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Part I: Grammar and Vocabulary
1. The food at that restaurant is very ____. It has no flavor at all.
(A) ecstatic
(B) brilliant
(C) bland
(D) ruthless
2. Kevin got a ____ on his head during the basketball game, so the nurse told him to rest.
(A) symptom
(B) incision
(C) extension
(D) concussion
3. All the MRT lines ____ at Taipei Main Station, making it the busiest station in Taiwan.
(A) manipulate
(B) converge
(C) liberate
(D) exploit
4. The flight was ____ for three hours because of the typhoon.
(A) delayed
(B) constituted
(C) predicted
(D) deprived
5. Lisa is ____ smarter than ____ student in her grade.
(A) a lot; some
(B) much; any other
(C) very; every
(D) more; all the
6. Choose the CORRECT sentence.
(A) Amy's test score is gooder than mine.
(B) The weather today is more worse than yesterday.
(C) Red pandas are less bigger than giant pandas.
(D) This gadget is more useful than that one.
7. The teacher asked for a two-week ____ on the project deadline because many students were sick.
(A) regime
(B) heritage
(C) allotment
(D) extension
8. Thomas Edison was a ____ of modern technology and innovation.
(A) strategy
(B) consumer
(C) forerunner
(D) symptom
9. The ____ of Taiwan's night market culture is something we should be proud of.
(A) heritage
(B) incision
(C) propaganda
(D) hysteria
10. Taiwan has experienced rapid economic ____ over the past fifty years.
(A) delay
(B) exploitation
(C) growth
(D) trance
11. The doctor made a small ____ in the patient's arm to remove the glass.
(A) incision
(B) allotment
(C) symptom
(D) extension
12. David has high ____ and always scores well on tests.
(A) innovation
(B) hysteria
(C) intelligence
(D) intuition
13. My mother has strong ____ about people. She can tell if someone is lying.
(A) policy
(B) strategy
(C) intuition
(D) philosophy
14. A fever and cough are common ____ of the flu.
(A) innovations
(B) regimes
(C) gadgets
(D) symptoms
15. Older people ____ to prefer traditional temples over modern shopping malls.
(A) crave
(B) constitute
(C) predict
(D) tend
16. Choose the CORRECT sentence.
(A) The new MRT line is more convenient than the bus.
(B) Tom's ideas are brillianter than Kevin's.
(C) This smartphone is the most expensive than all the others.
(D) Amy is more taller than she was last year.
17. The music was so beautiful that Amy seemed to be in a ____, not moving at all.
(A) policy
(B) trance
(C) capitalism
(D) concussion
18. Each farmer received an ____ of land from the government.
(A) extension
(B) incision
(C) allotment
(D) innovation
19. Frogs are ____ animals because they can live both in water and on land.
(A) domestic
(B) ruthless
(C) amphibious
(D) contagious
20. The war ____ many children of their parents and homes.
(A) deprived
(B) predicted
(C) liberated
(D) manipulated
21. Lisa was ____ when she found out she won first place at the school food fair.
(A) ecstatic
(B) mandatory
(C) bland
(D) ruthless
22. There was ____ in the crowd when people thought there was a fire in the night market.
(A) intuition
(B) hysteria
(C) heritage
(D) innovation
23. The soldiers fought to ____ their country from enemy control.
(A) deprive
(B) exploit
(C) liberate
(D) manipulate
24. Some advertisements try to ____ people into buying things they don't need.
(A) predict
(B) constitute
(C) converge
(D) manipulate
25. The typhoon was so strong that it ____ the small fishing boats.
(A) liberated
(B) delayed
(C) craved
(D) overpowered
26. Choose the CORRECT sentence.
(A) Kevin's innovation is more brilliant than anyone.
(B) Amy is the most industriousest student.
(C) The dominant team wins every game.
(D) This strategy is more better than that one.
27. The school has a new ____ that all students must wear masks during flu season.
(A) allotment
(B) policy
(C) heritage
(D) gadget
28. During the war, the government used ____ to control what people thought.
(A) capitalism
(B) philosophy
(C) propaganda
(D) innovation
29. The cruel ____ controlled the country for twenty years.
(A) gadget
(B) symptom
(C) regime
(D) consumer
30. The king was ____ and showed no mercy to his enemies.
(A) ruthless
(B) industrious
(C) amphibious
(D) ecstatic
Part II: Dialogue Completion
31. A: How did your team win the championship?
B: We had a brilliant ____ that confused the other team.
(A) trance
(B) incision
(C) strategy
(D) symptom
32. A: What's that new device you bought?
B: It's a smart ____ that helps me track my exercise.
(A) propaganda
(B) gadget
(C) regime
(D) philosophy
33. A: Why is Tom always studying?
B: He's very ____. He never wastes time.
(A) industrious
(B) ruthless
(C) bland
(D) contagious
34. A: What do you think about the new iPhone design?
B: It's a great ____. Apple always creates something new.
(A) hysteria
(B) innovation
(C) allotment
(D) extension
35. Choose the CORRECT sentence.
(A) The test is less harder than I thought.
(B) These two batteries are interchangeable, so you can use both.
(C) Amy's answer is more correcter than mine.
(D) This policy is the most best one.
36. A: Do we have to attend the meeting tomorrow?
B: Yes, it's ____. Everyone must come.
(A) domestic
(B) mandatory
(C) bland
(D) amphibious
Part III: Reading Comprehension
Passage 1
Many people enjoy studying philosophy (哲學) because it helps them think about life's big questions. Some philosophers try to predict (預測) the future of human society, while others focus on understanding the past. In Taiwan, students learn about both Eastern and Western philosophy in university. The dominant (主導的) idea in Eastern philosophy is harmony (和諧), while Western philosophy tends to focus more on individual (個人的) freedom. Both traditions constitute (構成) important parts of global intellectual (知識的) heritage. Understanding different philosophical ideas can help us make better decisions in our daily lives.
37. What is this reading mainly about?
(A) How to make better decisions
(B) The history of Taiwan's universities
(C) Why people study philosophy
(D) The differences between East and West
38. According to the reading, what do some philosophers try to do?
(A) Focus only on the past
(B) Predict the future
(C) Study only Eastern ideas
(D) Avoid Western philosophy
39. What does "constitute" mean in this passage?
(A) Destroy
(B) Predict
(C) Avoid
(D) Make up
40. What is the dominant idea in Eastern philosophy?
(A) Competition
(B) Prediction
(C) Individual freedom
(D) Harmony
41. Choose the CORRECT sentence.
(A) Both traditions are important parts of global heritage.
(B) Eastern philosophy is less useful than Western philosophy.
(C) Philosophy is more important than any other subject.
(D) Western philosophy is the most oldest in the world.
Passage 2
Capitalism (資本主義) has changed the way people live and work. In a capitalist system, consumers (消費者) have many choices about what to buy. Companies must create brilliant products or use clever strategies to attract customers. However, some people worry that companies exploit (剝削) workers to make more money. They work long hours for low pay, and this can be atrocious (殘酷的). Workers may crave (渴望) better working conditions, but sometimes they feel powerless. Some countries have created policies to protect workers, making certain benefits mandatory (強制性的). In Taiwan, domestic (國內的) laws protect workers' rights. Some diseases in factories are contagious (傳染的), so safety rules are very important. Understanding how capitalism works helps us become smarter consumers and better citizens.
42. What is this reading mainly about?
(A) How to start a business
(B) Taiwan's economic history
(C) How to become a better consumer
(D) Capitalism and its effects on workers
43. According to the reading, what do companies need to do in capitalism?
(A) Create brilliant products and strategies
(B) Pay workers more money
(C) Close factories
(D) Avoid all competition
44. What does "exploit" mean in this passage?
(A) Pay well
(B) Help fairly
(C) Take unfair advantage of
(D) Train properly
45. Which is NOT mentioned in the reading?
(A) Some factory diseases are contagious
(B) Workers sometimes feel powerless
(C) Taiwan has laws to protect workers
(D) All companies treat workers badly
46. What do some workers crave?
(A) Longer working hours
(B) Better working conditions
(C) More products to buy
(D) Less money
Part IV: Additional Grammar and Vocabulary
47. These two parts are ____, so you can replace one with the other easily.
(A) ruthless
(B) contagious
(C) interchangeable
(D) mandatory
48. After eating bland food for weeks, Kevin started to ____ spicy hotpot.
(A) converge
(B) constitute
(C) predict
(D) crave
49. The crime was so ____ that everyone was shocked by the news.
(A) brilliant
(B) atrocious
(C) industrious
(D) amphibious
50. Choose the CORRECT sentence.
(A) Kevin is the most tallest student in class.
(B) Lisa's intuition is more better than mine.
(C) This gadget is less useful than I thought.
(D) The dominant team is strongest than all the others.
Answer Key
1. C
2. D
3. B
4. A
5. B
6. D
7. D
8. C
9. A
10. C
11. A
12. C
13. C
14. D
15. D
16. A
17. B
18. C
19. C
20. A
21. A
22. B
23. C
24. D
25. D
26. C
27. B
28. C
29. C
30. A
31. C
32. B
33. A
34. B
35. B
36. B
37. C
38. B
39. D
40. D
41. A
42. D
43. A
44. C
45. D
46. B
47. C
48. D
49. B
50. C