108年 - 108 臺灣綜合大學系統_學士班轉學生聯合招生考試試題_共同科目：英文#127952

1. The government has portrayed the crackdown as a fight ______ terrorism. (A) from (B) against (C) in (D) to

2. Taipei City will ban smoking in public areas in front of several convenience stores and coffee shop chains ______ effect from September. (A) with (B) to (C) of (D) at

3. He said something ______ the effect that he was sorry. (A) in (B) with (C) to (D) of

4. Bad weather accounted ______ the long delay. (A) to (B) by (C) for (D) on

5. The fans danced ______ triumph after their team won. (A) in (B) by (C) from (D) with

B. Choose the option most similar in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.
6. The quality of his woolen coat marked him a man     of consequence   . Not a farmer, she thought. (A) resultant (B) effective (C) affluent (D) important

7. The energy crisis     underscored     the need to increase fuel efficiency. (A) stressed (B) scored less than (C) benefitted (D) underestimated

8. Her suggestion was     seconded     by several colleagues. (A) belittled (B) supported (C) denied (D) pressed

9. The emergency room was overrun with     walk-ins    . (A) pedestrians (B) outpatients without an appointment (C) paramedics (D) tourists

10. Another important     moral    of the Estrada story is that news, good or bad, travels faster than ever, thanks to Internet access and cellular phones with text-messaging capability. (A) lesson (B) ethics (C) deadly (D) spirit

11. Abby,     for God's sake    , you know that's not true. (A) because of god (B) please (C) god bless you. (D) you are protected.

12. This car     outperforms    all others in its class. (A) surpasses (B) underachieves (C) gets ride of (D) outsmarts

13. Turning into the cemetery, he drove to his family's granite tomb, an above-ground vault in which he too eventually will be     interred    . (A) entered (B) stored (C) unearthed (D) buried

14. The new secretary is so rude—it's time she     got the sack    . (A) got laid off (B) got the bonus (C) got punished (D) got reprimanded

15. They     renovated     the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. (A) built (B) revolved (C) innovated (D) renewed

 16. People suffering from dyslexia is likely to have problems with (A) written texts (B) listening (C) intelligence (D) creativity

17. If one has a genetic disorder, who else is also likely to have the same disorder? (A) one's couple (B) one's students (C) one's friends (D) one's children

18. People suffering from dyslexia are less likely to (A) thrive outside the classroom (B) be a good writer (C) be a good architect (D) thrive in the classroom

19. Judged from the article, which of the following famous people is less likely a victim of dyslexia? (A) Galileo (B) Picasso (C) Barrack Obama (D) Albert Einstein

20. It seems the author was never considered by his school teachers to have problems with (A) intelligence (B) creativity (C) being too young (D) reading

21. For the author, liberating means (A) relieving (B) liberal (C) fair (D) library-going

22. The author considered dyslexia, aside from a struggle, also a "gift." In which of the following sentences is the idea of dyslexia as a gift supported? (A) Dyslexia is, put simply, a different wiring of the brain (B) Words, letters and sounds became elusive to her, like grasping at bubbles blowing in the wind interesting (C) She [Her daughter] was lucky her school had picked up red flags in her early learning (D) It turns out "thinking outside of the box" comes more naturally to the dyslexic brain than the propensity to spell accurately.

23. What does the phrase "fall into place" mean? (A) come down (B) do not accord (C) make sense suddenly (D) come into existence

24. What did the author mean when she used the word "elusive"? (A) hard to capture and seize (B) hard to remove (C) easily removed (D) easily understood

25. Which of the following is more important to a good writer as implied by the author? (A) spelling (B) creativity (C) punctuation (D) grammar

1. I am looking forward ______ your earliest reply.

2. Make sure to change the filter ______ a regular basis

3. As smart ______ he is, Brown has never grasped the basic concept of real life: There is no earthly utopia.

4. Married retirees, particularly those who retire around the same time, report higher satisfaction than non-marrieds but only if the couple get ______ well

5. While this may seem like an extreme application ______ our theory, it is important to keep in mind that these are necessarily offenses for which the statutory harm does not involve serious bodily injury or death

6. The number of applicants ______ the University of Michigan for this fall was an all-time high: 59,886, up 7.9 percent from last year.

7. Mellen and Samuelson met when he applied ______ a job there in the mid-1980s.

8. Once you sign ______ for the class, you should respect your own decision and the responsibilities that come with it.

9. Just sign ______ and get to work.

10. When using public computers, always remember to sign ______ when you are done.

IV. Translation (Chinese to English): 請將下列中文翻譯成英文。
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