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

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

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

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.

22. _______________ He brought a set of different sizes of wood blocks to class. The students were astonished to see him throw the blocks randomly at the wall. He then took the same blocks and again threw them at the wall. This time, however, he threw them in a special order. The students quickly recognized the children’s tune “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” “So,” the teacher asked them, “what is music?” The answer is that it’s organized noise. (A)A music teacher intended to show the students how to sell music from noise. (B)A music teacher enjoyed playing different sizes of wood blocks with his students. (C)A music teacher wanted to try a different way to teach his students how to play wood blocks. (D)A music teacher wanted to try an unusual way to teach his students to sing “Mary Had a Little Lamb.”