33 For many people who want to learn to swim, the first __________they have to overcome is to put their face into the water.
(A) defeat
(B) diving
(C) hint
(D) hurdle

17.下列幼兒教保相關法規若依公佈時間之先樹噴序排列，何者正確？ (1)兒童及少年福利法 (2)特殊教育法 (3)兒童福利專業人員資格要點 (4)師資培育法 (A) 2431 (B) 4213 (C) 2341 (D) 1234

31 The city government declared its commitment to clean up all the school walls covered with racist __________. (A) foci (B) graffiti (C) stimuli (D) syllabi

32 A __________truck on the highway caused many other vehicles stuck in traffic for more than an hour during the morning rush hour. (A) hunted (B) launched (C) stalled (D) treaded

34 Heat waves are the most fatal type of weather phenomenon. The average annual number of deaths attributed to __________heat is about 400 in the country. (A) comprehensive (B) excessive (C) indispensable (D) miserable

35 People who were chronic binge drinkers often made decisions that would put them at high risk of losing money. (A) People who drank too much continually risked their money in the stock market in the end. (B) Habitual heavy drinkers tended to make risky decisions leading to losing money. (C) People who were alcoholic often made decisions that prevented them from taking risks. (D) Those who indulged in material comforts were at great risk of losing too much money.

36 It seems that few American exports have proved as popular as credit cards. (A) Credit cards seem to have been among the most popular exports from the United States. (B) The United States seems to have exported more credit cards than any other countries have. (C) When it comes to American exports, credit cards seem to have been the least popular ones. (D) American credit cards seem to have more overseas users than local users in the United States.

37 (A) each (B) either (C) one (D) neither

38 (A) in terms of (B) to say nothing of (C) in accordance with (D) together with

39 (A) adhesion (B) cooperation (C) suspension (D) tension

40 (A) feeds (B) fights (C) lowers (D) quenches