107年 - 107 台灣聯合大學系統_學士班轉學生考試﹕英文#127976

1. The advertisement was a bit ______. It said 50% off all items, but actually clearance items were not included in the discount. (A) vigilant (B) misleading (C) suspicious (D) intimidating

2. It is customary that Chinese ______ red color with good luck. (A) operate (B) associate (C) resolve (D) communicate

3. The professor's comments are based on his ______. (A) hypothesises (B) hypothesis's's (C) hypotheses (D) hypotheses's

4. The government had taken measures to try to ______ depression. (A) affiliate (B) allude (C) allot (D) alleviate

5. Some theories are so ______ that most people do not understand them. (A) comprehend (B) confuse (C) abduct (D) abstruse

6. Which sentence does not contain correct punctuation? (A) Alternative medical treatments, such as acupuncture, are very popular. (B) Treatments, such as acupuncture, are now very popular. (C) Conventional medicine, uses the usual treatments such as surgery. (D) Conventional medicine uses conventional treatments, such as pharmacological drugs.

7. Employers stress the need for good communication skills, ______. (A) and do with basic academic qualifications (B) also known as basic academic qualifications (C) as well as basic academic qualifications (D) also addicted to basic academic qualifications

8. The old man slurs when he talks, so we always have trouble ______ what he says. (A) make out (B) making out (C) and make out (D) maked out

9. If two typists ______ type two pages in two minutes, how many typists will it take to type 18 pages in six minutes? (A) should (B) will (C) would (D) could

10. Because some people do not want their native language to disappear, they are taking steps to ______ it. (A) preserves (B) preservation (C) preserve (D) preserved

11. ______ people depend so much on nature, great efforts must be made to preserve wildlife. (A) That (B) Although (C) How (D) Since

12. Jane looks awful. She had better ______ a doctor. (A) consult (B) consult to (C) consult from (D) consult by

13. When someone is trying to pretend not to be scared, the one place ______ you might see it is in the eyes. (A) where (B) when (C) which (D) how

14. ______ serious crisis for many cities is disposal of the waste products of city life. (A) A (B) It is a (C) There is a (D) What a

15. X-rays are able to pass through objects and thus make ______ details that are otherwise impossible to observe. (A) visibly (B) visible (C) them visible (D) it visible

16. ______ in history caused as much shock and grief worldwide as the 1970 Monsoon disaster in India. (A) The natural disaster (B) None natural disaster (C) No natural disaster (D) That natural disaster

17. The hotel performance is significantly affected by the overall economy ______ its own cyclical trends. (A) in view of (B) as soon as (C) so as to (D) as well as

18. A person ______ addictive behavior or to a substance because of the way it affects his or her emotions. (A) draws to (B) is drawing to (C) is drawn to (D) drawn to

19. When you want to lose weight, you generally have to eat less and ______ fewer calories. (A) enrich (B) measure (C) moderate (D) consume

20. Researchers combine different ______ of neuroscience, biology and psychology to study specific aspects of the brain and mind. (A) requirements (B) disciplines (C) responses (D) ethnics

21. The ancient Egyptians used gum as a(an) ______ coating for the linen in which they wrapped mummies. (A) fragrant (B) adjacent (C) diminishing (D) adhesive 

22. Choose the best answer for blank #1. (A) peaks (B) peaked (C) has peak (D) to peak

23. Choose the best answer for blank #2. (A) compel (B) compare (C) compile (D) compensate

24. Choose the best answer for blank #3. (A) argue with (B) worked at (C) put into (D) run

25. Choose the best answer for blank #4. (A) impose (B) enlarge (C) invent (D) eliminate

26. Choose the best answer for blank #5. (A) that (B) when (C) who (D) where 

27. Choose the best answer for blank #1. (A) constancy (B) constant (C) constantly (D) constantan

28. Choose the best answer for blank #2. (A) effectiveness (B) efficiency (C) deficiency (D) proficiency

29. Choose the best answer for blank #3. (A) as easy as (B) easy (C) simply (D) as simple as

30. Choose the best answer for blank #4. (A) otherwise (B) thus (C) furthermore (D) though

31. Choose the best answer for blank #5. (A) penchant (B) concealment (C) asylum (D) exposure 

32. Choose the best answer for blank #1. (A) point (B) result (C) case (D) fact

33. Choose the best answer for blank #2. (A) After (B) Over (C) Since (D) On

34. Choose the best answer for blank #3. (A) turn (B) fact (C) place (D) chance

35. Choose the best answer for blank #4. (A) gained (B) lost (C) chose (D) refused

36. Choose the best answer for blank #5. (A) allowed (B) simplified (C) averted (D) prevented 

37. Choose the best answer for blank #1. (A) will (B) have (C) may (D) must

38. Choose the best answer for blank #2. (A) is (B) are (C) was (D) were

39. Choose the best answer for blank #3. (A) as (B) more (C) very (D) least

40. Choose the best answer for blank #4. (A) have (B) could (C) had (D) is

41. Choose the best answer for blank #5. (A) many (B) rare (C) none (D) various 

42. What is the best title for this reading? (A) One Thing I Would Bring if I Plan to be Away from Home for A Year. (B) Laptop and Its Uses (C) Why I Want a Laptop (D) Why Going Abroad is Important

43. This would most likely be the ______ of an essay. (A) Supporting Detail(B) Conclusion (C) Body(D) Introduction

44. Identify the thesis statement. (A) The reason why I would choose my laptop is because I will need it for academic purposes, for leisure, and to communicate with my friends and family in my home country. (B) Going abroad, especially for a long period of time like for schooling, requires careful preparation for packing. (C) So, we must narrow down the most important items with care. (D) If I were to go abroad for one year and could bring one additional thing I would definitely chose my laptop computer.

45. "Narrow down" in line 3 is closest in meaning to ______. (A) limit in range or scope (B) deregulate in width (C) liberate in length (D) find 

46. When a solar storm is coming, why do we need to disconnect transformers? (A) to make routine maintenances (B) to repair damaged transformers (C) to avoid electrical surges (D) so as to not to be blown away by solar winds

47. Which of the following statement is false? (A) We can stop the Sun from emitting solar winds with today's technologies. (B) The solar wind is a stream of energized, charged particles. (C) We can monitor and give warnings when stormy weather is approaching. (D) Solar storms may damage our high-tech systems. 

48. What is a "cup of Joe""? (A) A cup of coffee (B) Joe's coffee shop (C) Coffee beans (D) A special flavored coffee for navy officers

49. Which of the following was not one of Josephus Daniels' reforms? (A) obliterate the officers' wine mess (B) Consent officers to drinking on board (C) The introduction of women into the service (D) Advancement from the ranks

50. What does the word "inaugurating" mean? (A) commencing (B) radiating (C) abolishing (D) eliminating