1. That van is the ideal vehicle for carpooling because it can ________ nine passengers and two pets.
(A) abstain (B) enumerate (C) commemorate (D) accommodate
5. The nation’s economy grew 3.55 percent in the first quarter, more than the 2.54 percent increase the
government forecast in May, as local semiconductor firms stepped up investment to meet global
________ for AI chips, the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) said
yesterday.
(A) discharge (B) demand (C) desire (D) index
9. An ecosystem is a community of living ________ in conjunction with the nonliving components of
their environment, interacting as a system.
(A) companies (B) institutes (C) mortalities (D) organisms
11. Jasmine was originally from Mexico, ________ is a Spanish-speaking country blended with various
tribal languages.
(A) which (B) where (C) that (D) so much as
12. Not until the early years of the 20th century ________ what divorce means to them.
(A) did women realize (B) people has known
(C) didn't men figure out (D) women did know
14. Liam gave many books to his brother, while Chris gave ________.
(A) some books to anyone (B) any book to no one
(C) anyone no books (D) no books to anyone
16. To attract ________ students from around the world, this university is planning to establish full
scholarships for 25 international students annually.
(A) brightest (B) the brightest (C) the more bright (D) the most bright
17. It is important for a university magazine to ask questions of research, ________ simply accepting the
claims of researchers at face value.
(A) except for (B) in terms of (C) rather than (D) to an extent
18. Freedom of speech is a fundamental human right, enshrined ________ Article 19 of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights.
(A) with (B) in (C) to (D) at
21. The old lady has been learning ballet for years ________ the fact that she had been suffering from
arthritis for more than 30 years.
(A) so as to (B) with so much so (C) in spite of (D) as much as
23. Searching for one man in this city is like looking for ________.
(A) a pain in the neck (B) a balloon in the air (C) pins and needles (D) a needle in a haystack
24. The experimenter told the students that she ________ later to explain how each problem was solved.
(A) returns (B) will return (C) would return (D) would have returned
三、克漏字 Accreditation does not guarantee that you will be satisfied with a particular college or degree program.
(26) , it does mean that an independent, trustworthy source has checked that standards are being met
and that your graduation (27) in greater esteem by future employers, higher education providers and
industry peers. Accreditation is a tool usable for (28) to make an accurate evaluation of their options.
It also rewards and publicly acknowledges those institutions that (29) a benchmark in their education
provision. It rewards the institution and the communities (30) they are based and retains a focus on
achievement. 【題組】26. (A) However (B) In addition (C) Therefore (D) Hence
Among all the sciences, psychology is perhaps the most _(31)_ to the general public, and the most _(32)_ to misconceptions. Even though its language and ideas have _(33)_ everyday culture, most
people have only a hazy idea of what the subject is about, and what psychologists actually do. For
some, psychology conjures up images of people in white coats, either sta ffing an institution for mental
disorders or _(34)_ laboratory experiments on rats. Others may imagine a man with a middle-European
accent psychoanalyzing a patient on a couch or, if film scripts are to be believed, plotting to exercise
some form of _(35)_ control. 【題組】31. (A) straightforward (B) mysterious (C) lucid (D) transparent
四、閱讀測驗
There's a fun game I like to play in a group of trusted friends called "Controversial Opinion". The
rules are simple: Don't talk about what was shared during Controversial Opinion afterward and you
aren't allowed to "argue"--only to ask questions about why that person feels that way. Opinions can
range from "I think James Bond movies are overrated'' to "I think Donald Trump would make an
excellent president". Usually, someone responds to an opinion with, "'Oh my god! I had no idea you
were one of those people!' Which is really another way of saying "'I thought you were on my team!''
In psychology, the idea that everyone is like us is called the "'false-consensus bias". This bias often
manifests itself when we see in politics or polls. Online it means we can be blindsided by the opinions of our friends. Over time, this morphs into a
subconscious belief that we and our friends are the sane ones and that there's a crazy 'Other Side" that
must be laughed at---an Other Side that just doesn't "get it", and is clearly not as intelligent as "us".
But this holier-than-thou social media behavior is counterproductive, it's self-aggrandizement at the
cost of actual nuanced discourse and if we want to consider online discourse productive, we need to
move past this.
What is emerging is the worst kind of echo chamber, one where those inside are increasingly
convinced that everyone shares their world view, that their ranks are growing when they aren't. It's
like clockwork: an event happens and then your social media circle is shocked when a non-social media
peer group public reacts to news in an unexpected way. They then mock the Other Side for being " out
of touch" or "dumb". 【題組】36. What is the main idea of this article?
(A) Playing Controversial Opinion with trusted friends is simple and fun.
(B) To have a constructive discussion, we need to talk to "the other side".
(C) Having "false-consensus bias" is common among friends.
(D) We should defend ourselves when others disagree with us.
【題組】37. What can you do when playing Controversial Opinion?
(A) Defend your opinions.
(B) Judge your friends' opinions.
(C) Ask your friends why they feel the way they do.
(D) Defend your friends opinions.
【題組】38. What does it mean to have a holier-than-thou social media behavior?
(A) Listen to others' opinions without being judgmental.
(B) Interact only with people in your social echo chamber.
(C) Being condescending when listening to others' opinions.
(D) Try to reach a common ground when debating with people online.
【題組】39. What is likely to happen in an echo chamber on social media?
(A) People would believe that they may be misguided by misinformation on social media.
(B) People believe that everyone shares a common view toward the world.
(C) People are ready to talk to others who hold a different view from their own.
(D) People remain skeptical about online information.
【題組】40. What does it mean to be blindsided by the opinions of our friends?
(A) Defending our friends' opinions forcefully.
(B) Not paying attention to our friends' opinions.
(C) Adopting our friends' opinions without independent and critical thinking.
(D) Trying to persuade our friends to adopt our opinions.