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1 His whole life has been shaped by the memories of those years: of his father losing a prosperous business and of his own struggles to make ends _________ . (A) conflict (B) meet (C) flow (D) fleet

2 To John, that car accident was a blessing in _________ . Though he lost his right arm, he learned that life was unpredictable. So he began to treasure every moment of his life. (A) disguise (B) modesty (C) pretext (D) remorse

3 I cannot thank you enough for your _________ advice, which helped me a great deal. (A) invaluable (B) invariable (C) invalid (D) invisible

4 The good experience gained from working for the conference on English education _________ her intention to be an English teacher. (A) imitated (B) confirmed (C) claimed (D) reformed

5 It is unfair that stock-holders in this company always have to _________ when the CEOs miscalculated the risk. (A) give it a try (B) make a deal (C) pay as they go (D) pick up the tab

6 The committee reached a _________ and voted unanimously for Mr. Turner to be the next chair. (A) consensus (B) derision (C) luminance (D) salutation

7 To treat cancer, Andy has tried many different forms of medication. The _________ effects of these medical treatments could be disastrous to his health. (A) analogous (B) cumulative (C) feverish (D) indifferent

8 The Olympics is an international sports event and the awards are given based on athletic performance. Any political_________ should be forbidden. (A) consolidation (B) credibility (C) interference (D) propaganda

9 They have expected a pay raise in line with _________ to improve their life quality. (A) consultation (B) fascination (C) incubation (D) inflation

10 Year after year tidal streams and massive erosion_________ these coastal hills. (A) emit (B) enlarge (C) undermine (D) unify

11 When people of different points of view get together, they _________ each other’s way of doing things and habit of thought. From this collision of different ways of looking at the world come new ideas. (A) lose (B) plan (C) agree (D) question

12 The willingness to _________ is a required qualification for the job since the boss is hard to please. (A) bend over backwards (B) give it a try (C) lay it on the line (D) put customers first

13 For most people in Taiwan, a car may cost the_________ of half a year’s salary. (A) money (B) income (C) equivalent (D) number

14 Taking the expression “raining cats and dogs” _____, the child looked for little animals on the ground after the thunderstorm. (A) symbolically (B) musically (C) literally (D) comparatively

15 My father is a typical _____ smoker; he smokes one after another. (A) chief (B) chimney (C) chain (D) channel

16 Virginia is the _________ of virtue; a devout Christian, she has never done anything wrong since she was baptized in her teens. (A) idiosyncrasy (B) imposter (C) illusion (D) incarnation

17 There are few, _________ , nations that are willing to process nuclear waste. (A) in which (B) even though (C) if ever (D) if any

18 I live in a _________ apartment building. (A) three-story (B) three-stories (C) three-floor (D) three-floors

19 _________ to understand the body’s responses to weightlessness, as the data have grown in quantity and quality. (A) In the past few decades have scientists begun (B) Only in the past few decades scientists begin (C) In the past few decades scientists are beginning (D) Only in the past few decades have scientists begun

20 _________ he arrives, we will already have left. (A) Until (B) Since (C) Now that (D) By the time

21 Susan _________ to Prague several times. She certainly loves that city very much. (A) has been (B) goes (C) had gone (D) has visited

22 The kids are so noisy downstairs. I wish they _________ down the volume of their TV set. (A) turn (B) had turned (C) would turn (D) have turned

23 Jennifer did not find _________ of her friends in the playground. (A) any (B) anybody (C) no (D) somebody

24 Many countries are opposed to the expansion of the World Trade Organization, _________ it has worked to praise open markets for the benefits of transnational corporations at the expense of national economies, workers, farmers, and other people. (A) claiming (B) claimed (C) which claimed (D) which claims

25 The clerk also designed homepages _________ in the bank. (A) besides working (B) as well as working (C) alongside he worked (D) besides work

26 Mina is currently being monitored under the Government’s Home Detention Curfew (HDC). (A) Mina is presently being looked after at home by the Government’s HDC. (B) Mina is regulated by the Government’s HDC to stay at home at the moment. (C) Being looked after by the Government’s HDC, Mina feels at home. (D) Being regulated by the Government’s HDC, Mina feels at home.

27 Adult illiteracy can contribute to strong feelings of inadequacy and poor self-esteem which often result in the individual feeling handicapped. (A) Adult illiteracy, by making one feel poor and unable, can have similar effects as handicaps. (B) A grown-up without knowledge is similar to a handicapped person. (C) An individual would be handicapped in high illiteracy. (D) Contribution of adult illiteracy to self-esteem results from individual handicapped feelings.

28 Some people believe that cloning green giant trees is a key to protecting our environment. (A) Through modifying the genes of giant trees to make them grow bigger, we can protect the environment. (B) Through reproducing giant trees, we can solve some environmental problems. (C) Through cutting branches from giant trees and planting the branches to grow new trees, we can make the environment a better place. (D) Through transplanting giant trees, we can protect the environment.

29 The Swiss government’s policy on social welfare leaves nothing to be desired. (A) The Swiss government’s welfare policy remains unsatisfactory. (B) The Swiss show no great interest in their government’s social welfare policy. (C) The Swiss are contented with their government’s welfare policy. (D) The Swiss government is desirous to submit its policy on social welfare.

30 Experts of birth-order theory claim that only children not only have many of the same characteristics as the oldest but often overdo them. (A) The experts claim that only children often perform better than the oldest. (B) According to the experts, only children often behave more like the oldest. (C) According to the experts, only children often do not get on with the oldest. (D) The experts claim that only children often act quite differently from the oldest.

31 Research has shown that treating babies differently according to their gender has damaging effects on girls, especially in education and careers. (A) Treating babies as girls has bad effects on their performance in the future, especially in education and careers. (B) Treating baby girls as baby boys can help them do well in the future, especially in education and careers. (C) Baby boys who were treated the same as baby girls may suffer in their academic and professional performances. (D) Girls who were treated differently from boys when they were babies suffer in their academic and professional performances.

32 According to the passage, what kind of people are against capitalism? (A) Intellectuals in general (B) Intellectuals who mix with capitalists (C) Intellectuals and capitalists (D) Intellectuals, workers, and successful businessmen

33 According to the passage, intellectuals feel resentful because _________ . (A) they feel they are not as wealthy as those who do not have merits (B) they mix with successful capitalists and feel ashamed of their lesser status (C) they have done their best for the society but the society does not value their contribution (D) they feel they should receive the highest rewards the society can offer but they do not receive them

34 The meaning of the word “animus” is most likely to be _________ . (A) spirit (B) anger (C) courage (D) tendency

35 According to the passage, which of the following statements is correct? (A) In a capitalist society, people with merit and value get the greatest rewards. (B) Intellectuals believe that how much is distributed depends on the market demands. (C) According to Ludwig von Mises, intellectuals have the most salient status in a society. (D) Sports instructors to the rich do not feel humiliated when they are with those capitalists.

36 (A) during (B) until (C) when (D) under

37 (A) was subjected to (B) was submitted (C) was summoned to (D) was surpassed to

38 (A) menacing (B) in menace (C) to menace (D) with menace

39 (A) No, you did. (B) No, you didn’t. (C) Yes, you did. (D) Yes, you do.

40 (A) that (B) when (C) which (D) where

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一、英譯中：請將以下文章翻譯成中文（20 分） Many government websites are still too complicated and difficult to use, says the National Audit Office. It said the growth in online government services was "perhaps the most radical extension of access to public services as a whole for several decades." However, some of these sites were difficult to use, too "text-heavy" and filled with policy material that was irrelevant to the visitor, the NAO report said. It found, for instance, the average central government site had 17,000 pages - roughly equivalent to that of a large department store - yet most of their search engines "often fail to work satisfactorily." The report also found that up to a third of government websites may not meet standards for disabled or visually impaired people while, of the 3,400 forms available to download, only one in eight could be filled in and returned online. The report made the suggestion that "Government departments need to focus on under- standing the cost effectiveness of their websites and who uses them and why, so that they can better meet the needs of citizens."

二、英文作文：（30 分）請就政府單位（在此需以臺灣郵政為例）架設官方網站應所達的功能、預期會（或已）遇到的問題、及解決之道寫一篇英文作文，文長不應少於 120 字。並請自設一英文標題。

96年 - 96 交通事業郵政升資考試_員級晉高員級_資訊管理、資訊處理：英文#49874

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