10.It is expected that his financial situation will improve and resume a _______ course gradually.
(A) steady (B) unbending (C) pictorial (D) hateful
30.Humans, _____________, interact through communicative behavior by means of signs or symbols used conventionally.
(A) like other animals (B) how other animals (C) other animals that (D) do other animals
20. _____________, the entrepreneur would have built the successful business ten years ago.
(A) Only that he can get enough capital (B) If it had not been for the lack of start-up fund (C) But for his start-up fund (D) Should he have enough start-up fund
When the phone rang, I _____________ reading the financial report.
(A)was to concentrate on (B)would be concentrate on
(C)could have been concentrating (D)was concentrating on
10.Since most of the participants could not make it because of the rain, the meeting had to be __ until next weekend.
(A)transported
(B)vainshed
(C)perished
(D)postponed
28.If I _____ you, I would turn down the offer. I don’t think your management skills can be put to good use in that company.
(A)am (B)were (C)can be (D)had been
四、閱讀測驗
It is said that long time ago there were only nine families in Jiufen. Because it was a remote village, daily necessities were not easily accessible to them. Thus a habit was formed that when someone made the long trip to buy things, nine pieces of the same item would be purchased, one for each family. Hence, the place was called Jiufen, meaning “nine portions” in English.
Jiufen used to be the center of gold mining. It is located on the hills of northeastern Taiwan, overlooking the sea. In 1890, gold was found near Jiufen, which soon attracted prospectors of 4,000 families to the poor village. Thus it became gold city of Asia and called little Shanghai or little Hong Kong. However, with the decline of gold mining activities, Jiufen faded. Later, several movies were filmed here and the movies won international recognition. For example, the film A City of Sadness has won first prize in Venice Film Festival and awakened people’s memories of Jiufen. It seems that the prosperous old streets, buildings, mines and the glamorous gold digging days are flashing before our eyes. The place is whispering its golden past. Now, there are many unique teahouses in Jiufen. These teahouses are best stops during a visit to this mountain village. Also, there is the beautiful ocean view of Keelung outer sea. 【題組】38.In 1890s, what made Jiufen, the remote unknown village, prosper?
(A)Gold mining (B)Film industry
(C)Daily necessities (D)International recognition