【題組】
1. The concept of the American dream is regarded as one of many characteristics closely connected to
America; however, the definition of the American dream may vary from person to person. Choose
one American literary work written in the nineteenth century and the other one written in the
twentieth century to discuss how writers of different periods conceive the American dream. 20%)
【非選題】 四、On behalf of the R.O.C. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, please draft an English
letter to explain the R.O.C. Government’s position to a foreign press whose
news report indicates that “Taiwan should not acquire more advanced
weaponry systems from the United States in order for further stability in the
Indo-Pacific region.” (25%)
Passage D: Three satellites found that 97 percent of Greenland—the land 26. second only to Antarctica for its
volume of ice—underwent a thaw never before seen in 33 years of satellite 27. , NASA reported Tuesday.
Satellite experts at first didn't trust their readings, especially since they showed an incredible 28. . Over four
days, Greenland's ice sheet—which 29. 683,000 square miles—went from 40 percent in thaw to nearly
entirely in thaw. "This was so extraordinary that at first I questioned the result: Was this real or was it 30. to a data
error?" Son Nghiem of NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, Calif., said in NASA's statement about the
findings.
【題組】28. (A)maze (B)deflation (C)journey (D)acceleration