violent attack on the United States Capitol.
(A) shocked (B) been shocked
(C) having shocked (D) to have been shocked
22. Most residents in this community are aged World War Two soldiers, _____.
(A) many of them live alone
(B) many of them living alone
(C) and many of whom live alone
(D) and many of whom living alone
23. It was not until I raised the alert to Debbie _____ to take action to deal with her mother’s aging problems.
(A) who started (B) did she start
(C) when she started (D) that she started
三、克漏字測驗【請依照段落上下文意，選出最適當的答案】
Fashion is the second most polluting industry on Earth. It is right behind oil. The pressure to reduce costs
and __26__ production time means that the environment is sacrificed in the name of profit. Fast Fashion’s bad
impact includes the use of cheap, poisonous dyes. The fashion industry is the second largest polluter of clean
water globally.
The speed at which clothes are produced also means that more and more clothes are __27__ by
consumers, creating a huge amount of waste. In Canada, the average person throws out 81 pounds of clothes
annually, __28__ North Americans send 9.5 million tons of clothing to the landfill every year. Most of the
clothes which are disposed of could be reused.
There are about 40 million garment workers in the world today, many of __29__ do not have rights or
protections. They are some of the lowest paid workers in the world and 85% of all garment workers are women.
Actually, it’s possible to find stylish, affordable, and ethical clothing if you just know where to start. So,
next time when you shop new clothes, be sure to buy from eco-fashion companies who are __30__ the
production of clothing with more environmentally friendly methods. Also, make sure those companies provide
fair working conditions and offer reasonable wages to the workers. 【題組】26. (A) slow down (B) speed up (C) check out (D) put away
四、閱讀測驗【請依照段落上下文意，選出最適當的答案】
The sandwich as we know it was popularized in England in 1762 by John Montagu, the 4th Earl of
Sandwich. Legend has it, and most food historians agree, that Montagu had a gambling problem that led him to
spend hours on end at the card table. During a particularly long binge, he asked the house cook to bring him
something he could eat without getting up from his seat, and the sandwich was born. Montagu enjoyed his meat
and bread so much that he ate it constantly, and as it grew popular in London society circles, it also took on the
Earl’s name.
Of course, John Montagu (or rather, his nameless cook) was hardly the first person to think of putting
fillings between slices of bread. In fact, we know exactly where Montagu first got the idea for his creation.
Montagu traveled abroad to the Mediterranean, where Turkish and Greek mezze platters were served. Dips,
cheeses, and meats were all “sandwiched” between and on layers of bread. In all likelihood Montagu took
inspiration from these when he sat at that card table.
Montagu’s creation took off immediately. Just a few months later, a man named Edward Gibbon mentioned
the sandwich by name in a diary entry, writing that he’d seen “twenty or thirty of the first men of the kingdom” in
a restaurant eating them. By the Revolutionary War, the sandwich was well established in England. You would
expect American colonists to have taken to the sandwich as well, but there’s no early written record of them in
the new country at all, and a sandwich recipe didn’t appear in an American cookbook until 1815.
Why would this creation go unsung in the nation for so long? It seems early American cooks tended to
avoid food trends from their former ruling state. And the name “sandwich” itself comes from the British upper
class system, something that most Americans wanted to forget. Once memory faded and the sandwich appeared,
the most popular version wasn’t ham or turkey, but tongue!
Of course, most Americans today wouldn’t dream of eating a tongue sandwich. But that’s ok, since so many
pretty excellent sandwich ideas have popped up since then. 【題組】31. What is the passage mainly about?
(A) The process of making the sandwich. (B) The history of the sandwich.
(C) The story of John Montagu. (D) The ingredients of the sandwich.
【題組】32. Where did John Montagu get the inspiration of making the sandwich?
(A) From Chinese dumplings. (B) From American hamburgers.
(C) From Korean beef bulgogi. (D) From Turkish and Greek mezze platters.
【題組】33. Which of the following statements about John Montagu is NOT true?
(A) He was the 4th Earl of Sandwich. (B) He was said to have a gambling problem.
(C) He travelled abroad to the Mediterranean. (D) Edward Gibbon was his cook.
【題組】34. Which of the following words is closest in meaning to the word “unsung” in Paragraph 4?
(A) overlooked (B) established (C) emphasized (D) popularized
【題組】35. Which of the following statements about the sandwich is true?
(A) It was not until 1815 that the sandwich became popular in England.
(B) John Montagu was the first person to put fillings between slices of bread.
(C) Early American cooks tended to avoid food trends from England.
(D) For Americans today, their favorite version of the sandwich is a tongue sandwich.
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