請依下文回答第21題至第25題: A workers' strike is a powerful and often last-resort collective action taken by employees to demand betterworking conditions, fair wages, and improved benefits from their employers. It is a manifestation of thefundamental right of workers to organize and advocate for their rights. Strikes typically occur whennegotiations between labor unions or worker representatives and employers reach an impasse. Workers, __21__ that their concerns are not adequately addressed, may decide to withhold their labor as __22__ exerting pressure. This form of protest can be disruptive to businesses and industries, but it
serves as an important mechanism for addressing grievances and achieving necessary changes in theworkplace. Although strikes can be challenging for both workers and employers, they often lead to positiveoutcomes. They can force employers to reconsider their positions and come back to the negotiating tablewith a more conciliatory approach. __23__ , strikes have brought about significant improvements inworking conditions, salary increases, and enhanced job security. However, strikes are not without theirrisks. Workers may lose income during a strike, and employers may face disruptions to their operationsand image damage. Therefore, they are typically considered a last resort after other __24__ forresolution, such as mediation or arbitration, __25__ .
【題組】22 (A) a means of (B) a proportion of (C) a variety of (D) a piece of
38 The research laboratory receives ____from the government; without the support few significant findings will
turn out.
(A) subsidies (B) substances (C) subindices (D) substitutes
Carbon dioxide from the human burning of fossil fuel is building up in the atmosphere at a _____ pace, enough to double the present concentration in a century.
34 Two companies have agreed to close a division of their business as a(n) _____ move to avoid public criticism.
(A)synthetic (B)illiterate (C)invasive (D)tactical
15 Ex-communist governments that once _______ the costs of basic necessities such as food and
electricity are now letting competition and other external factors determine their prices. (A) borrowed (B) deprived (C) promoted (D) subsidized
15 Sublimity had to do with a feeling of weakness…. A landscape could arouse the sublime only when it suggested power, power
greater than that of humans and threatening to them. (A) We feel a landscape is grand when we feel it is more powerful than we can manage. (B) A weak person always admires those who have greatest interests in landscaping. (C) The mountain looms when a man himself feels powerful in his mind. (D) A landscape becomes sublime for it may become a threat to a man who worships it.
35 You should have the ability to work with minimal _______ , have good communication skills, and be reliable and
flexible.
(A) supervision (B) advantage (C) impression (D) splendor
The company’s _____ is to provide the highest level of quality and service for every customer.
(A)announcement (B)commitment (C)temptation (D)consumption
42Office politics is easy to recognize in particular situations but difficult to
describe in general terms.
(A)Office politics is not a very hard subject, but few people know the nature
of it.
(B)It may be hard to define office politics, but people know when it happens.
(C)A general term has not been found yet to describe the essence of office
politics.
(D) The campaign office always knows when is the right time to talk about
politics.
23 Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights is a minimum standards agreement.
According to Article 1 of this Agreement, Members may implement in their law_____ protection than is required by this Agreement. (A) extinct (B) narrower (C) more distinctive (D) more extensive
一、詞彙題:請選出各題最適當的英文單字或片語。(24 分) 【題組】7. When Sylvia asked him what he intended to do, he answered her very ___.
(A) curtly (B) scantily (C) shapely (D) friendly
44 Eight kinds of beer and freshly shucked oysters make the hotel an oasis for travelers trekking through the
remote area.
(A)Travelers receive eight kinds of beer and freshly shucked oysters at the hotel for free.
(B)The hotel is not the only place with cold beer and fresh oysters in the remote area.
(C)Because the area is so remote, travelers are extremely satisfied with the beer and fresh oysters the hotel
offers.
(D)Because the hotel has beer and oysters, travelers come from all over the world to try them out.
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Evaluating job applicants on the basis of embedded life interests is a useful macro approach to matching job candidates with jobs they excel at. People with a life interest in the application of technology 39 how things work and are curious about finding better ways to use technology to solve business problems. People with 40 analysis background excel at running the numbers and see it as the best way to figure out business solutions. Theory and concept people enjoy thinking and talking about abstract ideas. People with a life interest in creative production are imaginative thinkers, comfortable and engaged during brainstorming sessions. Many of them have an interest in the arts and 41 creative industries such as entertainment. Individuals with a life interest in coaching and mentoring like to teach. Many like feeling useful to others; some genuinely take satisfaction from the success of those they counsel. Individuals with a life interest in enterprise control like to be in charge. They are happiest when they have authority over their little piece of universe in decision-making. They ask for as much responsibility as possible in any work situation. Because many people have more than one interest, these classifications of life interests may 42 in an individual. So do not try to pigeonhole individuals too narrowly.
After workers had demonstrated in protest at the pension reform, many of them appeared to have _____ accepted that the forthcoming policy was inevitable.
(A)grudgingly (B)dauntingly (C)passionately (D)substantially
下列32 至 40 題每題各有一處錯誤,請選出錯誤處: 【題組】38 For the time being, costs for education at public colleges and universities are relatively low comparing with private
schools.
(A) costs (B) public colleges and universities
(C) relatively (D) comparing with
7 Both the manager and the head coach of the basketball team were furious and embarrassed thattheir team played so _______ that it was defeated by its opponent’s team with a 30-point loss.
(A)abysmally
(B) evasively
(C)impudently
(D) observantly
If people have any doubts about ingredients in their cosmetics, they may send 20 grams of the cosmetic ___ to the Taipei Bureau of Health, and the experts may check for harmful heavy metals like mercury.
(A) in question
(B) out of question
(C) with question
(D) without question
38 Bruce_______ the order of the court by going near his wife and abusing her one more time until she was wounded.
(A) darted (B) decreed (C) deduced (D) defied
25 Pursuant to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property Art. 4, any filing that is equivalent
to a regular national filing under the domestic legislation of any country of the Union or under bilateral or
multilateral treaties concluded between countries of the Union shall be recognized as giving rise
to ?
(A)the early authority (B) the right of priority (C)the right of advancement (D) the sovereignty
6 In accordance with the Enforcement Rules of the R.O.C. Patent Act, the____ shall mean the technical
feature(s) which define(s) a contribution which each of the claimed inventions, considered as a whole,
makes over the prior art.
(A)single general inventive concept (B) special technical features (C)inventive steps (D) novelty
35 Mandy’s parents are both high-ranking government officials. We thought they would be quite conceited. Yet, to our
surprise, they turned out to be ______ .
(A)contemplative (B)talented (C)arrogant (D)amiable
34. Buttigieg served for six years as an _____ officer in the Navy Reserves to collect information in Afghanistan.
(A)intelligence (B)industrial (C)intellectual (D)integrity
18 Today’s college graduates must be ready to work in a world where jobs are rare and _____ is as prized as
knowledge and creativity. (A) adaptability (B) obscurity (C) opportunity (D) vulnerability
The government cannot find a good reason to _____ its high expenses on weapons, especially when the number of people living in poverty is so high.
(A) abolish (B) escort (C) justify (D) mingle