2. Because two ships collided, relevant government agencies were quickly mobilized to control damage and contain
the spread of _______.
(A) exercise (B) decontamination (C) contamination (D) execution
3. Intense and fast-moving fires raged across many areas of California last week. The _____ firestorms have
claimed the lives of hundred people.
(A) efficient (B) reliable (C) massive (D) adequate
4. South Korea has seized a Hong Kong-registered ship that allegedly transferred oil to a North Korean vessel in
violation of United Nations _______.
(A) sanctions (B) competitions (C) constructions (D) testimony
5. While the parents were looking _____ for their missing children, the kids were actually having fun in the woods
nearby.
(A) distinctly (B) precisely (C) evidently (D) anxiously
6. I’m afraid we can not buy your story, because the evidence we’ve collected so far is not ____ with what you said.
(A) familiar (B) consistent (C) durable (D) sympathetic
7. Three stranded killer whales died at the National Cheng-kung University Marine Biology & Cetacean Research
Center. Researchers found 18 plastic bags in the stomach of the thinnest of the three whales during _____.
(A) diverge (B) consensus (C) authority (D) autopsy
8. The helicopters _____ over the sea and looked for the divers who had been missing for more than 30 hours.
(A) hovered (B) rustled (C) strolled (D) tackled
9. When a young child goes out and commits a crime, it is usually the parents who should be held _____ for the
child’s conduct.
(A) eligible (B) accountable (C) credible (D) dispensable
10. Human rights are fundamental rights to which a person is ________ entitled. That means a person is born with
those rights.
(A) inherently (B) imperatively (C) authentically (D) alternatively
11. Judge Harris always has good points to make. Her arguments are very _____ as they are based on logic and sound
reasoning.
(A) offensive (B) indifferent (C) passive (D) persuasive
12. A well-constructed building has a better chance of ______ natural disasters such as typhoons, tornadoes, and
earthquakes.
(A) conserving (B) conceiving (C) executing (D) withstanding
13. Concerned about mudslides, the local government quickly ______ the villagers from their homes before the
typhoon hit the mountain area.
(A) humiliated (B) suffocated (C) evacuated (D) accommodated
14. Many universities offer a lot of scholarships as an ______ to attract outstanding students to enroll in their schools.
(A) ornament (B) incentive (C) emphasis (D) application
15. The forensic analysis is very technical and specialized; it is too difficult for a ______ to understand.
(A) patriot (B) hacker (C) layman (D) tenant
16. According to researchers, fatigue factors to the police associated with the frequent shift ______.
(A) citation (B) appreciation (C) rotation (D) affiliation
18. Parents could be charged with negligence or abandonment if they leave their young children home alone without
adult ______.
(A) intuition (B) obligation (C) compassion (D) supervision
19. The high-tech company’s ______ earnings surely made its shareholders happy since they were getting a good
return on their investment.
(A) robust (B) solitary (C) imperative (D) terminal
21. According to environmental scientists, the Earth is likely to experience significant ______ changes within the
next century. If we do not do something to protect the environment, we might suffer from the changes.
(A) provincial (B) authentic (C) ecological (D)incentive
22. The water company inspects the pipelines and _____ the water supply regularly to ensure the safety of our
drinking water.
(A) exhibits (B) monitors (C) interprets (D) converts
23. For the rescuers, the next step is determining the severity of the disaster and responding ______.
(A)innocently (B) significantly (C)regularly (D) accordingly
24. The Internet has ______ newspapers as a medium of mass communication. It has become the main source for
national and international news for people.
(A) deformed (B) promoted (C) surpassed (D) convinced
26. The president’s speech will be broadcast _______ on television and radio so that more people can listen to it at
the time when it is delivered.
(A) simultaneously (B) temporarily (C) comparatively (D) permanently
27. Many factors may explain why people are addicted to the Internet. One factor _____to this phenomenon is the
easy access to the Net.
(A) advancing (B) occurring (C) contributing (D) responding
28. Tropical rainforests are home to about one million plant and animal species. If the rainforests disappear, many of
these species will become ______.
(A) hostile (B) extinct (C) mature (D) intimate
29. An honest person is faithful to his promise. Once he makes a ______, he will not break his own word.
(A) prescription (B) transcript (C) frustration (D) commitment
30. Mastery of English _______ us with a very important tool for acquiring knowledge and information.
(A) abbreviates (B) equips (C) interferes (D) deprives
31. Researchers found that sharks are predators at the top of the food chain. Over the sharks’ lifetimes, the highest
concentrations of toxic substances such as mercury, methylmercury, cadmium and arsenic ______in their bodies.
(A) accumulate (B) accelerate (C) decorate (D) convey
33. The South China Sea has been subject to a series of disputes impacting ROC ______and legal rights over islands
and their surrounding waters.
(A) diplomacy (B) sovereignty (C) superstructure (D) cultivation
34. Recently, the Taipower Company submitted an application to Taiwan’s Atomic Energy Council (AEC) for
authorization to restart a nuclear reactor at the No. 2 nuclear plant in Wanli, New Taipei. Various environmental
groups and some legislators have raised their voices in ______ to Taipower’s action.
(A) acquiescence (B) approval (C) acceptance (D) objection
35. Most parts of Taiwan have access to sufficient supplies of fresh water for drinking. But fresh water can be in short
supply in many arid regions of the world such as Saudi Arabia, where there are limited water resources. Which of the
following is closest in meaning to “arid” in the paragraph?
(A) occupied (B) dry (C) isolated (D) remote
36. Advocates of organic foods, a term whose meaning varies greatly, frequently proclaim that such products are
safer and more nutritious than others. The word "Advocates" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) Merchants (B) Consumers (C) Inspectors (D) Proponents
37. The ocean bottom, a region nearly 2. 5 times greater than the total land area of the Earth, is a vast frontier that
even today is largely unexplored and uncharted, until about a century ago, the deep-ocean floor was completely
inaccessible, hidden beneath waters averaging over 3,600 meters deep. The word "inaccessible" is closest in meaning
to which of following?
(A) unreachable (B) unrecognizable (C) unusable (D) unsafe
38. Hualien prosecutors on Tuesday morning applied to Hualien District Court for ______to detain the builder of the
collapsed Yun Men Tsui Ti building (雲門翠堤), where 14 people died as a result of the magnitude-6.0 earthquake
that struck Hualien on February 6.
(A) admission (B) submission (C) permission (D) contribution
40. ______ force is a troubling aspect of police misconduct, because it is not always easy to determine the precise
amount of force that is required in each situation.
(A) Effective (B) Intensive (C) Excessive (D) Responsive