19. The prices of ___ are way too high in Taiwan. It’s very difficult for young people to buy a home.
(A) real estate (B) departments (C) property (D) households
20. Scientists have concluded that smartphones are ___, and that’s why many people cannot live without
them.
(A) funny (B) pleasurable (C) addictive (D) uncontrollable
21. Vince decided to move down south where it’s sunny most of the time because he was fed up with the
high ___ in northern Taiwan.
(A) activity (B) living cost (C) crowdedness (D) humidity
22. The demonstrations in Hong Kong are increasing in both ___ and intensity, and the government is
having problems handling them.
(A) frequency (B) time (C) places (D) speed
23. Nowadays, most electronic devices are designed to be ___, so that consumers can learn to operate
them without any difficulty.
(A) in ease (B) user-friendly (C) in comfort (D) of wisdom
24. John and Cathy are looking for a new home. School is their first ___ because they have young
children.
(A) factor (B) thinking (C) consideration (D) idea
28. Many Chinese factories have moved to Vietnam or Cambodia to get away from the ___ of the USChina trade war.
(A) affect (B) punishment (C) victim (D) impact
31. Telecom business is very competitive and every company keeps ___ special packages to attract
consumers.
(A) offering (B) affording (C) sending (D) delivering
33. The Italian place was packed, so we decided to go to the French restaurant next door. What is the
closest to “packed” in meaning?
(A) ready to travel (B) out of business (C) full (D) closed down
35. New workers have to attend an orientation for two days to ___ with the company’s regulations and
operations.
(A) get known (B) get familiar (C) get train (D) get learning
39. Besides working full time in a trading company, Peter also drives a taxi in the evening in order to
___.
(A) get even (B) make wealthy (C) get pay (D) make ends meet
40. I ran into my high school buddy ___ a couple of months ago, but I don’t remember the exact time.
(A) sometimes (B) sometime (C) some time (D) some times
42. Since the company is in ___ financially, no banks are willing to give it a loan.
(A) bad shape (B) no good name (C) poor quantity (D) terrible place
43. Nancy is seeing someone new. This means she ___.
(A) has new glasses (B) has a new boyfriend
(C) has had an eye surgery (D) has new religious belief
44. Mary has the habit of eating a big meal when she has pressure from work. ___, she has gained 10
kilograms in six months.
(A) As a consequence (B) In a result (C) By accident (D) On the outcome
45. “Flight CX200 will be taking off in 30 minutes. Please ___ at Gate 17.”
(A) get the plane (B) book the plane (C) board the plane (D) find the plane
46. Carl takes Japanese lessons on Mon., Wed. and Fri. In other words, he attends the class ___ during
the week.
(A) on another day (B) every other day
(C) one day after another (D) on weekends
50. Frank found he was overweight two years ago and decided to become a vegetarian. ___ he has
dropped more than 15 kg.
(A) Until then (B) From than (C) Since then (D) Just than
55. The meaning of the English saying “The end justifies the means” is that as long as the result is good,
it doesn’t matter what you do. Which of the following is closest to “the means” in meaning?
(A) the skill (B) the importance (C) the meaning (D) the method