3. Health problems can be ______ reduced by careful diet. Indeed, we can be much healthier if we eat right.
(A) significantly (B) indifferently (C) faithfully (D) imaginatively
11. I didn’t have enough sleep last night, so I lost my ______ and fell asleep in class.
(A) appointment (B) disturbance (C) concentration (D) boundary
14. In the process of city development, some wanted to ______ the old houses, while others wanted to tear them down.
(A) command (B) seek (C) invent (D) preserve
16. Jessica showed no ______ for her studies; she appeared to be bored and listless in class.
(A) enthusiasm (B) destination (C) sympathy (D) intensity
17. If you don’t know the ______ of a new word, you can always look it up in the dictionary.
(A) exaggeration (B) interaction (C) competition (D) definition
18. A ______ English breakfast might include fried eggs, sausages, back bacon, tomatoes, mushrooms, fried bread and often
a slice of black pudding.
(A) mechanical (B) typical (C) logical (D) dramatical
19. Taroko Gorge in Hualien is so ______ that even seasoned travelers will feel speechless when they first see it.
(A) far-reaching (B) wide-ranging (C) awe-inspiring (D) time-consuming
20. We have to ______ any injustice in our society. We should not tolerate unfairness towards others.
(A) speak up for (B) take a stand against (C) put up with (D) do without
4. Jeff drank too much at his friend’s party, and he hit a car when he was driving home. He ______ a taxi.
(A) should take (B) should have taken (C) must take (D) must have taken
16. It’s hard to believe ______ the boys beat his father to death just because he turned down the boy’s request to buy a cell
phone.
(A) what (B) which (C) when (D) that
17. According to research, cold and rainy days make people anxious and tired. ______, many people believe that they can’t
work efficiently when the weather is bad.
(A) Thus (B) At least (C) In contrast (D) However
19. My son ______ the piano since he ______ five. It’ s a pity that he doesn’t play it now.
(A) played; had been (B) was playing; has been (C) has played; was (D) had played; was
20. Rainforests are home to many plants and animals. If the rainforests disappear, many of these species ______ on earth.
(A) are extinct (B) were extinct (C) have been extinct (D) will be extinct