15. Americans traditionally have held independence and a closely related value, individualism, in high ___________.
(A)autonomy
(B)assertion
(C)privacy
(D)esteem

11. Some people get so _________ to online video games that their social life and health suffer negative effects. (A) conducted (B) convinced (C) advertised (D) addicted

12. I am a poor student. So when I travel abroad, I can only afford ______ class, not business class. (A) common (B) economy (C) regular (D) normal

13. More and more teenagers are thinking of undergoing a _________ surgery to have better looks. (A) proposal (B) attractive (C) appealing (D) plastic

14. Her advice had resulted in a new, ____________ chapter on the research paper. (A)self- incriminating (B)self- indulgent (C)self- contained (D)self- deprecating

16. The ____________ of mass literacy coincided with the first industrial revolution; in turn, the new expansion in literacy, as well as cheaper printing, help to nurture the ____________ of popular literature. (A)building; mistrust (B)reappearance; display (C)receipt; source (D)emergence; rise

17. ____________, as a form of setting disputes, is totally different from negotiation, since arbiters have the authority to make final decision. (A)It is arbitration (B)There is arbitration (C)That arbitration (D)Arbitration

18. A war is ____________ between these two countries. Those intend to run away from fighting are desperate for a new home to dwell in. (A)indefinite (B)restrictive (C)imminent (D)legitimate

19. Taiwan’s birth rate has been falling rapidly over the past twenty years. This trend will most likely __________ a severe manpower shortage in Taiwan in the future. (A)oppress (B)trigger (C)duplicate (D)interject

20. College education is widely considered as the ticket to personal economic security and to global ____________. Without a degree, one might have less chance to find a good job. (A)controversy (B)consultation (C)compulsion (D)competitiveness

21. An ancient Arabian traveled across the desert with nothing for company. ______________ He had poured some milk into a pouch made from a sheep’s stomach. During his journey, he opened the pouch and discovered that the milk had separated and formed thick masses, which we call curd, and a watery fluid, which we call whey. The Arabian had accidentally invented cheese. (A)But he was allergic to cheese, so he had brought only milk for his lunch. (B)He was glad that he had not brought cheese along because it would be heavy. (C)But he had brought milk along, as something to drink would be nice. (D)The Arabian had stored some figs, dates, and oat cakes, except milk.