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100

(A) fairly (adv.)

(B) freeze (v.)

(C) request (n. / v.)

(D) burden (n.)

(A) fairly (adv.)  相當地、公正地

(B) freeze (v.)  結冰、感到寒冷、愣住不動

(C) request (n. / v.)  要求

(D) burden (n.)  負荷、重擔

100

(A) superior (adj.) (n.)

(B) spite (n.)

(C) release (v.)

(D) persuade (v.)

(A) superior (adj.) 優於  (n.) 上司、長輩、較優秀者  

(B) spite (n.)  惡意;怨恨

(C) release (v.)  釋放;發洩(情緒);發行

(D) persuade (v.)  說服;使某人相信

100

(A) peep (v. / n.)  

(B) rough (adj.)

(C) appreciate (v.)

(D) gesture (n.)

(E) territory (n.)

(A) peep (v. / n.)  窺視、偷看

(B) rough (adj.)  粗糙不平的;粗略的;艱困的

(C) appreciate (v.)  欣賞、賞識;感激

(D) gesture (n.)  姿勢、手勢;行為、表達

(E) territory (n.)  領土

100

(A) accurate (adj.)  

(B) reserve (v.) (n.)

(C) resist (v.)

(D) pale (adj.)

(A) accurate (adj.)  正確的

(B) reserve (v.)  預定;保留  (n.)  拘謹、保留區

(C) resist (v.)  抗拒;耐、防

(D) pale (adj.)  蒼白的;(顏色)淡的

100

(A) impress (v.)  

(B) admire (v.)

(C) channel (n.)

(D) steady (adj.)

(E) badly (adv.)

(A) impress (v.)  令人印象深刻

(B) admire (v.) 仰慕

(C) channel (n.)  海峽;頻道

(D) steady (adj.)  穩定的

(E) badly (adv.)  壞地;非常地

200

The police _____ the wrong car and the suspect got away successfully.

(A) poured  (B) persuaded  (C) pursued  (D) quoted

The police _C_ the wrong car and the suspect got away successfully.

(A) poured  (B) persuaded  (C) pursued  (D) quoted

       傾倒               說服              追捕              引用

200

He approached the issue from a different _____.

(A) journal  (B) password  (C) angle  (D) survey

He approached the issue from a different _C_.

(A) journal  (B) password  (C) angle  (D) survey

      期刊               密碼             角度           調查

200

Shooting stars are _____ to the naked eye. You don't need a telescope to see them.

(A) impressive  (B) shady  (C) visible  (D) efficient

Shooting stars are _____ to the naked eye. You don't need a telescope to see them.

(A) impressive  (B) shady  (C) visible  (D) efficient

     令人印象深刻的    多蔭的        可見的       有效率的

200

We hope to find a ______ solution to the problem at the meeting, so that we don't need to argue about it anymore.

(A) odd  (B) loose  (C) extreme  (D)satisfactory

We hope to find a _D_ solution to the problem at the meeting, so that we don't need to argue about it anymore.

(A) odd  (B) loose  (C) extreme  (D)satisfactory

    奇異的      寬鬆的        極端的         令人滿意的

    奇數的

    零散的                    

200

They try to ______ their products by special discounts and some sale strategies.

(A) promote  (B) risk  (C) profit  (D) rank

They try to _A_ their products by special discounts and some sale strategies.

(A) promote  (B) risk  (C) profit  (D) rank

        促銷           冒險         得益         位於某等級

                     以~做賭注    有利於       將~評等

300

Are you a wrestling fan? Wrestling is both sport and acting at the same time. The men and women who participate ____ real moves, but much of the story is scripted.

   (A)   admire     (B)   concern    (C)   perform    (D)   regard

Are you a wrestling fan? Wrestling is both sport and acting at the same time. The men and women who participate _C_ real moves, but much of the story is scripted.

   (A)   admire     (B)   concern    (C)   perform    (D)   regard

            仰慕              使擔憂、掛念      施行、進行        思考、認為

300

If you ____ your holidays in Paris, you may really enjoy the romantic atmosphere, but it will _____ you at least 50,000 dollars.

(A) spend, take   (B) cost, spend   (C) spend, cost   (D) cost, take

C

300

Jerome is a Black boy who lives in a poor area of Chicago, US. At middle school, bullies are mean to him. He avoids the danger they cause by hiding during lunch. However, he makes a friend named Carlos. They ____ a conversation, and Jerome shows him how to hide from the bullies.

(A) help out   (B) find out  (C) make up  (D) strike up

Jerome is a Black boy who lives in a poor area of Chicago, US. At middle school, bullies are mean to him. He avoids the danger they cause by hiding during lunch. However, he makes a friend named Carlos. They _D_ a conversation, and Jerome shows him how to hide from the bullies.

(A) help out   (B) find out  (C) make up  (D) strike up

幫助(某人)擺脫困境   找出         和解、彌補      開始(交談)

300

Cancel culture is when internet groups ____ a person’s voice because the views they express make people angry. For some people, being canceled means the end of a(n) ____. Should we ____ to different opinions by blocking them out completely? Some people think that is the wrong way to deal with it. Other people think it’s a good thing to cancel people who express terrible things online. It can stop their messages from spreading.

(A) silence  (B) career  (C) ignore  (D) debate  (E) belief  (F) react

ABF

(A) silence  (B) career  (C) ignore  (D) debate  (E) belief  (F) react

壓制言論

300

An emoji is a small, cute ____ that is used to represent an idea or feeling. In the beginning, emoji were mostly used to ____ emotions. Now there are emoji for everything, including food, places and animals! People love using different kinds of faces when they are talking to each other online. Therefore, emoji ____ quickly and grow popular.

(A)  symbol       (B)  accept           (C)  express         (D)  variety       (E)  text               (F)  spread

ACF

400

No one can _____ you do things you don't like to do.

(A) cause  (B) force  (C) make  (D) get

C

ABD  to V.

400

_____ today is your first day in the office, I'll show you around the company first.

(A) When   (B) As soon as  (C) Since  (D) Because of

C  因為 = As, Because

400

I'm sure you've noticed the area by the cash register _____ small, cheap things like candy bars.

(A) is similar to   (B) is tired of   (C) is full of   (D) is familiar with

C  充滿~

(A)和~類似

(B)對~厭煩

(D)對~熟悉

400

I think I'd like to stay at home  ______ go out this evening.

(A) instead of  (B) so that  (C) while  (D) rather than

D

400

Do you think graffiti makes the environment ______ ________ and dirty?

(A) look                 (E) mess

(B) looks                (F) messy

(C) looking             (G) in a mess

(D) looked              (H) a mess

AF

500

The boy was standing under the tree, _____ up for his cap.

(A) reached   (B) reaching  (C) and reach  (D) was reaching

B

and he was reaching

500

Choose the correct sentence.

(A) The more you read books, the more you have knowledge.

(B) The older a person grows, the more he is experienced.

(C) The more effort you make, the easier you will succeed.

(D) The more confident you are, the more likely you are to succeed.

D

(A) The more books..., the more knowledge....

(B)                       ..., the more experienced....

(C)                       ..., the more easily you will succeed.

500

A recent scandal about the handsome Hollywood actor Chris Calver has been spreading on social media. Photos that show Chris being very “close” with his male fitness coach at the gym were printed in several magazines. These photographs have also led to people discussing Chris’s sexuality in addition to rumors of this new relationship.

This affair has shocked fans, who thought Chris was only interested in women. This is due to his long-term marriage to Megan Broly, a famous tennis star. Though there has been no public response from Chris yet, it seems like Chris is preparing to release a statement on social media. Megan has already posted on Twitter that there are some problems between them. In one tweet from last week, she asked “Could our end be my new beginning?” Megan deleted the tweet the next day, but not before it was reported in the news. Now people are talking about the possibility of the couple seeking a divorce.


What is this passage mainly about?

(A)   A celebrity who is looking for a new fitness coach.

(B)   A Hollywood actor that removed himself from social media.

(C)   Rumors about a famous tennis star who is getting married.

(D)   Rumors about famous people and their private lives.

D

500

If you are better prepared, you’ll be more likely to succeed.  

(雙重比較級The + comparative + S + V..., the + comparative + S + V.... )

 

The better prepared you are, the more likely you’ll be to succeed.

500

1. it / the old man / three years / get his driver’s license 

2. Jenny / her entire weekend / study for the big test  

3. every year / it / the government / a lot of money / recycle waste

It took the old man three years to get his driver’s license.

Jenny spent her entire weekend studying for the big test.

Every year, it costs the government a lot of money to recycle waste.